A deeply meaningful and intimate way to honor our beloved ones after death and feel empowered in the process. This experience is a loving way to honor the life and body of our transitioned ones while receiving the gifts that arise. 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.
This workshop also offers a reweaving of death practices and perceptions, offers healing & invites grief to be expressed and witnessed however it shows up. Bring your open hearts, presence and curiosity. All feelings that may arise will be held with great tenderness and care.
During this workshop you will learn:
How to create a nurturing environment around death transition
How to wash and 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 home funeral
Brief history of Body Care
Green options for the body after death
State laws & regulations concerning family rights after the death of a loved one
Death Celebrations
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Hydration & Snacks provided
Resource Packet sent via email post session
Participant Contact Library
HOW TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT
I’m thrilled to see this event has pinged your heart in curious ways.
In the spirit of cultivating a meaningful & intimate experience, this practice session is limited to 10 spots.
COST: EARLY BIRD PRICING $88 (UNTIL NOV. 16) $111 (AFTER NOV. 16)
Please fill out this form and make your payment using the payment option buttons below. You will receive a confirmation email within 48 hours of reserving your place.
Community Testimonials…
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“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)
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“I invite you to read this slowly.
This experience was not what I’d expected.
If I’m being honest, (and I am), I have to admit I really didn’t know what to expect when I was invited to take part in this ancient funeral ritual. I just knew I somehow couldn’t say no to it. And so, now two years after the fact, I am called to remember my time spent spinning The Great Wheel with Rebecca as she introduced us to the service we can offer our Loved Ones, before and even after they have passed.
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.
I could probably write all day about the details and the information I received that evening. Tending your Loved One aside, we did receive excellent information about how to plan for your own funeral and the state entities to contact for special considerations, should you have any. However, it was less than a year later that I was called to help my own Mother die with dignity and peace in a chaotic hospital environment. This was after 4 months of being there with her, as she was struggling to stay alive. I was wrung out by the end. I felt hollow and robotic the morning my mother was going to pass away. I’d spent the night with her, sleeping sitting up in a chair beside her bed holding her hand. I knew the time was coming and I was growing anxious inside with every passing minute and every rattling breath my beloved Mother was taking. Thing was, as much as I wanted to run from the room and never come back—I found I actually, much more so wanted to crawl into bed with her and hold her until she passed away. I did so.
I couldn’t have had those tender moments with my Mother if I hadn’t been already introduced to Death by Rebecca.
I was able to relax into the knowing of what came next and the decisions my Mom and I had made prior to her death.
But best of all—I was PRESENT. WITH my Mother. NOT MISSING her parting this world, but escorting and loving and holding her as she went.
I wasn’t afraid.
Instead I was …grateful.
Yes sad. Sooo sad actually. But more than anything I was grateful for it all. And that feeling just keeps growing in my heart. I have Rebecca to thank for her courage and her passion to talk about the Real Things that matter and shape us while we are here. It’s not a “typical” discussion topic in most friends circles. Families too. I’m still reaping the benefits of my new-ish relationship with Death. My Mother was the LAST of my 4 parents to die. Losing a parent wasn’t a new thing to me. But after my introduction to Death, a new way happened for me and for my Mom. My whole family benefitted, actually, because as usual in a chaotic situation, my family followed my lead and did what I did, and they, too, got to be very present and active in not just the life but the death and celebration of their Grandmother. The fear of not knowing didn’t enter the building. Just all the gratitude and all the love.
What better reason does one need to seek their introduction to Death?
Why wait until it’s knocking?
I invite you to know for yourself how beautiful and safe and loving this transition can be.” - Michelle W. (Grand Rapids, MI)
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