death doula
Our session will be
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Personalized
Our initial sessions will be dedicated to determining what type of assistance you are after and identifying what offerings best suit your needs.
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client driven
Everyone has different experiences with death and grief. Together we will work on exactly what is present and needed throughout each step of the process.
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Integrative
In our experience of death and dying, together we will bring consciousness and presence to each moment, through integrating somatic experiencing embodiment tools
“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.”
Haruki Murakami
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Comprehensive end of life planning
Guided imagery mediations
Personalized last breath ceremony
Creation of your personal vigil and end of life rituals
Creative expressions of life retrospective and legacy projects
Individual, private and supportive environment for the client to process the death
Grief and reprocessing for family and friends after death
Package 1: Complete End of Life Support
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End of life planning
End of life planning incudes more practical aspects of death. Do you have a will? Do you have a power of attorney appointed? What would you like done with your physical body after death? Where would you like to spend your last days of life? What kind of physical or medical interventions would you like or not like?
Life retrospective/ Legacy Project
In one on one sessions we will look at the life you’ve lived, what you’re proud of, what you regret, what you wish you could have done, looking at everything you’ve been through in order to process, and to honor the life you’ve lived. A Legacy Project can be created in conjunction with the life retrospective as a creative expression of how you would like to be remembered. This project can be done by the dying person or their family or friends.
Co-creation of Last Breath Ceremony
A last breath ceremony is held in the few days before death occurs. This ceremony is completely what you want it to be. The purpose is to come together to do a final celebration or ritual to mark your last days, perhaps say goodbyes or until later’s. It can include any spiritual, or religious ceremonies, or symbols.
Co-creation Vigil
Sitting vigil will typically commence after a lot breath ceremony. In this time, you will mostly likely want those people with whom you have the most intimate relationships. Sitting vigil can last a few days, so together we create what you want these final days to look like. What kind of general atmosphere would you like? What music would you like? Would you like any spiritual or religious rituals performed? Who would you like present?
Grief and Reprocessing for family & friends after death
After death, a grief and reprocessing session will be facilitated with all those present at the time of your death. This session is held to allow those present with you in your last moments to be able to process what they are feeling after your departure in a group setting.
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5 End of Life planning sessions 1.5 hours each
2x 1.5 hours of all other sessions
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$3000
Please inquire about payment plans.
Package 2: For Friends and Families
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Legacy Project
A Legacy project is a creative expression of how you, family and/or friends would like your loved one to be remembered.
Co-creation Vigil
Sitting vigil will typically in what is estimated to be the last days of life. Sitting vigil can last a few days, so together we create what you want these final days to look like. What kind of general atmosphere would you like? What music would you like? Would you like any spiritual or religious rituals performed? Who would you like present? In the case of family and friends creating the vigil we seek to always follow closely what your dying loved on would like.
Grief and Reprocessing for family & friends after death
After death, a grief and reprocessing session will be facilitated with all those present at the time of death. This session is held to allow those present in the last moments of your loved one’s life to be able to process what they are feeling after their departure in a group setting.
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2x 1.5 hour sessions for Legacy Project
2 x 1.5 hour sessions for Vigil planning
2 x 2 hour sessions for Grief and Reprocessing
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$1,500
Please inquire about payment plans.
Package 3: Custom package
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This package is 100% customizable
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Each session typically lasts 1.5 hours, however it is dependent on the services requested in the package.
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A $100 deposit is requested at the time of booking the custom package. A quote for the specific services requested will then be e-mailed directly to you.
Buy your support package.
Packaging makes it easier for you to understand the services provided as well as how much support is provided. You may always book an additional session outside of the package to compliment any areas addressed within your package.
FAQs
What is a death doula?
Similar to a birth doula, a death doula is a person who will accompany and guide a dying person and their family and friends through the passage of death.
How can a death doula help?
The role of a death doula is very broad, and can be adapted to each client’s needs. When first meeting with a death doula, it is important to determine in what ways you would like them to be involved.
Who can hire a death doula?
Anyone can hire a death doula, a dying person, the friend of a dying person, family of a dying person. Sometimes it can be difficult for dying people to confront their own mortality and can be resistant to the assistance of a death doula. In such cases, the death doula will work with the family and friends.
What is a vigil?
A vigil is conducted at the end of life, and is constructed together with the dying person and/or their families and friends to determine what rituals they would like, music, the kind of environment they would like.
How is a death doula involved with friends and family of a dying person?
After death, a death doula will conduct a grief and reprocessing session with those present during the vigil in order to reflect, process, and provide some closure to the dying process. Depending on the level of awareness of the dying person, a death doula can also create vigils, last breath ceremonies and legacy projects with the family and friends as opposed to the dying person.
When to hire a death doula?
A death doula can be hired anytime between when a person discovers they are terminal to the few days prior to death.