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Practitioners question: Hyowon death cafe in seoul
Posted by http://cafe.naver.com/healingdying on Oct. 9, 2016, 1:37 a.m.
on October 7th , hold second death cafe. 13 individuals gathered in the hyowon-healing center. a brief introduction on the deat cafe was given and then each person give their name and to say whath brought them their tonight.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Loughborough
Posted by evsilver on Oct. 8, 2016, 9:40 a.m.
We were fully booked, and even had a waiting list. There were 22 people present, including two other facilitators and myself.
‘It’s great to have time to ponder my thoughts and feelings about death and to listen to others’ experiences’
‘Thought provoking, reassuring, exciting, I’ll definitely come to another’
‘So wonderful to have the chance to start talking and listening about death - more of it!’
‘Reassuring in the universal diversity of experience’
‘Delightful group of people with a real willingness to share and openness to hear each other’
‘It has been excellent. I have really enjoyed the company, conversation and subject. It added to my knowledge ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Marrickville
Posted by mknight on Oct. 7, 2016, 6:57 p.m.
Our September Death Café saw us meeting in our new venue, Platform-62, a wonderfully eclectic café, and only relatively new itself, situated right in the hustle and bustle of up and coming Mascot.
Although you wouldn’t know that once you’d joined the Death Café, where discussion ranged from the board game Rebirth: The Tibetan game of liberation (available online from Amazon) to Sufi teaching stories of death and its timing in our lives, to the wonderfully entertaining Caitlin Doughty with her tales from the crematorium.
As we went around the group introducing ourselves, I was struck, as I always am, by the diversity of people who ...
Death Cafe write up: Upminster Death Cafe
Posted by Diane on Oct. 4, 2016, 2:19 p.m.
New Blog post: thanatophobia
Posted by rcherry72 on Oct. 3, 2016, 7:30 p.m. 29 comments
My name is cherry and i am currently fearing death a lot. I will be going along my business and then, oh yeah we're gonna die. I hate it. I just want some peace
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Birmingham
Posted by carrieweekes on Oct. 3, 2016, 10:19 a.m.
Fabulous response to this busy Death Cafe. Over to the participants for their comments!
“Best time ever talking about what we all want, think about death and dying”
“Relaxed environment”
“All good (you made me eat cake J)”
“Cheerful and focused”
“Very good to talk to interested and interesting people”
“Friendly atmosphere. Friendly people”
“Good to talk openly with others. Food for thought. Different opinions.”
“It felt very easy and relaxed- we were helped to feel comfortable re: the subject matter.”
“Thank you! ”
“…the laughter amongst the talk about death.”
“A wonderful evening thank you”
“We were able to talk freely about death and what happens after someone ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Wellington, Ontario
Posted by Mava on Oct. 2, 2016, 8:17 p.m.
On September 13th, 32 individuals gathered in the meeting room of the Wellington Library to talk about death. A brief introduction on the history of the Death Cafe was given and then each person was invited to give their name and to say a little about what brought them there tonight. Everyone spoke with such honesty and courage and stayed true to the intended nature of a death Cafe, keeping it an open and frank discussion. At the end of the evening, so many participants expressed their gratitude to us for organizing this event. Clearly, people want to talk about death. Our second Death Cafe is planned for ...
Death Cafe write up: Albany WA Death Cafe
Posted by Albany WA Death Cafe on Sept. 30, 2016, 7:38 p.m.
A particularly loud and lively gathering today!
We spent part of the session in a single group of about 12 and part split into two or three groups, so the conversation was wide-ranging, coming together as the numbers dwindled to share our experiences of the afternoon.
Several of us had seen the film 'Alive Inside' earlier in the week (about music and dementia) and we talked about how that might also relate to palliative and end-of-life care, which linked into discussions about the sorts of things that evoke special, pleasurable memories for us - particular songs/music, favourite perfumes, the aromas of foods our mothers or grandmothers cooked. We ...
Death Cafe write up: LOS ANGELES, CA Death Cafe
Posted by MadameLibrarian on Sept. 29, 2016, 4:08 p.m.
9/27/16
16 attendees
Our session began with a discussion about a documentary “How to Die in Oregon” and we discussed right-to-die issues v. assisted dying. It is available on Netflix and youtube.
We talked about fear—are we afraid of dying? Some more than others, some not at all and consensus was that it got easier as you got older and had had some time to live. One young man said it made him appreciate his family in the ‘now’ and to live for the moment.
Are we familiar with near-death experiences? There were several interesting stories around this.
The word relief often came up. Most ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Cirencester
Posted by mysticmoon on Sept. 26, 2016, 12:28 p.m.
Seven of us gathered together in Jane Saunderson’s lovely wooden lodge, located at the rear of her equally delightful autumnal garden in Stratton, Cirencester. It was the perfect place to nestle down with a cup of tea and a piece of carrot cake to talk about things that really matter.
I know I have said this before, but I am always amazed by the willingness of those who come to these pop-up death cafes to throw aside reserve, and open up so quickly and with such honesty. We are, after all, mainly strangers when we meet.
It’s also interesting that the café often starts with conversations ...
Death Cafe write up: Swindon Death Cafe
Posted by Sue Holden on Sept. 26, 2016, 8:17 a.m.
This first Death Cafe in Swindon was very well attended by a wide range of people. Discussion centred around the question of why it takes so long between someone dying and the funeral. This brought into conversation what happens in other countriesafter someone dies.
Everyone contributed and said they had found the evening informative and interesting and that they would attend the next one on October 11th.
Death Cafe write up: Highcliffe Death Cafe
Posted by Lis Horwich on Sept. 26, 2016, 5:47 a.m.
Wednesday the 21st of September a group of 8 people descended in my “Observatory” talking about death. We spoke about the beauty of laying a body to rest in the home, dreams related to death and “Old Harry’s Game” on Radio 4 evenings 6.30pm, listen on IPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007zv7f
We mentioned Living Will with the option of keeping it in a green box with a x, possible in your kitchen or sitting room.
ICE (in case of emergency) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Case_of_Emergency an essential tool for storing details on your mobile phone.
As we often do, the talk ...