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Dissolving into Form
Eva Hesse’s art comes into being even as it falls apart much like the life she ledEva Hesse’s (1936-1970) artwork is falling to pieces. The industrial materials that she worked with – latex, fiberglass, plastic – are deteriorating. They have a limit to their life and show signs of this. The fiberglass resin, which Hesse chose for its transparency, has darkened. The latex layers that she built up 40 years ago…
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How Do You Cope with Complicated Grief? (Interview)
Counselor Daniel Clifford talks about what complicated grief is and how yoga helps his clients healSevenPonds speaks with marriage and family therapist Daniel Clifford. Through his work as a counselor and yoga instructor, Daniel has expertise in coping with complicated grief mentally and physically. He began his work as a counselor in 2010 and has since operated his family counseling office in San Francisco. He works with adults and children…
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Our Weekly Tip: Using Social Media as a Touching Memorial
Give your loved ones a space to remember your life the way you want on FacebookOur Tip of the Week: Many of us spend hours every day online. What happens to our social media accounts after we die? What you might not know is that you get to choose. Popular websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube let their users control what happens to their accounts posthumously, according to the O’Grady…
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“Death Warmed Over: Funeral Food, Rituals, and Customs from Around the World“
One woman’s idea for a cookbook is more like a glimpse into the customs that various cultures partake in surrounding food during funeralsOne evening, as I was trying to research the Internet for a topic for my Cultural Perspectives article, I stumbled upon a book called Death Warmed Over: Funeral Food, Rituals, and Customs from Around the World. The concept intrigued me that it was part cookbook, part history book all surrounding the food consumed and the…
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Beautiful Offerings to a Loved One
Taking inspiration from Japan’s memorial celebration ritual of beautiful floating “boats”Getting inspired by other cultural practices can be a wonderful way to gather ideas for a memorial ceremony you may be creating on your own. When you lose someone you loved beyond words, putting an event together worthy of who they were can be a healing, meaningful part of the process. We look to Japan’s…
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Oliver Sacks Says Terminal Cancer Has Never Made Him Feel More Alive
Neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote an op-ed for the New York Times about embracing life in the face of deathA lot can change in a month, as Oliver Sacks found out recently. The 81-year-old writer and neurology professor went from swimming a mile every day to learning he had terminal, inoperable cancer. He says he’ll be lucky to have a few more months alive. We often think of news like this as a punch…
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“Here Comes Those Tears Again”
A haunting and reflective memorial song that touches on the narrator’s struggle with his deep grief over the loss of a loverWhen Jackson Browne — best known for his hits like “Doctor My Eyes” and “Running On Empty” — lost his first wife to suicide, he channeled his grief into the hauntingly beautiful “Here Comes Those Tears Again” that was partially written with her mother. While “Here Comes Those Tears Again” tells of the narrator’s lover’s…
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Unlocking the Potential Key to the Fountain of Youth with the Power of Young Blood
Cutting-edge stem cell research study at Harvard reveals the discovery of a protein from the blood of those younger that can completely reverse body and mind changes that occur during agingIf we are lucky enough to live a long life, aging — and the standard decline in physical activity combined with an increase in chronic and ultimately deadly illnesses — guarantees an appearance in our lives at some point. While we cannot escape it, a new research study in mice conducted by Amy Wagers, Ph.D.…
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