Daniel DeLoma, M.Th., MSPC, is a hospice chaplain, medical theologist, certified death doula, bereavement coordinator, and creator of Meditative Heartbeat Therapy, a contemplative, rhythm-based approach to comfort and presence during serious illness and the final days of life. He has accompanied more than one thousand people through death and has presented his work for the Association for Death Education and Counseling, End of Life Psychedelic Care, the Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, and the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home. He is the author of “Meditative Heartbeat Therapy: A Contemplative Guide to Presence, Rhythm, and Care at End-of-Life.”