Our Journey of Life

Celebrating our recent conference

Our Journey of Life 47*DURvyzblz.72 View this email in your browser Judy Lief Shares a Moment of our Life's Journey Today we celebrate the success of our recent conference, Compassionate Approaches to Aging and Dying. For those of you who were able to join us we hope that it was a fulfilling weekend of support in your life and the life of your loved ones. As a tribute to all, this week's blog Judy Lief speaks about our journey of life and death and that it is an inextricably woven from the moment we are born. Yet the thought of facing our own mortality often instills feelings of fear and trepidation. Those who learned to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teachers about life. ~ Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross ~ Read More Judy Lief Judy Lief is a Buddhist teacher who trained under the Tibetan meditation master Ven. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. She is the author of Making Friends with Death: A Buddhist Guide to Encountering Mortality. Judy is a founding faculty member of the Courageous Women, Fearless Living Cancer Retreat, held annually at the Shambhala Mountain Center. Ms. Lief has been active in the movement to bring a more mindful, contemplative approach to end of life care for over thirty years. Other programs offered at eNaropa Copyright © 2017 Naropa University - Institute, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you've attended a Naropa University event in the past or visited eNaropa.org Our mailing address is: Naropa University - Institute 2130 Arapahoe Ave Boulder, Co 80302 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

What Are Your Beliefs?

Empathy vs Compassion

Empathy or Compassion? 47*DURvyzblz.72 View this email in your browser What is Independence?  This week we share two blogs with you that inspire us to question our beliefs about independence as well as the fine line between caring for others with empathy versus compassion. What are your beliefs on independence? As a society we have set ourselves up with certain standards. Is this a false reality? Read More As we inevitably face the personal, collective and institutional challenges of aging and dying, patients, families, and healthcare professionals are exploring new ways of enacting contemplative care.  Join BJ Miller, and over 16 others speakers for this relevant and inspiring conference. BJ Miller BJ Miller MD is an expert on palliative and end of life care. He is an advocate for a healthcare system that minimizes unnecessary suffering and maximizes quality of life. An Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Dr. Miller is also an attending specialist for the Symptom Management Service of the UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of the country's very first outpatient palliative care clinics.  Sign Up Now Empathy or Compassion? Do you know the difference and how it affects you?  "Attachment constrains our vision so that we are not able to see things from a wider perspective." ~ Dalai Lama ~ Read More... Come join Sensei Joshin Byrnes plus many others, as they share their life's work with us at the Compassionate Approaches Conference. Sensei Joshin Byrnes Sensei Joshin Byrnes is a dharma teacher at Upaya Zen Center as well as its current President and Vice Abbot. Joshin is a student of Upaya's founder, abbot, and guiding teacher, Roshi Joan Halifax and is a lineage holder in the Maezumi Roshi and Bernie Glassman Roshi family of Soto Zen and the Zen Peacemaker Order. Joshin directs Upaya's Chaplaincy Training program and Upaya's resident program. He is also leads social justice initiatives and Upaya's Street Ministry. Among his professional roles he has served as the President and CEO of the Vermont and Santa Fe Community Foundations, and as senior vice president of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Register Today! 1-Day and Single Event Opportunities Available Copyright © 2017 Naropa University - Institute, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you've attended a Naropa University event in the past or visited eNaropa.org Our mailing address is: Naropa University - Institute 2130 Arapahoe Ave Boulder, Co 80302 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list