Bridging Transitions

Bridging Transitions Bridging Transitions ~ Welcome to the Bridging Transitions page. I hope you will find, inspiration, support, new ideas, friends and community here.

I am a big believer in exploring new and old
social approaches to health and well-being, illness, aging, end-of life and grief. Areas and interest include:
Intentional living, Wellness and Well Being, Connection and Community, Empowered aging, Caregiver support, Breaking social and emotional isolation, Advanced Care Planning,
Advanced Health Care Directives and POLST, Conscious living including dying, empowering Alzheimer and Dementia ideas and practices,
Empathetic communication, Aging, Kindness and gratitude, Life design, Life review and Legacy, Loss, Grief, Alternative Therapies, Intergenerational relationships, Family dynamics, Social~emotional~spiritual care, Loving presence,
Mindfulness and more...

If you are interested in learning more about my work or would just like to connect please contact me. On an unfamiliar road, we can all use a guide. with love,
birgitta

Mothering the Mystery.With mothers day just behind us, we are contemplating the quality of mothering. This quality lives...
05/12/2026

Mothering the Mystery.
With mothers day just behind us, we are contemplating the quality of mothering.
This quality lives in each of us, whether you are a mother or not.
It moves through us as tending to...

With mothers day just behind us, we are contemplating the quality of mothering.  This quality lives in each of us, whether you are a mother or not.  It moves through us as tending to family and friends, to the earth, to animal companions, to dreams, and to the heartache of dreams falling away.  ...

💗We have opened our doors!And hope you will join us in🌟THRESHOLD🌟🎉Our long anticipated community space for practicing, s...
03/27/2026

💗We have opened our doors!
And hope you will join us in
🌟THRESHOLD🌟🎉
Our long anticipated community space for practicing, sharing, learning, and deep conversations about living well, dying well, and how to walk this pilgrimage in between with more love, consciousness, joy, and connectivity.
We are excited, slightly terrified🥰, trust 100%, and know with all our hearts that this is a space dreamt into being to support all of us in reclaiming our connection to ourselves, each other, Nature, Mystery, and the Sacred.
We are so looking forward to growing this space into something that nourishes all of us.
Link in Bio, DM for more info 💞
XOXO
Birgitta and Cheserae

🌟Kashi💗 Our pilgrimage is complete💫🙏🔱
02/11/2026

🌟Kashi💗 Our pilgrimage is complete💫🙏🔱

Something must die for the new to be born.There is no renewal without destruction.There is no birth without death.They c...
02/11/2026

Something must die for the new to be born.
There is no renewal without destruction.
There is no birth without death.
They cannot be pulled apart; they are one.
We cannot praise one and not the other.
They are facets of the One.
Bow to all, and give thanks.
~ Birgitta Kastenbaum

PHOTO: Gratitude Flower Mandala for Kashi. Created by our inaugural Varanasi cohort.
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Something must die for the new to be born. There is no renewal without destruction. There is no birth without death. They cannot be pulled apart; they are one. We cannot praise one and not the other. They are facets of the One. Bow to all, and give thanks.  We want to thank the beautiful, brave h...

A special gathering for those who hold space at the thresholds of life limiting illness, dying, death and grief.As the y...
12/06/2025

A special gathering for those who hold space at the thresholds of life limiting illness, dying, death and grief.
As the year closes let’s gather to Celebrate and Remember together.

Bring a dish to share and forage some natural material (leaves, seeds, flowers, rocks, shells) to build a communal Nature Altar. 🍁🪨🌸🌱

11/03/2025

 and  sorry we missed getting you in the photo!                 .mercy.ceremonies           .mercy.ceremonies Trying to ...
09/27/2025

and sorry we missed getting you in the photo! .mercy.ceremonies .mercy.ceremonies
Trying to find info for some D&D friends whose@ I don’t have and will add them. If you know someone in the photos that isn’t tagged, tag them please 💞 Comment if you want to join us next time!

If you are part of the end of life landscape and are looking for community in Los Angeles, Ojai, or Orange County Jon us...
09/06/2025

If you are part of the end of life landscape and are looking for community in Los Angeles, Ojai, or Orange County Jon us 💟
DM for more info.

I am so excited for this! Join us for a memorable evening of theatre, where you'll smile and maybe cry, and feel your he...
09/04/2025

I am so excited for this! Join us for a memorable evening of theatre, where you'll smile and maybe cry, and feel your heart swell with love and grief.
I am part of an incredible lineup of local end-of-life and grief practitioners supporting this play with resources and items for purchase, including:
The Death Deck • Death Over Drafts • Bridging Transitions • Postal Service for The Dead • The Ash Rose Foundation • Studio Death Doula LA • Mourning Pug Pet Loss Support Group • Death Project Manager • Cancer Support Community (Greater San Gabriel Valley) • Westside Pacific Villages

Books available from Jennifer O'Brien (Hospice Doctor's Widow - 2nd edition and Care Boss), Suzanne O'Brien (The Good Death).

Don't miss this one-night-only event.
Let's Write a Musical + Talkback with Lisa Pahl

📅 Saturday, Sept 7 | 🎭 Hudson Theatre, Los Angeles

Reserve Your Tickets → https://bit.ly/LWAMSEPT7

Grief Dialogues The Death Deck Be Present Care Postal Service for the Dead Bridging Transitions Westside Pacific Villages Cancer Support Community

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