Be at Peace Assuring Thoughts to End Your Day
This video is the companion to Awaken to Hope, designed for evening use. It helps the viewer unwind from ones day and prepare for a restful night. The title and theme of each short piece lead one inward: "Remember those you love." "Be of good courage." "Forget not your glory." "Rest in quietness." Quieting music, calming female and male narration, and tranquil images from nature lead people to honor the day and look forward to the morrow. 30-minute videotape.
By the Waters of Babylon A Spiritual Pilgrimage for Those Who Feel Dislocated
Illness, change, and loss can be disorienting and disheartening. This hauntingly beautiful video takes the viewer on a pilgrimage to four experiences that everyone from time to time must visit: absence, aloneness, silence, and mystery. The goal is not to avoid such experiences but to go more deeply into them to see what else awaits, and something positive always does. Striking photography, inspiring quotations, and reassuring thoughts create an original work for people of all faiths. 45-minute videotape in six parts.
Common Bushes Afire Discovering the Sacred in Our Everyday Lives
Near the beginning is the story of the burning bush from the Book of Exodus: "Take off your shoes, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." Near the end are the words of Elizabeth Barrett Browning: "Every common bush is afire with God, but only he who sees takes off his shoes." In between and all around is eye-catching photography of urban life, cathedrals, stained glass windows, and nature. People of all faiths remark about its beauty and its meaning for their lives. 15-minute videotape.
Gaining a Heart of Wisdom Finding Meaning in the Autumn of Your Life
While growing older has its drawbacks, it also has its advantages. Dr. James Miller, drawing upon the wisdom of respected writers and sages and upon his own training in gerontology, offers here one of the most balanced, affirming, and inspiring looks at older age youve ever seen. His ten paradoxical principles of healthy aging include, "As you learn to let go, you will gain," "Your time of decline is a time of ascent," and "In the fading light you can see better than ever." Photography from nature is movingly beautiful. 36-minute videotape.
The Grit and Grace of Being a Caregiver Maintaining Balance as You Care for Others
Created for both lay and professional caregivers, this sensitive videotape offers seven clear guidelines for wise caregiving. After an introduction that captures many feelings caregivers experience, each principle is revealed and explained. Two examples: "The healthiest way to care for another is to care for yourself," and "To be close you must establish boundaries." The conclusion is a stirring affirmation of the life-giving possibilities caregiving can offer. Willowgreens bestseller. 36-minute videotape
How Do I Go On? Re-designing Your Future After Crisis Has Changed Your Life
Serious losses and significant changes often have drastic and far-reaching consequences. After showing how others have suffered crisis and gone on to live meaningful lives, a five-step process for growth is outlined and described. Practical suggestions are included. Carefully-selected photography allows viewers to apply their own situations to each of the five themes. 21-minute videotape
Invincible Summer Returning to Life After Someone You Love Has Died
Created especially for the bereaved, this artistic video leads viewers through the seasons of grief in a gentle, understanding way. Suggestions for healing and help are offered throughout. Its message is based on reality and filled with hope. An award-winner in the John Muir Medical Film Festival, its ideal for individuals of all ages, as well as families and groups. 17-minute videotape
Listen to Your Sadness Finding Hope Again After Despair Invades Your Life
Various kinds of losses in life can lead to feelings of sadness, depression, and helplessness. This video shows how people can experience such feelings and go (and grow) beyond them. A four-step process is suggested, incorporating thoughts and feelings about the present moment, remembrances of the past, and visualizations of the future. It ends with a beautiful extended affirmation, summing up learnings. 18-minute videotape
The Natural Way of Prayer Being Free to Express What You Feel Deep Within
This innovative video resource is designed for those who wish to pray but feel they dont know how, as well as for those who wish to deepen their practice or expand their awareness. After an introduction establishing that praying is a more natural act than it may first seem, twelve brief directions are named and explained: "Be in your heart." "Be receptive." "Be honest." "Be patient." Practical suggestions are proposed under each. Suitable for people of all faiths. 30-minute videotape
Nothing Is Permanent Except Change Learning to Manage Transition In Your Life
This insight-filled videotape escorts viewers through the three phases of all human transitions. An introduction normalizes the experience and a conclusion summarizes learnings and offers hope and encouragement. Striking photography from the seasons of the year illustrates the basic concept: going through transition is like going through fall/winter/spring. Included are quotes from notable people, practical advice for negotiating each phase, and a soundtrack of original music. 33-minute videotape
We Will Remember A Meditation for Those Who Live On
This short, thoughtful meditation in video format affirms the value of remembering those who have died and the importance of maintaining connections with the past. Ideally suited as the centerpiece for a service of remembrance for the bereaved, it can also serve for personal affirmation, family dialogue, and group discussion. 11-minute videotape
Why Yellow? A Quiet Search for That Which Lies Behind All That Is
"Why yellow? Exuberant and whimsical, free and fluttering. Yellow." So begins this imaginative video production that leads the viewer to reflect upon the absolute miracle of the created world. Why form? Why symmetry? Why intricacy? Why originality? Why life itself? The answer will surprise, delight, and affirm. The narration, score, and photography form a harmonious whole to lead you inward and outward at the same time. 6-minute videotape
You Shall Not Be Overcome Promises and Prayers for Uncertain Times
For those times in life when the future seems impending, this grouping of ten heartfelt video meditations can be a stabilizing and assuring influence. Lovely nature photography, poetic script, and lilting music combine to create a memorable effect. Assuring thoughts and prayers come from people as diverse as Eleanor Roosevelt, Francois Fenelon, and Black Elk, and from the Talmud and the Old Testament. 30-minute videotape
This page was last updated on 12 February 1999