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Frank Ostaseski is an American Buddhist teacher and a leader in the field of end-of-life care. He is the Guiding Teacher and founding director of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. The AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) named him one of their "50 Most Innovative People Over 50" in 2003.

Biography

Ostaseski is a former spiritual teacher-in-residence at the Esalen Institute. In 1987, he co-founded the Zen Hospice Project, the first Buddhist hospice in the United States, and created the Metta Institute to train professionals in providing mindful and compassionate end-of-life care.

He conducts workshops that reveal people's attitude towards death and emphasizes a mindful approach to caring for the dying, such as "Spiritual Practices in Accompanying the Dying", "Forming a Compassionate Community", and "Being a Compassionate Caregiver".

Publications

• Ostaseski, Frank (March 14, 2017). The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully. Flatiron Books. ISBN 978-1-250-07465-2.

References

1. Spayde, Jon (April 2003). "The Fearless 50". AARP The Magazine.
2. ^ "Mourning – Frank Ostaseski". PBS.
3. "Frank Ostaseski". New York Open Center. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

External links

• Frank Ostaseski at Metta Institute

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