The Center for End of Life Transitions was created so that we may be able to offer death and dying support, as well as volunteer and livlihood opportunities, to our greater Asheville and western North Carolina community. By offering a structured training program for Death Care Educators and Doula for the Dying, we increase the pool of support from one to many.
Phowa Foundation
The Phowa Foundation supports the vision of Anyen Rinpoche to help sentient beings around the world who are ill, in the dying process, or those wishing to prepare for death in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Phowa is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist practice, performed by all lineages, that supports the dying person to release attachments, remember the spiritual teachings they have been given, and offer favorable conditions for liberation or a positive rebirth. It can benefit all beings, Buddhist or non-Buddhist, as well as animals.
Traditionally in Tibet, a lama who has known the dying person would be invited to the bedside and guide him or her through the dying process and the bardo states. For sincere practitioners in the West, we often do not have that opportunity. The Phowa Foundation works to connect our modern world of Western Buddhism with the long-held traditions of our Tibetan Buddhist lineages.
Phowa services may be requested on this page.
Being With Dying: Professional Training Programs in Contemplative End-of-Life Care
The Being with Dying professional training program addresses the need for healthcare providers to develop knowledge and skills in the psycho-social, ethical, and spiritual aspects of dying: an approach to caregiving that is relationship-centered, including community development and cross-cultural issues; the development of skills related to care of the caregiver; and the means to implement these skills in traditional medical settings. Much of this content is not addressed in the current training of physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and other healthcare providers, and is essential in the care of dying people.
This training curriculum was developed in the early 1970’s by Dr. Joan Halifax, and versions of it have been taught by her since 1972 in hundreds of medical and educational institutions around the world, including in Western and Eastern Europe, Canada, the Americas and Middle East, Asia , and the United States.
... In 1994, Dr. Halifax established The Project on Being with dying to provide end-of-life care education and services based in a compassionate and contemplative approach.
Zen Hospice Project
Our work falls into four program areas, each with its own emphasis, and each of which complements and supports the others:
- Our Guest House in San Francisco provides a final home for people who are not able to die in their own homes. It is where our innovative approach to end-of-life care is put into action.
- Our Volunteer Programs train and support a community of caring people as they serve those needing care, both at our Guest House and at Laguna Honda Hospital, the primary referral site for uninsured people in San Francisco.
- Our Grief Support services assist people in coping with the heartbreak of a significant loss, be it from the death of a loved one or the incremental losses of aging.
- Our Education workshops, trainings, and consulting services teach people how to manage the challenges of aging, dying, and caregiving with skill and confidence.
Amitabha Hospice Service (New Zealand)
Following the World Health Organization's guidelines for palliative care, the NZ Palliative Care Strategy and the NZ Cancer Strategy for Palliative Care, we provide free practical help and companionship for those with progressive degenerative conditions / terminal illness with specially trained volunteers.
What We Offer:
- Community classes
- Counselling for Carers and Patients
- Peaceful Passing
- How to Talk About Death
- Signs of Dying with Suggested Cares
- Dharma Will
- The 16 Guidelines for Life Care Workshop
To provide compassionate care to the sick and terminally ill and create a supportive nurturing environment for people to consciously face their illnesses and/or end-of-life journeys.
We do this through hands-on, direct care partnerships with two of New York's leading healthcare providers, through caregiver and pastoral training programs, and by actively advocating for contemplative care at the national level.
We do this work not only to relieve individual suffering, but also to create a more courageous and harmonious world that provides compassionate care for all.
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