The Last Adventure of Life: Sacred Resources for Living and Dying from a Hospice Counsellor - Softcover

Dancing Heart, Maria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844091376 ISBN 13: 9781844091379

Publisher: Findhorn Press, 2008

Synopsis

Anyone who is grieving, preparing to die, caring for ill loved ones, or interested in exploring new ways to view spirituality and death will value this essential tool for healing and prayer. As an introduction to hospice, the book maintains that hospice care is an experience grounded in spirituality—the force that binds everything together. This interconnectedness of all things is demonstrated in inspirational stories, poetry, scripture, prayers, and guided meditations that will assist those wishing to go spiritually deeper. Further supported by chapters on grief, relaxation tools, and a wealth of additional reference materials, the book becomes a treasury of hope and healing that reframes the experience of death as one of transformation—a new adventure in life.

About this title

About the Author:

Maria Dancing Heart is a spiritual counselor and former parish minister who has worked in hospice care for more than a decade. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

Review:

"This is skillful advice from a revered hospice worker who speaks from the deep experience of a true heart."  —Stephen and Ondrea Levine, authors, Who Dies?: An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying

"A rare and wonderful combination of compelling narrative, endearing characters, and accessible, solid meditation instruction, all with a light, humorous touch."  —Abby Seixas, author, Finding the Deep River Within

"Your book has given me a whole different perspective in approaching those near the end of life in relation to their spiritual beliefs."  —New Consciousness Review

"Everytime I show this book to someone, they seem to just gravitate to it and want to start reading! So, thank you for this wonderful gift to the world!"  —Reverend Laurie Adams, spiritual care coordinator, Hospice of Contra Costa

About this edition

• Publisher: Findhorn Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1844091376
• ISBN 13: 9781844091379
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288