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Dina Stander
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Sending Out the Bees
When the bees return to the hive they will dance the story of your mending.
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Dina Stander
May 24, 20223 min read
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...
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Dina Stander
Apr 11, 20223 min read
Recipe for Solace
Another breath, a little flow of gratitude, a memory of dancing with abandon. My recipe for solace.
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Dina Stander
Apr 4, 20228 min read
A Welcome Guest
A Reflection on Doula Bags, Boffo, and the EOLD Marketplace.
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Dina Stander
Feb 5, 20223 min read
Small Mercy ~ A February Tale
February does have a way of smacking you in the head and leaving you stunned.
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Dina Stander
Jan 27, 20222 min read
The Blessing of Enough
A short meditation on the maps we draw from existing and the importance of signing our art.
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Dina Stander
Dec 12, 20213 min read
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.
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Dina Stander
Nov 8, 20219 min read
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.
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Dina Stander
Sep 10, 20211 min read
Housewife Blues ~ the slideshow
dispatches from the garden of broken things
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Dina Stander
Sep 7, 20211 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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 21, 20211 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20211 min read
tikkun olam ~ mending the world
Resolve obstacles ~ reduce suffering. In this way the world is mended.
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Dina Stander
Mar 12, 20210 min read
kvelling
I wander out and bend into mercy, pushing away leaves to find a purple coyote amongst the detritus.
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