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Joan Jiko Halifax (born July 30, 1942) is an American
Biography
Joan Halifax was born in
Halifax entered a relatively short-lived marriage with
In 1979, Halifax founded the Ojai Foundation, an educational and interfaith center. In 1990 Halifax founded
As has already been noted, Joan Halifax has done extensive work with the dying over her career. Professor Christopher S. Queen writes—in the book Westward Dharma (edited by Charles S. Prebish and Martin Baumann), "She teaches the techniques of 'being with death and dying' to a class of terminally ill patients, doctors, nurses, lovers, family, and friends. She speaks calmly, with authority. In a culture where death is an enemy to be ignored, denied, and hidden away, Joan physically touches the dying. She holds them, listens to them, comforts them, calms them, and eases their suffering by any means possible. She shares their thoughts and fears; she feels their last shuddering breaths, holding them in her arms. She travels easily from church to synagogue, hospice to hospital, dispensing techniques and training born of Buddhist traditions and beliefs in a culturally and spiritually flexible manner."[7]
In March 2011, she was appointed a distinguished visiting scholar at the John W. Kluge Center, Library of Congress.[8]
Bibliography
- Halifax, Joan (2018). Standing at the edge: finding freedom where fear and courage meet. New York: Flatiron Books, 2018.
- Halifax, Joan (2008). Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death. Boston ; Boulder: Shambhala, 2008. ISBN 1590307186
- Halifax, Joan (1998). A Buddhist Life in America: Simplicity in the Complex. Paulist Press. OCLC 37837453.
- Halifax, Joan (1993). The Fruitful Darkness: Reconnecting With the Body of the Earth. HarperSanFrancisco. ISBN 0-06-250369-3.
- Halifax, Joan (1991). Shamanic Voices: A Survey of Visionary Narratives. Arkana. OCLC 27975715.
- Halifax, Joan (1982). Shaman, the Wounded Healer. Crossroad. OCLC 8667806.
- OCLC 2633012.
- Halifax, Joan (1968). Trance in Native American Churches. OCLC 26412971.
Other media
Audio
- Halifax, Joan (1997). Being With Dying. OCLC 37529532.
- Halifax, Joan (1987). Thorns and Roses Living Mindfully. New Dimensions Foundation. OCLC 16185539.
- OCLC 36710741.
Video
- OCLC 28118179.
Photo
Notes
References
- "Alive in Death (Issue 24)". Dharma Life. Winter 2004. Archived from the original on 2005-05-24. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- Findly, Ellison Banks (2000). Women's Buddhism, Buddhism's Women: Tradition, Revision, Renewal. Wisdom Publications. OCLC 42935817.
- ISBN 0-86171-509-8.
- Leach, Nicky; Richard Mahler (2005). Insider's Guide to Santa Fe. Globe Pequot. ISBN 0-7627-3690-9.
- Prebish, Charles S.; Baumann, Martin (2002). Westward Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Asia. University of California Press. OCLC 48871649.
- Skog, Susan (1995). Embracing Our Essence: Spiritual Conversations With Prominent Women. Health Communications. ISBN 1-55874-359-6.
- Zaleski, Carol (1987). Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experience in Medieval and. Oxford University Press. OCLC 185504919.
