About the session:
На цій сесії, Капелан Аллі Сміт & Death Doula Meli-Tashi Happy will explore attended deaths, best practices and what to do in the first 72 hours after a person dies. We also examine after death care: common rituals, rites and practices in Buddhism.

This live session will include:

• What happens when I die?
• What happens to my body after I die?
• How do I Maintain the Body in State?
• How do I care for a dead body?
• What attitudes and behaviors should I keep around the deceased’s body? 
  
• Q&A with Chaplain Alley and Death Doula, Мелі-Таші Щасливий
• Resources and more

What to Bring to the Session:

• Bring a journal for writing and reflecting
• Bring your mala beads

передумови: 
Open to all levels of experience.

Пожертвування вітаються! Offer an amount of your choosing at registration.

Recommended Reading Material (not required):

• Peaceful Death: Joyful Rebirth: A Tibetan Buddhist Guidebook by Tulku Thondup [Розділ 8. How to Help the Dying and the Dead: Some Important Observances]
• Підготовка до смерті: Практичні поради та духовна мудрість тибетської буддійської традиції – A guide for those facing death and for their caregivers, including teachings from the great masters and useful advice on navigating end-of-life issues Ендрю Холека

Shambhala Online Resource (recommended, not required):
Смерть & Вмираючи: Практика & Протоколи церемонії
[Note you must be logged into your Shambhala Online account to access the resource]

Forthcoming  
In a future session we will explore unattended deaths.

Privacy:
Ми поважаємо вашу конфіденційність. This program will not be recorded to protect the privacy of individuals who want to share their deep and heartfelt experiences of dying and death.

Про Вчителів:  

Елі Сміт є висвяченим буддистським міністром релігії (Капелан) в Лінії Шамбали. Вона також дотримується заповідей дзен-буддизму. Вона спеціалізується на духовній опіці, похоронних справ і як похоронне духовенство. Alley has been a student of Shambhala Buddhism and Zen since 1999.  She currently hosts, “Подружитися зі смертю & Вмираючи: Support Group” with Shambhala Online. Електронна пошта: [email protected] 
Teacher Bio on Shambhala Online

Мелі-Таші Щасливий is the End-of-Life Coordinator for Seattle Shambhala Center, a death doula, and somatic educator. Her Buddhist path began in 1997 in the Zen tradition, and in 2007 she found the Shambhala teachings. She’s taken Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows, and is a vajrayana student. She helps foster ‘community death care’ education and connections.

Питання? Email Meli-Tashi Happy at [email protected]