The workshop is an approach to caregiving inspired by a wisdom teaching called Vedanta.
When you first hear the word Vedanta, it may sound ancient, abstract, even remote from the reality of daily caregiving — the medications, appointments, sleepless nights, and exhaustion that mark your days. But Vedanta is not a religion or a belief system. It does not ask for faith in a god, a ritual, or a philosophy. It offers something far simpler — and far more clarifying.
Vedanta offers a particular view of reality.
It’s a different way to see the world. This view is not common in the West. And it’s also different than most other Eastern views, including Buddhism.
Vedanta offers a way of seeing what is.
A way of understanding life that can end your suffering, not by changing your circumstances, but by changing the way you see yourself and the world. The difference is not in what happens, but in how it is seen.
Reality has not changed. You have changed the way you see it. And that changes everything.
The focus is on knowing yourself and accepting yourself in the world, regardless of whatever the world delivers.
What to Expect
We'll address what is getting in the way of being the caregiver you want to be. We’ll focus on facts not fictions.
Each week, I'll discuss one of the program's PRACTICES and then open the discussion so that you can share what is going on in your journey.
The workshop isn't about helping you do something differently, though that might happen; it’s about holding a different view of yourselves, caregiving and the person in your care.
And when your view changes, everything changes.
“Tony: thank you for making this workshop possible and sharing your experiences and learnings so openly and in support of us. I feel safe and ready to walk alongside all of you in this caregiving journey. I’ve learned so much from our conversations.”
— Mary, Workshop Participant
Disclaimer: I was a caregiver for my wife from 2014-2020 as Alzheimer’s ran its course. The Caregivers Journey workshop is for caregivers who want a different view and approach to caregiving. I am not a psychologist, nor social worker, nor a trained medical professional. The workshop is not a therapy session nor group meeting.
