Dying for Beginners

Author: Patrick L. Clary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780977763207
Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 86

Book Description
Zen masters describe ?Beginner?s Mind? as the mental state that can help us face the most severe challenges with flexibility, courage, and integrity. Since we are all destined to be beginners at dying, long-time hospice physician Patrick Clary invites us to embrace the virtues of this status in his new book of poetry, DYING FOR BEGINNERS (Lost Borders Press; October 20, 2006) . Entering this aspect of our inner lives may help us as we seek to be present to others, to fully inhabit ourselves, and to make our own choices as we die.A conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, Patrick Clary first faced issues of death and dying as a medic in an infantry unit. DYING FOR BEGINNERS is not just a collection of poems, but a lyrical memoir of love, life and death in our time, from the Nevada desert to Southeast Asia, from Jonestown, Guyana to big city ER. Through more than 20 years of caring for gravely ill patients and their families Dr. Clary has come to believe that death can be as miraculous as birth, and that living fully is the best preparation for dying well. This is a book of poetry that can help you change your life."Patrick Clary, his compassion combined with fierce attention, sees the dying and schools his own center to make each beginner?s journey into death as gentle as may be. Quaker, Buddhist, Vision Quester, he has condensed his diverse experiences into a book of poetry suitable for mortals, or anyone who loves them".? Donald Hall, Poet Laureate of the United States

DIY Guide to Tie Dye Style

Author: Sam Spendlove
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1644031566
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
Go beyond the basic t-shirt with this go-to guide for tie-dye success—includes twenty projects including loungewear, home décor, and more! Take tie dye to the next level with this in-depth visual guide! Beginners and those looking for new ideas and inspiration can find everything they need to know for all things tie dye in an easy-to-follow step-by-step format. Capture bursts of color in intricate waves and patterns with expert tips from the women behind The Pretty Life Girls website, who show you how to: Move beyond the basics with tie-dye swimsuits, wall art, socks, shoes, pillows, and much more Start simple with standard binding patterns, and then build to more advanced techniques Create twenty projects with step-by-step instructions Learn more advanced techniques such as reverse tie-dye, ice dyeing, and more

A Beginner's Guide to Dying in India

Author: Josh Donellan
Publisher: Interactive Publications
ISBN: 1921479531
Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
While confronted with mounting grief and loss in Australia, Levi is suddenly called to India by his brother and delves, though somewhat reluctantly, into the shifting sands of his own spirituality. In fulfilling his dying brother's wishes, Levi embarks on a path intersecting with adventure, new found friends, a treasure trove of riches (and not just the material kind.

With the End in Mind

Author: Kathryn Mannix
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 031650453X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
For readers of Atul Gawande and Paul Kalanithi, a palliative care doctor's breathtaking stories from 30 years spent caring for the dying. Modern medical technology is allowing us to live longer and fuller lives than ever before. And for the most part, that is good news. But with changes in the way we understand medicine come changes in the way we understand death. Once a familiar, peaceful, and gentle -- if sorrowful -- transition, death has come to be something from which we shield our eyes, as we prefer to fight desperately against it rather than accept its inevitability. Dr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind , she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness, clarity, and understanding. Weaving the details of her own experiences as a caregiver through stories of her patients, their families, and their distinctive lives, Dr. Mannix reacquaints us with the universal, but deeply personal, process of dying. With insightful meditations on life, death, and the space between them, With the End in Mind describes the possibility of meeting death gently, with forethought and preparation, and shows the unexpected beauty, dignity, and profound humanity of life coming to an end.

Lichens for Vegetable Dyeing

Author: Eileen M. Bolton
Publisher: Julia Bolton Holloway
ISBN: 9781566590013
Category : Dye plants
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description

Eco Colour

Author: India Flint
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1596683309
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
The essence of plants bursts forth in magnificent hues and surprising palettes. Using dyes of the leaves, roots, and flowers to color your cloth and yarn can be an amazing journey into botanical alchemy. In Eco Colour, artistic dyer and colorist India Flint teaches you how to cull and use this gentle and ecologically sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes. India explores the fascinating and infinitely variable world of plant color using a wide variety of techniques and recipes. From whole-dyed cloth and applied color to prints and layered dye techniques, India describes only ecologically sustainable plant-dye methods. She uses renewable resources and shows how to do the least possible harm to the dyer, the end user of the object, and the environment. Recipes include a number of entirely new processes developed by India, as well as guidelines for plant collection, directions for the distillation of nontoxic mordants, and methodologies for applying plant dyes. Eco Colour inspires both the home dyer and textile professional seeking to extend their skills using India's successful methods.

Color Your Cloth

Author: Malka Dubrawsky
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781600595134
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Award-winning artist Malka Dubrawksy presents a bold, modern take on dyeing, geared especially to quilters and fiber artists. She’s whipped up a variety of easy patterning techniques--including resist, discharge, and overdyeing--for creating one-of-a-kind fabrics, as well as more than a dozen simple projects that use the vibrant cloth. How-to photos accompany the text, which focuses on sources of inspiration, tools and materials, dyeing recipes, and the surface design techniques themselves. Stunning images from the author’s sketchbook and photos of her workspace provide quilters with additional motivation.

Fabric Dyer's Dictionary

Author: Linda Johansen
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607050897
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 101

Book Description
Eliminate the guesswork out of creating the color you want and dye happy with formulas for over 900 colors in this handy reference guide. A simple and straightforward approach to fabric dyeing makes playing with color fun and exciting. Learn the basics and try a variety of specialty techniques such as twisting, pleating, layering, and painting. Dye in lots from 1/4 yard to 1 yard, or use multipliers for more. Now you have Linda’s personal “recipe book” to mix any colors you can imagine. Learn special techniques like how to make rainbows, subtle gradations, and unique patterns using common brands of dye, and then use your hand-dyed fabric for any project from quilt making to wearables to fiber art.

Tie-Dye

Author: Shabd Simon-Alexander
Publisher: Potter Craft
ISBN: 0307965732
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
THE MODERN TWIST ON TIE-DYE Tie-dye has grown up and resurfaced as one of today’s most inspired looks. Whether dip-dye, shibori, ombré, or the traditional circle pattern, the new take on tie-dye is amazingly fresh, fashionable, and fun. In Tie-Dye: Dye It, Wear It, Share It, acclaimed fashion designer and artist Shabd Simon-Alexander shares her techniques for creating the innovative styles that make her own hand-dyed collection so popular. Packed with Shabd’s design secrets, color guidance, expert tips on making each piece distinctly your own, and twenty-two step-by-step projects for garments, accessories, and home décor items, this book will soon have you creating sophisticated dresses, leggings, scarves, tees, and more. Once you experience tie-dye like this, you’ll never think of it the same way again!

Why Die?

Author: Herb Bowie
Publisher: Power Surge Publishing
ISBN: 9781890457075
Category : Immortalism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Are you serious about slowing, stopping and even reversing the aging process? If so, then this cutting-edge guide is for you! Many scientists are finding that the single biggest threat to our continuing health and vitality is our own belief that physical decline is inevitable. This revolutionary book provides exciting answers to the profound questions of today: Is physical immortality possible? What would happen to our society if people stopped dying? Does the belief that humans should live forever have roots in religion and philosophy? Is dramatic life extension the next step for the evolution of humanity? Can the principles of physical immortality improve and energize your life today? This breakthrough book offers new ways to live, and new reasons for living. It is a stirring work that can forever alter your most fundamental beliefs about the nature of death and the meaning of life.