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Dina Stander
- Sep 7, 2021
- 1 min
Soft Time: the handmade shrouds of Dina Stander
A remarkable conversation about the work and why of shrouding with documentary film maker Jan Sturman.
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Dina Stander
- Aug 22, 2021
- 3 min
A Gratitude for Unseen Helpers
Like most of us navigating the troubled waters of life on Earth, I am struggling to stay afloat. Today I am pulling myself out of the...
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Dina Stander
- Aug 2, 2021
- 4 min
A Review of Parting Stone
A stone can be held close to the heart before being buried. You can whisper your truth to it and it will carry your blessing into the earth.
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Dina Stander
- Jul 31, 2021
- 3 min
A Celebrant Navigates the Covidiverse
Today's day at the office... was thought provoking. After a year and a half of Zoom funerals and a few small or hybrid gatherings...
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Dina Stander
- Jul 22, 2021
- 1 min
Shrouding Practice: Kathryn Swanson's Fabric'sCool
I put together a short slideshow of still images from a video taped conversation between myself (in my Last Dance Shrouds hat) and...
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Dina Stander
- Jun 6, 2021
- 4 min
On Justice, Resource Access, and End-of-life Care
Resolve obstacles ~ reduce suffering. In this way the world is mended.
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Dina Stander
- Apr 30, 2021
- 5 min
Visiting the Phone of the Wind in Provincetown
A wind phone booth is one of those magical places that, without fail, is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.
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Dina Stander
- Apr 27, 2021
- 6 min
In Like a Lion
In which a hospital stay reveals a new and hard earned evolution of emotional intelligence. We must heal the healers.
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Dina Stander
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
tikkun olam ~ mending the world
Resolve obstacles ~ reduce suffering. In this way the world is mended.
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Dina Stander
- Mar 12, 2021
- 0 min
kvelling
I wander out and bend into mercy, pushing away leaves to find a purple coyote amongst the detritus.
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Dina Stander
- Mar 7, 2021
- 5 min
Tender Bits
Some things just cannot be fixed. The trick is finding a way to let off the steam, learning to heal without a cure.
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Dina Stander
- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
Safe home Lawrence Ferlinghetti ~ 2/23/21
... he was hanging something up on a wall, pounding a nail, laughing, he looked over his shoulder at the camera. There was a spark.
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Dina Stander
- Feb 17, 2021
- 1 min
On Radical Kinship
Radical kinship, acting from the heart of our relationship with all things, is the best way I know to wake myself from numbness.
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Dina Stander
- Feb 8, 2021
- 5 min
Considering VSED: voluntarily stopping eating & drinking
A curated selection of videos, information and resources about the decision and experience of VSED at end of life.
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Dina Stander
- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
A Bedside Ritual for Saying Goodbye After Last Breath
Even in hospital settings our rituals after last breath can be tuned to be in harmony with simple and available resources, bringing solace.
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Dina Stander
- Dec 30, 2020
- 3 min
Both/And Physics ~ Holding On & Letting Go
... and then figure out how I can best support the peculiar both/and physics of holding on ~ so you can let go.
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Dina Stander
- Dec 21, 2020
- 5 min
How to Leave the Hospital...
... when getting home feels like a matter of life and death.
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Dina Stander
- Dec 17, 2020
- 3 min
A Solstice Ramble on Shadows and Loss
I am watching a winter sunset and welcoming the evening after a big snow. More than a foot fell. The woods are quiet. I woke up with my...
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