Healing into Life and Death - by Stephen Levine (Paperback)

About the Book

A vision of healing that deals with the choice and application of treatments, techniques for working with pain and grief, and the develoment of merciful awareness as a means of healing, Healing into Life and Death discusses Levine's holistic approach to the healing of the mind, body, and soul.

Book Synopsis

A guide to healing meditation, from revered teacher Stephen Levine.

Drawing on years of first-hand experience working with the chronically ill, here Levine presents original techniques for working with pain and grief. Addressing the choice and application of treatment, discussing the development of a merciful awareness as a means of healing, and providing practical meditation techniques as well as personal anecdotes from his career, Levine has crafted a valuable resource for anyone dealing with pain--physical or mental.

Review Quotes

"His work is magic." --Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

"In recent years, Stephen and Ondrea Levine have shown us new possibilities in working with the seriously ill. In this heartfelt new book he broadens the domain of his inquiry and concern and fees us to heal by inviting us courageously look at what is." --Ram Dass

"Stephen Levine's writings, work and presence have been a shining light to me and thousands of others as he has pioneered new ways of looking at life and the power that the healing of the mind and heart presents." --Gerald Jampolsky, M.D., Founder and Consultant of the Center for Attitudinal Healing, Tiburon, California

About the Author

Stephen Levine was an American poet, author, and teacher best known for his work on death and dying. For over thirty years, Stephen--along with his wife Ondrea--provided emotional and spiritual support for those who were life-threatened, and for caregivers. He is one of a generation of pioneering teachers who, along with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Ram Dass, and Sharon Salzberg, have made the teachings of Theravada Buddhism more widely available to students in the West. He is the author of A Gradual Awakening, Healing into Life and Death, Guided Meditations, Explorations and Healings, and Who Dies?. Stephen Levine passed away in 2016 at the age of 78.