By Claudia Coenen When I was growing up, creative expression was as natural as breathing. The arts guided me through whatever happened. The darkest times found expression in dance pieces that explored those events and theater, poetry and music awakened in me … [Read more...]
Making Friends With Death: A New York Open Center Opportunity
By Catharine DeLong Anne Lamott, the American novelist, non-fiction writer and full-of-grace real life philosopher was interviewed during Reimagine End of Life in San Francisco last month. “Death sucks, AND it’s holy,” she explains as she describes being at … [Read more...]
Grieving Through the Holidays
By Claudia Coenen Everyday grief is hard enough, but when special dates loom, what is a bereaved person supposed to do? How will you approach these days, which usually involve celebrating with family, when someone important is now gone? Should you keep time … [Read more...]
How an Encounter with Death Can Change Your Life
By Simcha Raphael At the age of four, I encountered death for the first time when my maternal grandmother suddenly disappeared from my life. Faced with the absence of a person who had been a deep source of love and nurturance, I probingly questioned all the … [Read more...]
Open Center History – The Art of Dying 5: Spiritual, Scientific and Practical Approaches to Living and Dying
By Ralph White April 2015 The Open Center has been engaged with the great matter of living and dying for well over twenty years now, and has seen the discussion of this topic move closer to the heart of society and away from the fringes. One of the most … [Read more...]
