by CES | Jul 7, 2018 | Blog, Following the Good River
AN UPDATE Following the Good River: The Life and Times of Cecil Paul As told by Briony Penn with Cecil Paul (Coming out April 2019) This spring Cecil and I travelled up to Kispiox with Cecelia Reekie, his daughter, to visit Roy Henry Vickers. The meeting was a...
by CES | Jun 19, 2018 | Blog, Community Conversations
by Kim Holl When was the last time you had the opportunity to enter into deep meaningful conversations in the company of strangers? When did you last have the chance to dive in and explore end-of-life issues, befriending death, green burials and legacy making? If you...
by CES | Jun 18, 2018 | Blog, Living Well, Dying Well
PART 2 No fuss, No funeral, No Service by Penny Allport | Life Cycle Celebrant No Fuss, No Funeral, No Service (please see previous newsletter for Part 1) Penny Allport Grief is a somatic experience, meaning our bodies, neurologically and physically are attuned to...
by CES | Jun 18, 2018 | Blog, Intensive Journaling
This past May, Bill Israel completed the 6th in a series of INTENSIVE JOURNAL® workshops at William Head Institution on Vancouver Island, BC. The program inside the federal minimum security prison is titled FOUNDATIONS For the Preparation of Personal Release Plans and...
by CES | Feb 5, 2018 | Blog, Living Well, Dying Well
PART 1 No fuss, No funeral, No Service by Penny Allport | Life Cycle Celebrant No fuss, no funeral, no service, are words I’ve heard for many years from parents and friends, to others nearing the end of life. Some feel this takes pressure off their loved ones and...
by CES | Dec 4, 2017 | Blog, Community Conversations
by Kim Holl It is not uncommon to fear the unknown. Perhaps the greatest unknown is the end of our own life. But what if we could talk easily and openly about each and every stage of our life, each passage, including the final one? Might it reduce the fear? Might...
