End of Life
Pema Chödrön – Leading exponent of teachings on meditation and how they apply to everyday life. She is widely known for her charming and down-to-earth interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism for Western audiences.
Joan Halifax Roshi – Buddhist teacher, Zen priest, anthropologist, and author. She is Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher of Upaya Zen Center, a Buddhist monastery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has worked in the area of death and dying for over thirty years and is Director of the Project on Being with Dying.
MedicalAlert.org – is a world-leading organization to help aging adults and those in need of medical alert systems navigate the large, confusing industry. Medical Alert devices are invaluable for aging adults, individuals who have special health needs, and for those seeking the security of assistance being available at all times.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization serves as the national charity and voice for philanthropy at the end of life with media, consumers, elected leaders, and government officials. NHPCO develops resources, tools, and information to educate and empower individuals to access advance care planning, care giving, hospice and grief services, and information. The organization is now called National Alliance for Care at Home.
Soygal Rinpoche – World-renowned Buddhist teacher from Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche is the founder and spiritual director of Rigpa – an international network of over 100 Buddhist centers and groups in 23 countries around the world – and the author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying and other writings.