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Being with Dying

Being with Dying Paperback / softback - 2009

by Joan Halifax

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Zen teacher Halifax emphasizes that the process of dying is a rite of passage, and can be viewed as natural and not something to be denied. Here she offers stories as well as guided exercises and contemplations to help readers meditate on death without fear.

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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A Buddhist teacher draws from her years of experience in caring for the dying to provide inspiring lessons on how to face death with courage and compassion The Buddhist approach to death can be of great benefit to people of all backgrou
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  • Title Being with Dying
  • Author Joan Halifax
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition 1 Reprint
  • Condition New
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shambhala, Boston
  • Date 2009-11-17
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9781590307182_inp
  • ISBN 9781590307182 / 1590307186
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Death/Dying
  • Library of Congress subjects Death - Psychological aspects, Terminal care
  • Dewey Decimal Code 616.029

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From the publisher

Joan Halifax, PhD, is a Zen priest and anthropologist who has served on the faculty of Columbia University and the University of Miami School of Medicine. For the past thirty years she has worked with dying people and has lectured on the subject of death and dying at Harvard Divinity School, Harvard Medical School, Georgetown Medical School, and many other academic institutions. In 1990, she founded Upaya Zen Center, a Buddhist study and social action center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1994, she founded the Project on Being with Dying, which has trained hundreds of healthcare professionals in the contemplative care of dying people.

Media reviews

“A moving meditation on palliative care. . . . A supremely readable book that will attract readers of all faiths who will appreciate her clarity and compassion and the poignancy of these stories of ordinary people facing their final hours with quiet courage.”—Publishers Weekly


“This compelling, brave, and wise book draws from a lifetime of remarkable work with people at the end of life.”—Andrew Weil, MD


“Joan Halifax has a knack for straight talk and sublime insight—a no-holds-barred approach to life’s greatest challenge, dying well. This book beckons to those who dare, and those who care; it’s a profound and practical guidebook to the inevitable final dance.”—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

“This book is a gift of wisdom and practical guidance for living.”—<st1:place w:st="on"> <st1:city w:st="on">Ira Byock</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">MD</st1:state> </st1:place>, author of Dying Well and The Four Things That Matter Most

About the author

Joan Halifax, PhD, is a Zen priest and anthropologist who has served on the faculty of Columbia University and the University of Miami School of Medicine. For the past thirty years she has worked with dying people and has lectured on the subject of death and dying at Harvard Divinity School, Harvard Medical School, Georgetown Medical School, and many other academic institutions. In 1990, she founded Upaya Zen Center, a Buddhist study and social action center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1994, she founded the Project on Being with Dying, which has trained hundreds of healthcare professionals in the contemplative care of dying people.

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