Satsang: Support for End-of-Life Transitions
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How yoga practice and philosophy can support, prepare, and guide us for the death/transition of a loved one.
Join Rev. Sadasiva Kurt Schroeder, IYM and a chaplain practicing in palliative care, for a discussion of our experiences with death/transition, the insights gained or anticipated, and our reactions to considering the death of a loved one. Reflect on the inevitability that someone you love will face their end-of-life during your own lifetime, an issue often unexamined or avoided in our modern day experience.
How has and how can yoga and the yogic teachings inform and support you during the end-of-life process of someone you know? Being present and open during the dying process can also serve to assist us in shaping our attitude and approach toward our own end-of-life. Consider Patanjali’s sutra 2.9, which states, ‘Clinging to life, flowing by its own potency [due to past experience], exists even in the wise.’ We look forward to exploring and discussing these issues and more during the Satsang.
Satsang, a special time for us to come together as a community. In Sanskrit, Sat means truth and Sangha means community. Satsang offers an opportunity to come together to share spiritual teachings. The philosophy of Integral Yoga is explored, often through an informal discussion. Although spiritual paths may diverge, the act of sharing spiritual teachings with others is inspiring and creates a solid foundation for continued practice.
People of all faiths are welcome.
Rev. Sadasiva Kurt Schroeder, E-RYT500, got involved in Yoga in the mid-1990’s and began his training at the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute. He has led beginning and intermediate level teacher trainings, both in San Francisco and Yogaville. Sadasiva completed his Master of Divinity studies at the Naropa Institute.
He was ordained as an Integral Yoga minister in the Fall of 2021, shortly after completing a program in professional chaplaincy residency and a fellowship in palliative care. He now lives in Boulder, CO, where he works as a chaplain.
