December 2024 | Newsletter

Dear One,

As we reflect on this past year, we're in awe of how far the Collective has come. At the start of the year, we were just finding our footing. What began as a time of questions and wonder transformed into a year full of milestones and celebrations:

🌟 Highlights from 2024 🌟

• We provided 32 partial scholarships to support our community 💕
• We launched seven new offerings: The Dementia Journey, VSED, Practices for Death, Sacred Plant Medicine, Exploring Trauma & Sudden Death, a monthly Suicide Grief Circle, and the Grace & Grief Vigil. 📖 🎉
• We celebrated the graduation of 201 new Conscious Dying Coaches and Sacred Passage Doulas 🎓👏🏼
• We introduced our End-of-Life Care Directory and Community Blog, creating new ways to connect and share resources 👬👫👭

Exciting News for 2025

After a year of planning and creating, we are thrilled to announce two new offerings: our Befriending Death Course and a comprehensive End-of-Life Doula Training Program, launching in February 2025! These courses are the culmination of our deepest hopes and dreams, and they'll be hosted on a brand-new, accessible learning platform designed to make your experience seamless and inspiring.

Taking a Moment to Pause

Before we dive into all that is to come in 2025, we are going to take a moment to wind down and take a deep breath. Despite all the wonderful things that we can look back on and look forward too, there has been some intense heartache and grief woven into this year. We wish to offer a space for our community to take that breath with us, to grieve, to acknowledge, and to rest for a moment together. Please consider joining us on December 9th for a Grace and Grief Vigil focusing on Wintering & Restoration - Laying down what can no longer be carried, and cultivating rest and quiet in this rhythmic season of shorter days and longer nights. RSVP HERE.

As we wind down this month, we want to thank you for being part of this journey. Your support and presence mean everything to us. Here's to looking back with gratitude and forward with hope.

With love,

Rachel

"Death is our friend precisely because it brings us into absolute and passionate presence with all that is here, that is natural, that is love.  Death stands before eternity and says YES."  Rainer Maria Rilke

♥

Befriending Death

February 4 - March 25, 2025

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

An 8-week course that explores befriending death as a key to a meaningful life. Engage in LIVE Zoom sessions, experiential practices, and reflective exercises to reshape your view of mortality with curiosity, courage, and awareness.

End-of-Life Doula Training

February 4 - June 24, 2025

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Embark on a transformative journey to become an end-of-life doula, embracing death as a sacred part of life. Gain skills in end-of-life coaching, bedside support, and community sharing using the North Star Tool. Our curriculum includes rituals, bereavement, vigils, after-death care, and professional growth.

The Dementia Journey

January 8 - February 12, 2025

• Learn about positive approaches to people living with dementia and how to work alongside brain changes
• Understand the challenging behaviors that can accompany various dementias
• Create care plans for families, patients and communities living with dementia

Grace & Grief Vigils

Join us for these complimentary gatherings of witnessing, holding and expressing. All are welcome!

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