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Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

A daughter helps her father prepare for the end of his life.

89 min

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Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death

The Buddhist approach to death can be of great benefit to people of all backgrounds—as has been demonstrated by Joan Halifax’s decades of work with the dying and their caregivers.

Book
Joan Halifax, Ira Byock (foreword)
2009
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Yoga May Be Good for the Brain

A weekly routine of yoga and meditation may strengthen thinking skills and help to stave off aging-related mental decline, according to a new study of older adults with early signs of memory problems.

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Gretchen Reynolds
2016
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How Losing Her Family and Battling Drug Addiction Led to Triumph for This Meditation Guru

Biet Simkin has had a "hard" life: she’s lost her mother, and her father. She got signed to Sony at 18, only to have her career not take off. She’s conquered a crushing addiction to heroin and cocaine. She became a single mother while recovering from her addiction, only to lose her baby to SIDS.

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Ally Bogard, Allie Hoffman
2017
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16:27

Interview with Meditation Leader: Biet Simkin

Biet Simkin is a meditation + spiritual leader in the celebrity world. We discuss how her book, "Don't Just Sit There!: 44 Insights to Get Your Meditation Practice Off the Cushion and Into the Real World", can help others during COVID-19.

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Biet Simkin
2020
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Death or Loss of a Parent