For This I am Grateful

I remember going home to an empty house to try to digest my doctor's news, "You have vascular dementia." I thought to myself, I'm only 55 and I'm already a widow, the worst thing that could ever happen to me. But during my career working in Dementia Care, my co-workers and I had always felt that getting any type of dementia diagnosis would be the worst news a person could receive. Having witnessed the progression in so many people, I knew being a widow was nothing compared to what I was going to have to face. I soon discovered those past experiences would, in fact, help me forge through the coming losses.The diagnosis itself was not the worst of it, finding no help or resources was. I had to try to figure out 'what's next' on my own. I got my affairs in order, and came to terms with the fact that my career and the life I had known both were gone. I gave up my home, my car, my ability to drive, my hopes, and my dreams. Yet a stubborn streak remained in me. I decided, 'I'm not done yet,' and made it my new motto. Then I set out to find help, to find my new self. My search led me to Dementia Alliance International. At DAI, I found hope and purpose; this was life-changing and life-saving. I stepped onto a path of a whole new understanding of dementia, advocating, speaking engagements, and learning that life can be beautiful, even with dementia.

Multidimensional Healing

One Breath Meditation

LEARN THE ART TO STAY COMPOSED AND CALM, AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITH ONE BREATH. When shit hits the fan or the voices in your head are telling you to give up, you may not have 90 minutes to sit quietly and de-stress. Learn the One Breath Meditation tools to quickly turn your stress into calm and keep control of life's challenges. Author and creator of One Breath Meditation, Damien Rider has been internationally recognized for his triumphs over adversity throughout his entire life. Damien is a multiple world-record-breaking ultra-endurance athlete, mindset specialist, documentary executive producer, and high-achieving entrepreneur. He has purposely put himself through physical, mental, and emotional stress and trauma over many years to develop the tools to keep moving forward. After traveling the world perfecting his work, he now wants to share the One Breath Meditation with you.