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Elegant Garments for A Green Burial
Designer Pia Interlandi creates beautiful biodegradable funeral clothesPia Interlandi is a fashion designer who has chosen to rethink the design of clothing for the dead. Her garments are specifically designed for green burial occasions. A new movement many are unaware of, green burial, also know as natural burial, is actually the ancient practice of placing a loved one in a grave without…
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How to Transition Through Grief and Loss? (Interview)
She’s gone beyond the traditional stages of grief and toward her “11 Principles of Transformation” to actively healToday SevenPonds speaks with Ligia Houben, who has her own private practice and conducts workshops on grief and loss in Miami, Florida. She is the executive director of The Center for Transforming Lives. She has a BA in Psychology and religious studies from the University of Miami and a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology from Florida…
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What is a Home Funeral? Reclaiming the Lost Art of Caring for the Dead and Having a Funeral at Home
SevenPonds is proud to introduce our readers to an amazing conference on home funerals and green burialThe home funeral has proven to be a re-emerging trend, as more and more people are making moves to reclaim the lost art of dying at home.The home funeral offers an alternative to the act of transporting a loved one who has passed to a potentially impersonal funeral establishment; rather a home funeral encourages family…
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“As I Lay Dying”
Novel showing how the Bundren Family’s Journey to Bury Their Dying Matriarch Speaks to Life as Much as DeathFaulkner was a “Southern” writer, in the vein of Flannery O’Connor, but like O’Connor, his works tend to speak to larger themes. His third novel, As I Lay Dying, concerns a relatively simple set of events: the death of the Bundren family matriarch, and their difficult subsequent journey through the countryside to bury her body.…
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Ghana’s Fantasy Coffins
Whimsical coffins offer a personalized resting place for GhanaiansFunerals in Ghana are beloved for their celebratory air. “People will be saying things like, ‘Oh, Honey, no need to cook tonight, let’s go to the funeral,’ says one Ghanaian man, “[they’re] better than a party — you get to eat, drink, dance and cheer up the survivors of the deceased, whether you knew the…
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Is Copper to Blame? Research Says the Metal May Cause Alzheimer’s
Research finds that a high amount of copper in our diet may encourage dementiaNew research by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) revealed that copper, when found in excess in the brain, could be encouraging dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. A high amount of copper in our diet could be due to any number of contributing factors; the metal is found in everything from the plumbing in…
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“Peace, My Heart”
Looking at the optimism of Rabindranath Tagore’s “Peace, My Heart”Back in September, I wrote a post on a poem by Rabindranath Tagore. In my weekly searches for literature on the subject of death, his name repeatedly comes up. I’ve tried to abstain from writing about him again to ensure that I have plenty of variety in my column, but his writing is simply too…
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The Goodbye Gallery: A Unique Space for Contemporary Art in the Czech Republic
How a Czech cemetery redefines our notions of what – and where – a gallery space can flourishThree years ago, Czech gallery curator Jan Freiberg was uncertain as to where his career was going. He already held an impressive position as a curator for Gallery Klatovy/Klenova – but then he got a call from an old friend offering a unique curating position. “My friend from my native town [was] the director of…
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What is Natural Death Care and Green Burial? (Interview)
Funeral director Shari Wolf explores the benefits of choosing natural death services over other funeral optionsToday, SevenPonds speaks with Shari Wolf. Shari is the founder of Natural Grace Funerals, which provides natural, eco-conscious death care options in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas. As the president and funeral director of Natural Grace, Shari believes in the importance of “treating the deceased with the same dignity provided to them during…
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