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  • Kawamura Hospice Seamlessly Fuses Nature with Indoor SpacesAward-winning design by Yamazaki Kentaro creates a soothing environment

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    Mitch Lobrovich

    Kawamura Hospice Seamlessly Fuses Nature with Indoor Spaces
    Award-winning design by Yamazaki Kentaro creates a soothing environment

  • Ukrainian Funerary Traditions Reflect Pre-Christian PerspectivesUkrainians preserve elements of proto-pagan traditions, despite colonial history and Christian influence

    Ukrainian Funerary Traditions Reflect Pre-Christian Perspectives
    Ukrainians preserve elements of proto-pagan traditions, despite colonial history and Christian influence

    The landmass known today as the Ukraine has a long history of colonization dating back to the Roman Empire, when early Christianity was introduced to the area. Despite this, Ukrainians have retained many of their traditions and ancestral beliefs, which show up prominently in their funerary customs. Funeral homes are uncommon in the Ukraine, so…

    Juniper Quin

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  • Assessing the Quality of Death in 80 Countries Across the WorldThe Economist Intelligence Unit's 2015 Quality of Death Index

    Assessing the Quality of Death in 80 Countries Across the World
    The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2015 Quality of Death Index

    The 2015 Quality of Death Index, developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, measures the availability, affordability and quality of palliative care available to adults across 80 countries around the world.  The Quality of Death Index was commissioned by a Singaporean philanthropic organization called the Lien Foundation and is based on research and interviews with over…

    Ellary Allis

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  • Monday Hearts for Madalene
    Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of love

    Cooking Isn’t the Same Without my Favorite Sous-Chef! It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment Page Hodel encountered Madalene Rodriguez and fell “instantly, dizzyingly in…

    Zoë Byrne

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  • Portraits of Grief and LossThe work of Käthe Kollowitz

    Portraits of Grief and Loss
    The work of Käthe Kollowitz

    Grief and loss are a universal part of the human experience. Each of us at some time in our lives has or will experience a loss so profound that it shakes us to our core and forever changes how we look at the world. At those times, it often seems that no words, no gesture,…

    Kathleen Clohessy

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  • What Is Occupational Therapy and Its Benefits at End of Life? (Interview)A look at how occupational therapy relates to end of life

    What Is Occupational Therapy and Its Benefits at End of Life? (Interview)
    A look at how occupational therapy relates to end of life

    Today is an interview with Suzanne Roche, an occupational therapist located in Northern California. Suzanne currently works in a nursing home, and she was kind enough to sit down with SevenPonds to explain her experience as an occupational therapist and how important occupational therapy is to end of life care. Augusta: Thank you so much for…

    Augusta Wise

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  • Our Weekly Tip: Navigate Grief with this Simple List-Making ExerciseFind your own path through grief with a list of lessons from your loved one

    Our Weekly Tip: Navigate Grief with this Simple List-Making Exercise
    Find your own path through grief with a list of lessons from your loved one

    Our Tip of the Week: Grief is a multi-faceted experience that is as complex and unique as each relationship. Thanks to the groundbreaking work of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and many others, we know that the grief journey includes a wide array of psycho-emotional experiences. To gain clarity for yourself during this time, it is sometimes useful…

    Juniper Quin

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  • A Warm Toast To All Of Our Readers In 2016!
    “May your troubles be less and your blessings be more and nothing but happiness come through your door.” – Traditional Irish toast

    Suzette Sherman

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  • “Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re forced to.”
    – Bill Vaughan

    Marissa Abruzzini

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  • “Inside the Now”In this book, a monk offers meditations on time and presence

    “Inside the Now”
    In this book, a monk offers meditations on time and presence

      “Inside the Now” is a rare and beautiful book. Written by the Buddhist monk, poet and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, it is both a personal account of Hanh’s struggle to bring peace and enlightenment to the people of his native land and a profound meditation on the nature of time, space, consciousness and love.…

    Kathleen Clohessy

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