What happens to the mind when the brain begins to fail? After a traumatic brain injury changed her own pace of life, Kirana Stover found herself bedside with her dying mother—an experience that transformed from a season of grief into a surreal, poetic masterclass in presence.
In this episode, Kirana Stover, a long-time Integral Yoga teacher and center head in Barcelona discusses her moving new book documenting her mother’s final months. Kirana shares the \"vignettes\" of their time together, including the extraordinary moment her mother began communicating solely in rhyme, and how the \"slower pace\" forced by her own recovery allowed her to stay fully present for her mother’s transition.
Topics include:
- The Yoga of Dying: How spiritual practice prepares us for the \"portal\" of death.
- Mind vs. Brain: Insights from hospice care on how consciousness functions when the physical body declines.
- Art as Presence: Using painting and sketching to anchor oneself in heavy emotional realities.
-The Role Reversal: Transitioning from daughter to \"reassurance\" and caregiver.
-Ancestral Connection: How losing a parent can deepen our sense of those who came before us.
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Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Kirana was first introduced to Integral Yoga in 1982. In 1993 she became a certified Hatha yoga teacher and since 2001 has been the director of the Integral Yoga Center in Barcelona, Spain.
In 2023 she returned to Virginia to be with her mom who was in hospice. Mom’s in There is imbued with the essence of the Integral Yoga teaching “Truth is One, Paths are Many”. Her time with her mother was punctuated by a trip to Yogaville; she also spent a week there after her mother “transitioned”. This helped her integrate and understand both her time with her mom, and her own spiritual practice at a deeper level.
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Buy the Book: Brandy Lane Publishers (Also available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bookshops.org)
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