... For those associated with all aspects of Palliative and Holistic care in the fields of : Hospice Care, Geriatric Care, Nursing to the Chronically Ill, Pain management, End of Life Care for Children.
The methodology of ComfortSense can be applied to most situations involving bereavement; which may include; sudden death, abortion, mis-carriage, suicide, homicide, ‘natural’ death, infant death, war trauma, rape, burglary.

ComfortSense workshop is intended to serve as a practical resource, to prepare participating students for their interaction with parents, families, significant others and colleagues, in the process of administering care to children and adults in the latter stages of living.

Students will inquire into the social, ethical and spiritual implications, regarding the physiological and psychological effects on the body of; loss, stress, fear, disbelief, isolation, anger, bargaining, pain, grief, sorrow, depression and despair.

Students will study & inquire into the application of gentle hands on technique, to promote the release of accumulated stress / tension and the possibility of reducing fever and increasing the flow of fluids in the craniosacral system.

Can the progression of an illness be affected by one’s fear of death - Can exploring our fear of dying, help heal our other fears? These topics are among many that will be offered to students for dialog and inquiry

Together we will explore ---- Alone we will discover

is a light hands on integrated body work method of relieving pressure in the physiological and psychological  body. Also producing enhanced communication between care-giver, families, friends and significant others, through the medium of touch.

As the dis-eased body and mind of a person receives focus and intention from a care-giver/friend/family member/significant other, it is possible that an exchange and an understanding on a deeply profound level can occur, It is here, that relief and allowing, permission and release can take their places.

Thanatology,

(from the Greek thanatos, “death”) is the description or study of death and dying. Thanatology is concerned with the notion of death as popularly perceived and especially with the reactions of the dying person, from whom it is felt much can be learned.
Thanatology also examines attitudes towards death, the meaning and behaviors of bereavement and grief, and the moral, spiritual and ethical questions of euthanasia, organ transplant and life support.