Witnessing her magnanimous grandfather's passing at the age of six left an enduring mark in Maki's heart. The visceral loss stirred her to wonder:  What is death and dying?  Can the process of dying be a peaceful experience for everyone?  In her teenage years, that formative question drove her to spend her summer breaks from school serving in a hospice.  Drawn to healing, she eventually went on to became a doctor, and then to steward a remarkable peace movement with her family in Japan.  Four years ago, Maki's journey found her stewarding a House of Joy to support people's journeys through cancer, and in the past year, she began a hospice to more deeply support people and families in the dying process.

Join us for a circle of wisdom stories with global peace leader, mother of three, and trained doctor Maki Kawamura on her decades-long journey serving the dying in hospice, hospitals, and work for peace.