November 24-28, 2011 

Nivonhouse het Hunehuis, Hunebeddenweg 1, 7973 JA Darp bij Havelte

With Christine Longaker , author of Facing Death and Finding Hope and senior faculty.

Part of the seminar will be held in English and translated into Dutch.

Costs: information not yet available

This five-day retreat - included overnight stay in the house - introduces teachings and meditation practices for living and dying - as presented in Sogyal Rinpoche’s The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying - together with examples of how these universal spiritual principles can be appropriately applied in caregiving settings.

For more details, please see our Dutch page.

Faculty

Christine Longaker, Education Director, Rigpa's Spiritual Care Education Program. Former director and staff trainer of the Hospice of Santa Cruz County in California, Christine has provided hospice trainings internationally since 1978. She has been instrumental in developing Rigpa's Spiritual Care Education Program, and serves as its International Education Director. She co-designed and serves as faculty for Naropa University's accredited training in 'Contemplative End-of-Life Care', and is author of Facing Death and Finding Hope: A Guide to the Emotional and Spiritual Care of the Dying, which is translated into nine languages.