With Eyes Open: Training in Compassionate End-of-Life Care
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Frank Ostaseski |
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| Dates: | Monday, October 25, and Tuesday, October 26, 2010 |
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| Time: | 9:00 am to 4:30 pm | ||
| Location: | Koffler House/Multi-Faith Centre, University of Toronto 569 Spadina Avenue, Toronto (Click here for directions.) |
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| Fee: | $305 up to September 9 $325 after September 9 (Please see Fees page for multiple-registration discounts.) |
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The eyes of a dying patient are clear mirrors. In their gaze there is simply no place to hide. Being face to face with dying requires a fierce compassion and self-awareness that is best supported through mindfulness, inquiry, and fearless receptivity.
This program is designed to support healthcare providers and caregivers to develop pragmatic skills and essential competencies in the psycho-social aspects of dying, strengthen individual capacity for compassionate service, and enhance spiritual development. We will investigate our relationship to death and the qualities that best serve at the time of dying such as applied compassion, a calm and loving presence, and non-attachment to outcome.
Frank will weave together moving stories, Buddhist meditations, and good common sense developed over 25 years at the bedside. He offers a fresh and integrated approach to the dying experience that goes well beyond the traditional medical models. This is a wonderful opportunity for both personal and professional development.
You will learn —
- The Five Precepts of true service as a guide to developing a mutually-beneficial caregiving relationship
- A model of listening from three centres (head, heart, and body) that cultivates clarity, empathy, and presence
- The place of attunement in compassionate care
- Mindfulness practices to develop self awareness and equanimity and to heal the heart
- The difference between a covenant of service and the typical contract for service
- An overview of the stages of transformation that can occur near death
- Using contemplative approaches in traditional medical settings
Frank Ostaseski is co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project, the first Buddhist hospice in the United States, and founder of the Metta Institute's “End-of-Life Care Practitioner Program”. His groundbreaking work has been widely featured in the media, including the Bill Moyers television series On Our Own Terms, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and in numerous print publications. In 2001, he was honored by H.H. Dalai Lama for his years of compassionate service to the dying and their families.
Frank is a dynamic and visionary Buddhist teacher and a consultant to several healthcare organizations. His public programs throughout the United States and Europe have introduced thousands to the practices of contemplative care of the dying.
For more info, please visit mettainstitute.org.