Resources

Join Our Open Death Conversation: Daylong Workshop

Five approaches for caregivers to work with loss and grief

In the face of inevitable loss, we have developed a Buddhist-inspired approach for caregivers to more easily withstand the strong emotions that loss can bring.

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Learnings from 11 years at the bedside

John Rubin was a volunteer with Zen Caregiving Project for 11 years, serving at the bedside at Laguna Honda Hospital. Here he shares his story, and what he learned.

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Mindful Caregiving Trainees share their top learnings

Trainees in our Train-the-trainer program share what they learned about mindfulness and family caregiving

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Translating our Mindful Caregiving Course into Spanish

How we are working with partners to translate our Mindful Family Caregiving course into Spanish, making it culturally and linguistically accessible to Latino caregivers

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Our Family Caregiver study has begun

Why we are doing a family caregiver study, what it involves, and what the results will tell us.

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Family Caregiving is a Rite of Passage

What unites most people who join our courses is the struggle caregiving presents in their already busy lives.

Webinar on Self-Compassion: Addressing Professional Burnout

A recording of short, practical self-compassion exercises that healthcare workers can integrate into each day.

Webinar on Mindfulness for Healthcare Workers: Coping with COVID-19

A recording of easy, mindfulness practices to help healthcare workers reset and renew in the midst of these unprecedented times.

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A Good Death Memorialized: Mom had a beautiful death. Now what?

A story of grieving and memorializing during the pandemic

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A List to Reduce Work for Your Next-of-Kin

Donna Woodward, a hospice and dementia-care volunteer, shares some useful information and templates to help your next-of-kin.

How Zen Caregiving Project sessions have helped me in my work

Joan shares her story as to how ZCP sessions have helped her in her work as a licensed professional counselor.

How we’re reaching Chinese-speaking family caregivers

We partnered with CACCC to translate our Mindful Family Caregiving course into Chinese and trained Chinese-speaking volunteers to deliver the course.