She has introduced contemplative practices in a wide variety of settings including government agencies, businesses, hospitals, organizations, churches, and school systems. Her teaching and writing are inspired by over 40 years of practice in psychology, Buddhist meditation and other wisdom traditions. While teaching at the Mind/Body Medical Institute, she helped develop one of the first training programs in Mind/Body medicine in the country and through Harvard Medical School trained health professionals to apply new approaches to health and healing.
She taught in the field of Behavioral Medicine where she pioneered the integration of meditation, yoga, and cognitive therapy with traditional Western medicine. Gold Medal: Independent Publishers Book Awardsįinalist: ForeWord Magazine Book Award Book Information Jeremy P.Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle is a writer, therapist, and teacher. Ultimately, Hob and Olivia's experience with Alzheimer's was about growing in wisdom and deepening in love.
With its thoughtful self-help sections, the book provides both hope and practical approaches for how to transform the challenges of mental loss or diminishment of any kind.
Olivia not only writes about the inspirations and spiritual perspectives that sustained them, but gives us an intimate account of how they faced loss, crisis, and eventually death. This memoir is the fruit of their shared experience. Given Hob and Olivia Hoblitzelle's rich background in psychology, Buddhist meditation and the wisdom traditions, they were in a unique position to help others by sharing how they negotiated this heart-breaking illness.
When faced with life's greatest challenges, how do we continue to live with acceptance, equanimity, and a peaceful heart? This profound and courageous memoir seeks to answer those questions, especially when facing the enormous challenges of mental loss through any form of dementia, especially Alzheimer's. About the Book | Reviews | Praise | Press About the Book
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