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SpeakersSpiritual Perspectives on Dying Well, Caregiving, and Healing Grief:
The speakers at the conference on Spiritual Perspectives on Dying Well, Caregiving and Healing Grief, to present at Nalanda West August 19-22, 2006, bring a wealth of experience and insight into the process of "dying well" and speak from a variety of viewpoints. They include: The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche - Keynote Address
Rinpoche is a prolific teacher and author. His teachings have been widely published in Bodhi Magazine and other venues. In 2001, Siddhi Publications released Penetrating Wisdom, Rinpoche's newest book is Wild Awakening (Shambhala Publications, December 2003). Rinpoche has dedicated himself to the preservation of traditional buddhist traditions in the East, and to the support the establishment of a genuine transmission of Buddhism to the West. Rev. Marilyn Kallshian - Christian PerspectiveMarilyn Kallshian is an ordained United Methodist Minister currently serving as Senior Pastor for Central United Methodist Church in Sedro Woolley, Washington. She serves as a Chaplain for the two local hospitals in her area and often does grief work and counseling with families who have suffered a traumatic loss. She attended both Vancouver School of Theology in Canada and Claremont Theological Seminary in California. Reverend Kallshian is known for practicing an emerging paradigm of Christianity that affirms religious pluralism, encourages questions, and includes people from all walks of life. This form of Christianity also emphasizes the transformation of the self from an old way of being into a new way of being, and the transformation of the world through compassion. She lives with her family in the Skagit Valley. Judith Simmer Brown - Buddhist Perspective
Rabbi Ted Falcon, Ph.D. - Jewish Perspective
Jamal Rahman - Muslim Sufi Perspective
Mark Power Chaplain on Spiritual Care of the DyingMark Power is a Board Certified Chaplain working with Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. A student of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for nearly 30 years, Mark integrates the strengths of his contemplative background to inter-faith ministry and spiritual care. In healthcare he has worked in acute, critical-care, hospice and palliative care settings, and currently works as a chaplain and palliative care consultant with a dynamic transdisciplinary team at Seattle Children’s. Mark’s practice of spiritual care emphasizes the practice of compassionate presence, which he defines as tending the essence of our humanity. He has presented his perspectives of spiritual care at local, state and regional conferences in the Northwest Region of the U.S. Mark has been married to his wife Marion for 23 years; they have two daughters, Cynthia and Katherine, whom Mark identifies as among his most influential teachers! Within his spiritual community of Nalandabodhi, led by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Mark serves as an administrator and teacher. Rosemary Bakker on Enriching Environments for Living, Caregiving and DyingRosemary Bakker is a gerontologist, certified interior designer, and Research Associate in Gerontologic Design in Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. An advocate for enriching environments that promote wellness across the lifespan, Ms. Bakker is the author of Elderdesign: Designing and Furnishing A Home For Your Later Years (Penguin Books). She is a design consultant to hospitals, assisted living residences, nursing homes and non-profit organizations. Ms. Bakker is a member of Sigma Phi Omega National Academy of Honors in Gerontology and a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers. She is the recipient of the 2005 Presidential Award from the American Geriatrics Society for her innovative teaching methods on accessibility in hospital environments. Ms. Bakker has appeared on CNN and PBS television and was a recent guest on Martha Stewart Live Radio. She is the 2005 winner of the prestigious three-year Investigator Initiated Research Award from the Alzheimer’s Association for her work on the environment’s role in reducing caregiver burden and increasing care recipient function and well being. She regards her role as an advocate and caregiver to her mother, who recently died from Alzheimer’s disease, as her most significant achievement. She is happily married and lives in New York City. Medieval Music for TransitionJoseph H. Anderson, Associate Director of the Center for Sacred Art in Seattle, develops the music program for this conference. He is an accomplished vocalist and founding member of Peregrine Medieval Vocal Ensemble (Artists-in-Residence at St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle). He has studied, performed, and taught Gregorian chant and chant-based forms for the past ten years. Joseph has taught and lectured throughout the Northwest on spirituality, religious traditions, and sacred sound, and developed a number of performance programs exploring the Gregorian chant literature from various viewpoints. He studied Biblical literature at the Graduate Theological Union and the University of California at Berkeley. His particular interest is in traditional sacred music as a form of spiritual practice in the world's religions. HarpistsClaudia Walker is a board-certified Music Therapist with a degree in music from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Jeri Howe is a certified music-thanatologist trained at the Chalice of Repose Project (’94 -‘96) in Missoula, MT. Claudia and Jeri both provide therapeutic harp visits to patients nearing their end of life. Peregrine Medieval Vocal EnsembleEstablished in 1997, Peregrine Medieval Vocal Ensemble is dedicated to offering vocal sound, accompanied by harp, as a way to open up a space for prayer and meditation. Peregrine is a resident ensemble at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle. Peregrine’s Gregorian chants focus on wisdom, compassion, love, and the hope for peace. Other Speakers
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Contemplation“You would know the secret of death “But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life? “If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life. “For life and death are one, even as the river and sea are one.”
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The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is acknowledged as one of the foremost scholars of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is known for his sharp intellect, humor, and the lucidity of his teaching style. Fluent in the English language and well-versed in Western culture, Rinpoche is also an accomplished calligrapher, visual artist and poet.
Judith Simmer Brown joined the faculty of the Buddhist Studies M.A. program at The Naropa Institute in 1977. During her early years of teaching at Naropa University in Boulder Colorado, Judith worked with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche on various projects. He always encouraged her to trust her own experience, to teach, and to "not care so much what other people think." Judith taught at Seminaries, served on the founding faculty of the Ngedon School, directed a series of Buddhist-Christian conferences, and influenced, then, Naropa Institute through its early, difficult years. Judith continues to teach at Naropa University. She chairs the religious studies department, guides the Ngedon School, and serves on several international Buddhist-Christian dialogue groups. Judith founded Naropa University's Engaged Buddhism program, and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Shambhala International since 1995.
Rabbi Ted Falcon, Ph.D., teaches a Kabbalistic approach to Judaism through practices of Jewish meditation and the interpretation of Torah, ritual, and Jewish tradition from a spiritual point of view. A Reform rabbi with a doctorate in clinical psychology, he is author of Journey of Awakening: Using the Kabbalistic Tree of Life in Jewish Meditation A teacher and student of Jewish meditation for over twenty-five years, Rabbi Falcon teaches Torah as a paradigm for spiritual awakening, sharing his discoveries of the rich, but relatively hidden treasures of Jewish spiritual texts. In 1978 he founded Makom Ohr Shalam, a Synagogue for Jewish Meditation in Los Angeles. In 1993 he and his wife, Ruth Neuwald Falcon, founded Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue in Seattle, Washington. He teaches and leads retreats around the country. Rabbi Ted Falcon teaches the Way of the Heart, an inner path of an Inner Path. With gentleness and humor, he offers unique insight into Jewish tradition.
Jamal Rahman is the co-minister at Interfaith Community Church, Seattle. Jamal is director of Sacred Psychology School and adjunct faculty at Seattle University. Jamal's passion lies in interfaith community building. He remains rooted in his Islamic tradition but cultivates a "spaciousness" by being open to the beauty and wisdom of other faiths. Through the process of an authentic and appreciative understanding of other paths, Jamal feels that he is becoming a better Muslim. This spaciousness is not about conversion, but about completion. Jamal has an abiding faith in the power of heart to heart connections to encompass differences and dissolve prejudices. Jamal participates in presentations, workshops, and retreats locally, nationally and internationally.