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Sending Out the Bees
When the bees return to the hive they will dance the story of your mending.

Dina Stander
Jun 19, 20222 min read
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When the Shrouding Lady Comes to Visit
I came across a rare flower today, cypripedium candiduma, the white lady's slipper. There is a lady's slipper village in the woods not...

Dina Stander
May 24, 20223 min read
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Recipe for Solace
Another breath, a little flow of gratitude, a memory of dancing with abandon. My recipe for solace.

Dina Stander
Apr 11, 20223 min read
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A Welcome Guest
A Reflection on Doula Bags, Boffo, and the EOLD Marketplace.

Dina Stander
Apr 4, 20228 min read
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Small Mercy ~ A February Tale
February does have a way of smacking you in the head and leaving you stunned.

Dina Stander
Feb 5, 20223 min read
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The Blessing of Enough
A short meditation on the maps we draw from existing and the importance of signing our art.

Dina Stander
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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A Friend to Stumps By the Side of the Road
Driving home in the glimmer of a winter dusk. Death walker, story listener, a friend to stumps by the side of the road.

Dina Stander
Dec 12, 20213 min read
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Practice Notes: Nursing Home Residents & EOL Doula Care
The doors of a nursing home should never be a barrier to good end-of-life care for the people we love. A doula can help.

Dina Stander
Nov 8, 20219 min read
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Housewife Blues ~ the slideshow
dispatches from the garden of broken things

Dina Stander
Sep 10, 20211 min read
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Soft Time: the handmade shrouds of Dina Stander
A remarkable conversation about the work and why of shrouding with documentary film maker Jan Sturman.

Dina Stander
Sep 7, 20211 min read
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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...

Dina Stander
Aug 22, 20213 min read
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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.

Dina Stander
Aug 2, 20214 min read
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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...

Dina Stander
Jul 31, 20213 min read
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Dina Stander
Jul 30, 20210 min read
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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...

Dina Stander
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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On Justice, Resource Access, and End-of-life Care
Resolve obstacles ~ reduce suffering. In this way the world is mended.

Dina Stander
Jun 6, 20214 min read
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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.

Dina Stander
Apr 30, 20215 min read
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In Like a Lion
In which a hospital stay reveals a new and hard earned evolution of emotional intelligence. We must heal the healers.

Dina Stander
Apr 27, 20216 min read
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tikkun olam ~ mending the world
Resolve obstacles ~ reduce suffering. In this way the world is mended.

Dina Stander
Apr 21, 20211 min read
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kvelling
I wander out and bend into mercy, pushing away leaves to find a purple coyote amongst the detritus.

Dina Stander
Mar 12, 20210 min read
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