Death Cafe is an opportunity for a discussion about death to take place in an open, warm and respectful space, where everyone can express their views safely and without fear of judgment.
3 hours workshop including a guided meditation based on Buddhist tradition and a writing practice. This workshop helps you reflect on our mortality and impermanent nature , the whole cycle of life and letting go.
Considering that there is no home, which death does not visit, this is a workshop for those who are searching for how we can better accompany our loved ones or ourselves when the time comes.
You do not have to aim to be a Death Doula to join this course.
Being a Death Doula is first and foremost a work of awareness, which requires attendance to our thoughts & feelings and exploring the meaning of death to us personally. Everything else is secondary and comes after that. Only by doing the necessary work with ourselves can we accompany dying people and their families without being overwhelmed or triggered.
Workshop is for :
* Those who want to become aware of our beliefs ,thoughts and conditionings about death and realize how the century we live in has shaped our understanding of it, * Those who are enthusiastic about exploring the link between life and death and contemplating on the whole cycle of life * Those who wants to develop emotional, practical, spiritual and community skills to meet death well. *Those who want to develop skills for staying clear and present in difficult conversations * Those of us who want to improve self-compassion as a caregiver . * Those who consider being a Death Doula as a profession.
Grief Doula ( Individual or Group Support) - Deep Listening
''Grief has never been private; it has always been communal. Subconsciously, we are awaiting the presence of others, before we can feel safe enough to drop to our knees on the holy ground of sorrow.'' Francis Weller
Grief is a process of initiation, and it begins with contemplating what grief is. To define grief only in terms of our reactions when we are grieving would be like defining fasting in terms of our rumbling stomach. Yes, when we fast we may feel hungry, we may feel thirsty and so on. But fasting itself is not only these things. Fasting does something to the cells, it initiates a change in the body, it cleanses the soul if done properly.
The same is true of grieving. What grieving is, like fasting, is hidden what it can transform us into. Grieving practices are the hygiene of the soul, says Francis Weller. Just as we clean our body and the house we live in, the practices of grieving hold our hands to clean the residues that are stuck and solidified in our soul. Because grief that is not expressed in a timely manner prevents us from connecting with life and continuing to live.
We can give ourselves the right to grieve for every loss that has taken place in us, without limiting the definition of grief that comes only with death.
Job losses Divorce Uncompleted projects Moving Loss of friends Loss of trust Loss of community Ancestral mourning Climate crisis War We can grieve for all the suffering in the world and for many more that are not written here.
There is no right or wrong way to grieve. There are ways of grieving that may or may not serve you.
* Individual support as a Grief Doula is a call to be your companion as you own your grief and explore your authentic ways of expressing it. This journey often begins with letting go of what you know about grief as there are many misconceptions about what it is .I offer rituals & practices to slow down and express your grief through compassionate deep listening from a non-judgmental place, respecting your own individual journey.
* Holding space for grief circles (support groups) as a Grief Doula For those on the grief journey, sometimes the healing is not the answers they find, but the experience of coming together around grief,bringing their vulnerability with them. Beyond our personal losses, grief is actually a deep and living space of intertwined stories. And it reminds us that our grief is not personal but communal.
I offer emotional and practical support to the dying person and/or their family and the community, according to their needs and preferences : * Compassionate deep listening from a non-judgmental place,
* Holding space and, if necessary, facilitating conversations about end of life and dying.
* Organization and support with some daily tasks.
* Attending doctor's appointments and taking notes if needed.
* Biography writing
* Suggesting and organizing rituals, meditations and practices
* To accompany the family and community in their grieving process after a death