When the Dying Speak in Rhyme: A Conversation with Kirana Stover
Integral Yoga Podcasts
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51m
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.
Learn more about Kirana Stover
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