As many of us move through the second half of life, we begin to experience our own mortality in the form of health difficulties from unexpected diagnoses and/or deterioration of our own bodies. Even the most vibrant healthy person will eventually be too weak to take care of themselves, and will rely on others to meet their most basic of needs. How we prepare for this depends on our own attitude towards death. And for many of us, Stephen and Ondrea Levine helped us explore our own attitudes towards death. They were leaders in the field of working with the dying and brought their experiences to teaching about conscious relationship between couples. They went far beyond the normal psychological terrain and moved into the spiritual plane of what it meant to be in relationship. Stephen Levine is also well known for his 'soft belly' meditations.
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