Video Presentations from 2018

San Juan Cosala Children's Orchestra and Chorus Open Circle Ajijic

December 16, 2018
Presentation by San Juan Cosala Children's Orchestra and Chorus: Making Peace
YouTube link: [a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv3Ojl2ngXY&ab_channel=ChapalaDrone" target="_blank"]** CLICK HERE **[/a]

Making Peace, under the direction of Maestro Dani Medeles, is blessed and honored to celebrate another holiday season with Open Circle. The program was carefully arranged to challenge the students musically and technically without departing from their musical roots.

Like many nonprofits at this time, The San Juan Cosala Children's Orchestra and Chorus is facing existential challenges, not only financially but also with regard to school enrollment and concerts. With the help of friends, parents, and supporters, the program continues to pay salaries and maintenance. Those who have stuck with it demonstrate their devotion to music, and the school is there to support them in their dreams. Studying andplaying music with other students gives them a sense of community and a feeling they are not alone. Music providesthem the strength they need right now and for the future as well. Let's do whatever we can to keep this program alive.
Loretta Downs Open Circle Ajijic

January 28, 2018
Presentation by Loretta Downs: The Five Wishes, an Advanced Healthcare Planning Tool and How it Can Change Your Future
YouTube link: [a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vctdgWthpI4" target="_blank"]** CLICK HERE **[/a]

Advance Healthcare Planning has evolved from being a casual part of an estate plan to becoming a lifelong practice and medical necessity. It is a personally transformative process that increases the likelihood of having a gentle death. The Five Wishes is a helpful tool for exercising control over your end-of-life care. These wishes will clarify who and what matters most to you when you reach the end of the life line. www.endoflifeinspriations.com

Loretta Downs, MA, CSA, has been companioning people at the end of their lives for nearly 40 years—listening, serving, and observing the many ways we die. She sees natural death as a sacred passage deserving of recognition and fervent support. Loretta founded Chrysalis End-of-Life Inspirations, is a member of a hospital ethics committee, an Advance Care Planning Facilitator, and a Certified Senior Advisor. She has a masters degree in gerontology with a major in thanatology. In summer she raises Monarch butterflies in Chicago; in winter she hibernates in Ajijic.