num_pages: 287
description: Anyone who is grieving, preparing to die, caring for ill loved ones, or interested in exploring new ways to view spirituality and endings will value this essential tool for healing and prayer. As a magnificent introduction to hospice, this book maintains that hospice care is an experience grounded in spirituality, the force that binds everything together.This interconnectedness of all things is demonstrated through inspirational stories, poetry, scripture, prayers, and guided meditations that can assist those desiring to go spiritually deeper. Further supported by chapters on grief, holistic relaxation tools, and a wealth of additional books and reference materials, the becomes a "treasury of hope and healing" that reframes the experience of death as one of transformation - a new adventure in life!For those desiring to become better versed in dying consciously, this is the book to pick up. Here are some comments by readers of the book:"This is skillful advice from a revered hospice worker who speaks from the deep experience of a true heart."  -- Stephen &amp; Ondrea Levine"Thank you for writing THE LAST ADVENTURE OF LIFE. I refer to it and use it often in my ministry." -- Deacon Bill Batstone, Steward for Social Ministries and Pastoral Care at St. Michael Church"Maria Dancing Heart has expertly combined the word of God, her career experiences working with hospice, and many stories and poems from a large selection of authors and individuals to put together this deep, meaningful, and informational book." -- Rev. Anne Marie Evers, author of AFFIRMATIONS: Your Passport to Happiness"I have searched through many books to use as a text for my Death &amp; Dying, Life &amp; Living class. I sought to go beyond dry, sterile, pedantic and information crammed books which were ultimately fear-based. I chose THE LAST ADVENTURE OF LIFE because it is reader friendly, alive, a resource and repository of hope, kindness, and love." -- John Petellat, Psychology Instructor, Daytona Beach College, Florida
language: English
title: THE LAST ADVENTURE OF LIFE: Sacred Resources for Living & Dying from a Hospice Counselor