The Conscious End-of-Life Training Program includes:

• Lectures and discussion on key concepts and principles necessary for effective care-giving (includes video presentation and group interaction)
• Experiential on-site exercises and take-home assignments that help develop deeper self-awareness
  and personal growth
• On-going guidance relating to qualities and skills that enable one to be present, alert and available to care for the individual needs of the dying person.
• Monthly facilitated group meetings (also available through conference calls) for support through sharing of experiences, reflections and thoughts

Level 1: modules 1-3 Objectives – These three modules seek to heighten understanding of:

• What is, and what is not, “end-of-life” (beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors)
• The dynamics of various types of relationships between caregivers and care-receivers
• The basics of establishing a supportive environment for the patient
• How to understand and deal with complex emotions that may arise in end-of-life situations
• Subtle influences that have a major impact on spiritual awareness
• The harm caused by caregiver “impatience”
• How to be energetically quiet

Level 1: modules 4-6 Objectives – These three modules seek to heighten understanding of:

• Factors contributing to impatience
• The health hazards of impatience for the caregiver and care receiver
• States of  mind associated with and leading to impatience that may arise in hospice setting
• Methods to overcome impatience
• Kinds of patience within hospice beneficial to arise
• Health benefits of patience
• States of mind to gather for patience