Thanatology or the study of death has entered Italian academia, led by the University of Padua, which is taking an interdisciplinary approach to our fascination with mortality.
In the Buddhist tradition, mindfulness of death is designed to remind practitioners that death might come as soon as the next morning, the next meal or even the next breath.
On a recent Saturday night, the scene was serene inside Tac-tile Mountain, a small, carefully curated shop in Pasadena, California. The meditation cushions were laid out on the concrete floor.
LOS ANGELES — On a recent Saturday night, the scene was serene inside Tac-tile Mountain, a small, carefully curated shop in Pasadena. The meditation cushions were laid out on the
A death meditation may sound morbid, but often it's a celebration of life. At a Pasadena shop, you can experience a moving death meditation for yourself.