Center for Animal Rescue, Hospice and Holistic Education
At BrightHaven, we are so grateful for animals! We feel forever appreciative for the love, comfort and lessons that they have given to us. And animals have certainly helped us strengthen our own spirituality and consciousness. We’ve found that being thankful is an important part of living well each day if one wishes to live … Read more
One of the most difficult situations a pet parent can face: Your cherished animal received a terminal diagnosis. What can you expect? What do you do now? How can you best support your loved one? What is the best way forward for our family? These are just a few of the many challenging questions that … Read more
At BrightHaven, we feel privileged to have provided animal hospice care for and shared the dying experience with over 600 animals who taught us so much. And they showed us time and time again that death is definitely nothing to fear! How Animals Helped Us Release Our Fears About Death and Dying As you can … Read more
In Part 1, we explored living well through the last breath the BrightHaven way. Now let’s look at what animals taught us about dying well. And by the way, we’ve learned that quality of dying is as important as quality of living! We truly believe that embracing death as a natural part of life greatly … Read more
Let’s continue our focus on what we learned from animals about living well. And then we’ll look at what they taught us about dying well in Part 2. In our last blog post, we shared exactly we mean about living well through the last breath the BrightHaven way. BrightHaven Guiding Principles for Living Well Here … Read more
Living well through the last breath—we’ve talked about this intention for several years. And it remains a core principle of our caregiver resources and education! But what exactly do we mean when we talk about living well through the last breath? We decided to share some of the highlights in a fun way, which led … Read more
We’re thrilled to share exciting news that marks a new chapter for BrightHaven, the BrightHaven Caregiver Academy! Here’s what BrightHaven President & Founder Gail Pope especially wants you to know about this amazing addition: “After years of dreaming and planning, we’ve launched BrightHaven Caregiver Academy (BCA), a resource dedicated to empowering pet parents with the … Read more
Help your animals live well through the last breath, regardless of circumstances, the BrightHaven way! From a holistic perspective, it is our belief that it’s not just the physical body that becomes ill, but the entire being. In other words, removing the physical symptoms of the illness will not, despite all efforts, restore balance if … Read more
In Part 1 we looked at BrightHaven’s heart-centered approach to animal hospice care and described the peaceful and compassionate practice that is Animal Reiki. We also shared some thoughts on death and dying and pain and suffering. Now we’ll take a closer look at the many wonderful ways Reiki can help your loved one throughout … Read more
BrightHaven’s approach to animal hospice care the BrightHaven way is all about living well through the last breath, regardless of circumstances. And that’s what Reiki is all about too! What is Animal Reiki? It’s essentially meditating with animals to share a peaceful, kindhearted space where connecting heart-to-heart promotes optimal balance of body, mind and spirit … Read more