Early Stage Alzheimer’s
AN ALZHEIMER’S SELF PORTRAIT
This “picture of Alzheimer’s” was drawn by a 76 year old woman in her third year of early stage Alzheimer’s, who was still capable of living in an independent living facility.
Her “self” portrait depicts her personal experience of Alzheimer’s as “outside float” and “floating around” like “Casper, the friendly ghost.”
Six months after Sentient Care work with her and her family, which included this sketching exercise, her daughter …
Coma Work Theory: Awakening to Inner Work
FOR INFORMATION ON PHONE CONSULTATIONS AND CLASSES;
AND REMOTE VIDEO (SKYPE) BEDSIDE COMA COMMUNICATION AND CARE;
CONTACT STAN TOMANDL AND ANN JACOB; 250-383-5677 (CANADA)
* * *
Coma Work Videos
Coma Work Interview with Dr. Arnold Mindell – Part 1
Coma Work Interview with Dr. Arnold Mindell – Part 2
Coma Work Interview with Dr. Arnold Mindell – Part 3
Coma Work Theory: Awakening to Inner Work
Even though comatose patients may be …
Recovery from stroke and metabolic coma
Gladys Steele, the ninety-two year old matriarch of the family suffers a stroke with accompanying high fever, and lapses into a metabolic coma.
After Sentient Care including Coma Work, she is awake and responding, though still experiencing speech impairment.
She fully recovers her speech with four more sessions.
During this work the family is overjoyed to discover wisdom and eldership, not “sickness”, emanating from her fragile condition.
A detailed description of this work is …
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Inner Experience
There exists a complex spiritual growth process in the background of Alzheimer’s, dementias, and other states of altered consciousness. Knowledge and awareness of this process offers hope and relief to patients, family members and care givers alike. Sentient Care explores the messages and meaning contained in these processes. These messages trying to reach awareness are both personal to the identified patient and universal for the family and community. Until the …
continue readingAnn Jacob and Stan Tomandl
Stan Tomandl, MA, PWD (Process Work Diplomate) and Ann Jacob, BA Ed, of Coma Communication and Process Oriented Facilitation, have specialized for over 25 years in working with, researching, and teaching about people in altered consciousness: illness, dementia, traumatic brain injury, coma, grief, and other fragile and strong times in our living and dying. They are instructor and student under the mentorship of Drs. Arnold and Amy Mindell at the …
continue readingVideo of “The Dreambody: Working with a Body Symptom”
by Dr. Amy Mindell
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDkw5cYxvf4
Video on Deep Democracy and Worldwork, London 2008
by Dr. Arnold Mindell
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbg2hMuhi3s
Audio Lecture on Levels of Worldwork, London 2008
by Dr. Arnold Mindell
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ8eaxq4-Es
Resources
RECENT RESEARCH ARTICLES
ALZHEIMER’S: Fear Surrounds the Disease But So Do Mysteries ~ article by Harriet Trainer ~ January 25, 2011
The Alzheimer’s Project on HBO with Maria Shriver ~ May 10, 2009
Person-centered dementia care ‘should be standard ~ March 12, 2009
A knight’s quest, Sir Terry Pratchett update ~ March 9, 2009
Sir Terry Pratchett ~ February 18, 2009
Knighted today Sir Terry Pratchett, famous British fantasy comic novelist, now diagnosed with Alzheimer’s …
What’s New . . . !!
COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION with Individuals in Normal, Remote, and Altered States of Consciousness ~ Workshop with Tom Richards ~ Albuquerque, NM ~ For information & registration. . .
* * *
AWARENESS, POWER, AND PROCESS ORIENTED ACTIVISM ~ Internationally available monthly telephone conference training & supervision class with Stan Tomandl and Ann Jacob ~ For information & registration call 503-223-8188
* * *
THE HEALING POWER …
