Karenna Shanti Miller

Practicing Death as Life Karenna Shanti Miller

In this book, Rev. Karenna Shanti Miller outlines an approach to dying consciously -- dying from birth, rather than from life. The book starts with a look at life from birth to death and root to crown, considering how we live, love, learn and leave. Going inside the dying process reveals the significance of leaving versus dying; holding and being held; practicing death as life; and dying with a partner or circle. There is information for those who wish to support a dying person, such as managing pain during the dying process, the labor of dying, limbic brain response to ritual, the "four brains," and "spells" that impact the dying process. Ultimately, the book holds up surrender as the key to welcoming spirit and unfurling in death, as in life.