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Relaxation

by Sheila Collins | May 30, 2024 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Dances, Environment, Family, Health and Wellness, Our Children, Personal Stories, Self-Care

Relaxation is one of the elements of physical fitness. Along with flexibility, stamina, strength, endurance, and cardio, relaxation is the fifth and most important and least recognized element. Tense muscles can’t strengthen, and endurance and strength both rely on...

Milestone Events and Grief

by Sheila Collins | May 16, 2024 | Art & Life, book promotion, Celebrations, Duality, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Personal Stories, Publications, The Art of Grieving, Writing

Seems like everything I do teaches me something more about grief and how ubiquitous it is in our everyday lives. This evening, I will be hosting a launch party and performance event, something I call “Performing the Book.” The Art of Grieving: How Art and Artmaking...

How Celebrating Religious Holidays Help Us Grieve

by Sheila Collins | Apr 25, 2024 | book promotion, Celebrations, Community, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, History, Rituals, Uncategorized

I overheard a Christian neighbor ask a new Jewish neighbor, “Should I wish you a “happy” Passover celebration?” A discussion ensued over understanding the correct way for non- Jewish people to recognize the current religious holiday that Jewish people are...

The Art of Dancing on Behalf of Peace Part 2

by Sheila Collins | Feb 29, 2024 | Celebrations, Dances, Duality, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Health and Wellness, Self-Care, social justice, Songs, The Art of Grieving

“What is she doing? My 3-year-old grandson William’s voice echoed throughout the large meeting space at my 31-year-old son Kenneth’s memorial service. Hearing that voice, and the question that I imaged many other people were asking themselves, I stopped what I was...

Grief and the Element of Space

by Sheila Collins | Jan 18, 2024 | Art & Life, Family, Grieving, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, pets, Story-telling

Recently several people I know have had a loved one die in their home. This has caused me to think about grief and its connection to the element of physical space and objects that surround us. When my daughter Corinne was battling breast cancer and losing, she had...

Family Reunion

by Sheila Collins | Jan 4, 2024 | Celebrations, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Health and Wellness, History, Our Children, Personal Stories, Play, Resilience, Rituals

The sign that greeted visitors to the house we’d rented for our family reunion in Palm Springs read, “Welcome to Paradise.” As family members arrived by plane or auto or rental car on the various days of the 9-day holiday, the sign reinforces the notion that we were...

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Relaxation

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How Celebrating Religious Holidays Help Us Grieve

Grief and the Element of Space

Family Reunion

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