Spiritual Wellness
This section supports caring for the Spirit. You will find resources to help honour beliefs, practices, and connections that bring meaning, comfort, and peace. These tools can help you support ceremony, prayer, and time with Elders, Knowledge Carriers, or spiritual leaders in ways that feel right for the person you are caring for.
Looking for more support? Explore the Resource Library for the full collection of Walking Alongside tools and resources, or follow the Caregiver Pathway to guide your next steps.
Resources for this section
| Section | Title | Description | Resource Type | Details | Key words & Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Thinking About Spirituality | A fillable reflection tool supporting spiritual exploration and life review, including questions about relationships, hope, learning, beliefs, and finding peace. | Activity | https://drive.google.com/file/d/107fAZn8o9b0S22OerIYp_Jd8cuAZJnc0/view?usp=drive_link | spirituality, reflection, meaning, legacy, planning, end-of-life, hope, menaing, relationships, dignity, religious beliefs |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Slides/Speaker's Notes | A presentation exploring spiritual wellness in serious illness, including maintaining hope, supporting beliefs, and understanding the role of spirituality and legacy at end of life. | Slide deck | # | spiritual wellness, spirituality, spiritual care, Indigenous, ceremony, providing care, hope, legacy, meaning, wholistic, balance, self |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Spiritual Wellness Speaker's Notes | Speaker's notes accompanying the Spiritual Wellness presentation exploring spiritual wellness in serious illness, including maintaining hope, supporting beliefs, and understanding the role of spirituality and legacy at end of life. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | spiritual wellness, spirituality, spiritual care, Indigenous, ceremony, providing care, hope, legacy, meaning, wholistic, balance, self |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Ceremony, Tradition, and Spirituality | A video exploring the importance of ceremony, tradition, and spirituality at end of life, highlighting diverse practices and the need to honour individual and community beliefs. | Video | https://livingmyculture.ca/culture/first-nations/indigenous-voices-ceremony-tradition-and-spirituality/?topic=Talking+About+Illness | ceremony, spirituality, culture, tradition, Indigenous, end-of-life, songs, language, practices, medicines, beliefs, music, Spirit, bundle, rattle, Spiritual Support, Elder, Knowledge Carrier, singing, music, prayer, drum, religion, making peace, funeral, longhouse, planning, scared space, smudge, sweat, faith, cultural care |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Understanding and Promoting Spiritual Wellness | A guide to understanding and supporting spiritual wellness at end of life, with prompts to explore beliefs, needs, and meaningful practices with loved ones. | Handout | # | spiritual, support, reflection, wellbeing, Indigenous, providing care, end-of-life, beliefs, cultural care, spirituality |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Connecting with Culture – Growing our Wellness – Facilitator Handbook | A facilitator guide supporting cultural connection and wellness through activities grounded in Indigenous knowledge, strengthening identity, healing, and wholistic wellbeing. | Booklet | https://thunderbirdpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Connecting-with-Culture_Facilitator-Handbook_EN-Web-1.pdf | providing care, spiritual wellness, culture, identity, healing, Indigenous Knowledge |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Connecting with Culture – Growing Our Wellness – Activity Guide | An activity guide offering culturally grounded exercises to support connection, reflection, and wholistic wellness through Indigenous teachings and practices. | Booklet | https://thunderbirdpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Connecting-with-Culture_Facilitator-Handbook_EN-Web-1.pdf | providing care, spiritual wellness, culture, identity, healing, Indigenous Knowledge, reflection, Indigenous practices |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Indigenous Wellness and Caregiving | A visual guide connecting the Indigenous Wellness Framework to caregiving, highlighting the wholistic balance and the interconnected spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical aspects of supporting someone who is seriously ill. | Handout | # | Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous wellness, caregiving, holistic, wholistic, spiritual, emotional, mental, physical |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Learning Hub - Indigenous Cultural Safety Training | - | Webpage | https://www.virtualhospice.ca/learninghub | - |
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