BODY CARE IN DEATH

in person practice session

TIME: 1 - 4 PM

WHEN: October 17, 2026

Location: Grand Rapids Cremation Services‍ ‍

4350 Plainfield Ave. NE

Grand Rapids, MI 49525

BODY CARE IN DEATH

A deeply meaningful and intimate practice of caring for our kin after death.

This experience is a loving way to honor the life and body of our transitioned ones while feeling empowered in the process.

Together, we will make space for education, empowerment, ritual, ceremony and celebration.

You will learn, practical, legal, energetic, spiritual and emotional tools for the art of body care in death for home & place-based celebrations.

Bring your open hearts, presence and curiosity. Feelings that may arise will be held with great tenderness and care.

  • Hydration & Snacks provided

  • Resource Packet sent via email post session

  • Limited t0 10 spots

  • Cost: $88 / Early Bird Pricing until Sept. 17 (price will change to $111 after this date)

SAVE YOUR PLACE

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • How to create a nurturing environment around death transition

  • How to wash, clean & care for the body

  • How to dress the body

  • How to anoint the body

  • How to shroud the body

  • How to prepare for vigil

  • Supplies used during a home or placed based funeral

  • Brief history of Body Care in the U.S and the Shrouding Women

  • State laws & regulations concerning family rights after death

  • Death Celebrations

WHAT THIS SESSION OFFERS…

  • A reweaving of death practices and perceptions

  • Reclamation of our ancestral practices and death rites

  • An invitation for healing & for grief to move through

  • Opportunity for knowledge, empowerment and ancestral remembering in a communal setting

SAVE YOUR SPOT

The Sacred Art of Body Care

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The Sacred Art of Body Care .

Caring for our dead is an ancient love language.

A practice rooted in sanctity.

Our hands and bodies become instrument between worlds..

guiding us in honoring a life lived - shaping our goodbye & ushering a Soul through the passageway.

JOIN THE CIRCLE

WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING

  • "Rebecca offered healing in advance of our eminent needs, right alongside a warm, safe dose of compassion and true community. She gave words and actions to the grief we hadn’t met …yet. She was introducing us to Death in a way that felt approachable and real and surprisingly, not the least bit scary or awkward. I was surprised to feel my initial nervousness melt away quickly as we all came together in the room to learn this most important ritual of all in life: How to say goodbye …and do it well."

    - Michelle W. (Grand Rapids, MI)

  • “I was surprised that when we began the process, everything felt so intuitive... almost like a dance between all involved. The energy that encircled us felt like HOLY LOVE. I felt very calm and focused with the process. Rebecca was not shy or embarrassed in telling us exactly what we should expect when washing, moving, and dressing our loved one. She was right there guiding and helping us the whole time. I felt extremely grateful for all the knowledge and held by her thoughtfulness in sharing every detail of what to expect. It didn't feel scary; it felt like the most beautiful & caring way to honor the body of our loved one”.

    - Candice S.W (Fennville, MI)