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10 life hacks for peak vitality
Gabrielle Bonneville Gabrielle Bonneville

10 life hacks for peak vitality

As you know, health is built through daily habits that nourish the nervous system.

The nervous system is the body’s inner compass, sensing the world and weaving our experience of life. It is the body’s bioelectric control center, regulating physiology, immune response, and stress adaptation to environmental inputs.

Small, consistent daily inputs shape our energy, mood, and long-term vitality far more than intensity or discipline ever will. Its about starting small, to become big. 

Here are my 10 favorite life hacks for peak vitality, for hyper clarity, and for overall well-being — they are simple practices that i return to every day.

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What if I were to die tonight?
Gabrielle Bonneville Gabrielle Bonneville

What if I were to die tonight?

The bardo teachings of the Tibetan book of the dead show us clearly what happens if we prepare for death, and what can happen if we do not. The choice is clear. If we refuse to accept death now, while we are alive, we pay dearly at the moment of death and beyond. This refusal prevents us from living fully and imprisons us in the very aspect of ourselves that must die.

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The art of dying   
Caro Avedano Caro Avedano

The art of dying   

Death is the final mirror. Tibetan teachings ask: what will it reflect back to you panic or peace? The quality of our death is shaped long before the body weakens. Every moment of awareness is rehearsal. Once death arrives, it does not ask who you were—it reveals who you are. Preparation ensures that revelation is met with dignity. Preparation makes surrender possible.

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Getting real about the death industry
Caro Avedano Caro Avedano

Getting real about the death industry

Did you know that the median cost of a full funeral with viewing and burial in the U.S. is about $8,300 — and with viewing and cremation it’s about $6,280?
Learn more incredible facts about the death business and emerging eco-death industry.

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After death toolkit
Caro Avedano Caro Avedano

After death toolkit

This After-Death Toolkit is a set of simple, grounding practices designed to support the nervous system and prevent shock from becoming trauma in the immediate aftermath of a death.

This toolkit offers structure during a moment when structure disappears. It is not about doing everything perfectly. It is about slowing down enough for the body and mind to register what has happened in a way that feels coherent and contained.

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When you become aware that you are going to die
Caro Avedano Caro Avedano

When you become aware that you are going to die

Facing mortality can activate fear, grief, confusion, and even moments of unexpected clarity. It is a deeply human experience that every goes through, and an important time in our lives that deserves care, tenderness, and respect.

Rather than approaching death with avoidance, trauma or drama, this 20 step guide encourages a different framework for conscious engagement. It offers grounded orientations and supportive pathways for meeting this chapter with honesty, care, and depth.

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Before they go: 5 conversations to have with your loved one before it’s too late
Caro Avedano Caro Avedano

Before they go: 5 conversations to have with your loved one before it’s too late

Most of us avoid talking about death—not because we don’t care, but because we care so deeply. We wait for “the right moment,” the perfect words, the calm before the storm. Often, that moment never comes.

Yet when someone is nearing the end of their life—or even simply aging, ill, or changing—what they often long for most is not fixing or saving, but being met. Being heard. Being witnessed.

These conversations aren’t about preparing for loss.

They’re about deepening love while there’s still time.

Here are five conversations that matter more than we realize.

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