Meditative Heartbeat Therapy (MHbT) is a spiritual practice born not in theory, but in the presence of the dying—in whispered breaths, held hands, and the steady rhythm of the human heart. Developed at the bedside in hospice and palliative settings, MHbT offers clinicians, caregivers, and spiritual companions a new model for accompanying patients through the two most critical transitions at the end of life: the moment a person chooses comfort over cure, and the final 72 hours before death.
This book invites readers into a gentle, embodied rhythm of care—one that integrates breath, presence, listening, and ritual. MHbT is not simply a technique; it is a way of being with the terminally ill and the dying, rooted in deep spiritual presence and clinical attentiveness.
Written by Daniel DeLoma, a hospice chaplain, medical theologist, and certified death doula, Meditative Heartbeat Therapy is part invocation, part practice guide, and part spiritual manifesto. It weaves together sacred ritual, clinical insight, and lived experience to offer something truly rare: a contemplative method that speaks the languages of both medicine and soul.
Whether you are a hospice worker, physician, nurse, spiritual care provider, doula, therapist, or family caregiver, this book will meet you where you are—and gently guide you toward where you are most needed.