Based on the book A Year to Live by Stephen Levine, the group will undertake a practice of living for one year as if each member was given an unspecified medical prognosis of having one year to live. The group will meet monthly to work with what emerges. There will be guided meditations at the beginning, middle, and end of the year and monthly facilitated discussions based on the content of the book and the recommended monthly practices. While reading the book is recommended, it is not required.

Ruby Grad, JD, MA, CSL – Ruby Grad received her certification as a Sage-ing Leader in 2023. She is a practicing Western Convert Buddhist, is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioner and Community Dharma Leader programs, and completed training as a Buddhist chaplain, ordained as a lay Buddhist minister in 2014.

Ruby spent her career in the law, as a litigator, and then in legal publishing for many years. She has dedicated her life to service, including serving as a hospice volunteer, volunteer chaplain in health care and carceral facilities, and Dharma leader. Ruby has facilitated and co-facilitated Year to Live groups for several years and has led Buddhist practice and meditation groups for elders, prisoners, and women. She has also served on and led the Boards of Directors for various nonprofit organizations and is currently serving on the Coordinating Circle of Sage-ing International.

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