Clear Light Institute presents:
Compassion In Action
Preparing Your Advance Health Care Directive
Saturday, May 24 | 1 – 4 PM Pacific
at Wisdom River Meditation Center
“We are so lightly here. It is in love that we are made; in love we disappear.”
How many times have you thought about an Advance Health Care Directive and thought, “Yeah, I really should do that”? And yet you still haven’t done it. Or you have been meaning to update one you did years ago and haven’t gotten around to it. You are not alone in putting it off! Most of us find other things to do with our time rather than consider our own death.
As Buddhist practitioners, we begin every practice by calling up our bodhicitta intention, the altruistic motivation to benefit all beings. One of the ways that we can put our bodhicitta into practice, right here, right now, is to prepare and have a current Advance Health Care Directive, completed and filed. Not only does this benefit us by clarifying our wishes, but also enormously benefits our loved ones and health care providers by giving them guidelines for our care if and when we are no longer able to communicate.
We invite you to join us for a half-day workshop where we will discuss end of life planning, review the decisions to be made and begin the process of filling out your Advance Health Care Directive. Often, this process can seem daunting when approached individually. But in a group setting we can find the support and courage to help us move through the hard stuff and motivate us to get it done.
Fees:
$75 workshop fee
$50 base fee
$108 benefactor
Note: all fees are tax deductible donationsRegistration closes Friday, May 23 at 6 PM Pacific.
Please Note: This is only an in-person event.Meet The Team
Barbara Juniper (Director, Clear Light Institute)
Barbara has been an active member of Sukhasiddhi Foundation since 2006. Under the guidance of Lama Palden Drolma, she completed the six-year combined Bodhi and Shangpa programs as well as the two-year Community Dharma Leader training. She has led the Monday evening community meditation since 2015. Barbara has worked as a healer and counselor for over 25 years. She is passionate about supporting both men and women in connecting with their authentic expression and integrating all that they learn on the cushion into their daily lives. She currently has a private Sound Healing and Spiritual Mentoring practice in Marin County and is engaged in many Sound Healing events in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Diane Covall
Diane first started meditating in 2005. She joined Sukhasiddhi Foundation in 2007 and has maintained her practice with teachings, retreats, and empowerments within the Shangpa Kaygu tradition, along with studying various other Buddhist traditions.
As an R.N., she started her nursing career over 40 years ago. Her current focus in retirement is working with illness, death and dying in the Buddhist tradition. She has taken numerous teachings and trainings with this emphasis, including training as a death doula.
She participated in Sukhasiddhi’s Clear Light Institute in the past and looks forward to being involved with Clear Light activities in the future for the benefit of others.