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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Prescott
Posted by FirstThursdays on May 23, 2016, 8:31 p.m.
This Death Cafe was an intimate gathering of seven particpants plus the host/facilitator. It was a very interesting session in which particpants shared their experiences, their feelings of vulnerability about the latter stages of life and concerns about their own deaths and related personal control issues. This was the second Death Cafe hosted by this faciliator and more of these small groups are intended for the future. A larger venue is offered monthly at The Peregrine Book Company in Prescott if a larger group setting is preferred.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Nelson, New Zealand
Posted by Kristinerose on May 20, 2016, 6:45 p.m.
" Nice to make new friends with similar but diverse, ideas about a common topic", was one of the responses to attending the second Death Cafe run by Kristine Rose and Barbara Greene this merry month of May. Particapants have a oppurtunity in the introduction round to share a positive,injoyable exsperince they have had in the past week and this is a great way to warm up and connect with each other around those often small enjoyable moment in our lives, that, well..quite honestly, makes life worth living. A group of 8 women and 2 men came to share in the Death (and life) dialgue. Another coment ...
New Blog post: The Rise of Alternative Funerals - a Changing Attitude to Death?
Posted by NatashaFT on May 19, 2016, 9:13 a.m. 4 comments
Discussion around the topic of death has always been difficult and it’s easy to see why in some sense. Why talk about death when there is so much to focus on in the present whilst we are living? However, death is the one thing that is certain for us all and our reluctance to discuss the topic can lead to problems for those left behind. However, the rise of alternative funerals suggests that the ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Berlin/Das Erste Cafe Tod Berlin
Posted by craigf on May 18, 2016, 6:56 p.m.
Krautreporterin Esther Göbel war bei einem Cafe Tod dabei und hat mich daraufhin interviewed. Hier der Link zum Artikel:
https://krautreporter.de/1423--der-tod-kann-auch-sehr-schon-sein
Death Cafe write up: Wealdstone Death Cafe
Posted by GerryF on May 18, 2016, 4:27 a.m.
This was our very first Death Cafe in Wealdstone, organised to mark Dying Matters Awareness week. 8 local people attended(actually 9 if we include a "babe-in-arms"!) and none had been to a Death Cafe before. We started with the usual introduction and after that conversation flowed easily. We talked about many death-related subjects:talking to children and parents about death, what dying might feel like,bereavement,leaving something in writing for those left behind, making the most of the "living years". Evaluations were very positive. It was described as "Interesting" "Inspiring""Thought-provoking""Sociable" "Relaxing" ""Affirming" "Rewarding" "Worthwhile""Enlightening". We are hoping to run this as a regular ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe-London Ontario
Posted by shancalv on May 17, 2016, 8:18 p.m.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Linz, Austria - Mit dem Tod bei Kaffee und Kuchen
Posted by Aileen on May 17, 2016, 12:45 p.m.
Am 14. April kamen ca. 14 Leute zum Death Cafe, eine angenehme Mischung aus wiederkehrenden und neuen Gästen. Die Atmosphäre war angenehm, ruhig und zugleich anregend. Dieses mal hat sich kein Hauptthema herauskristallisiert, sondern es sind sehr verschiedenen Themen zur Sprache gekommen. Auffallend und besonders wohltuend war, wie alle Beteiligten mitfühlend und mitdenkend sich gegenseitig zugehört haben.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Margate
Posted by Julie on May 17, 2016, 5:56 a.m.
Although this was a small group we had an interesting discussion on what we thought 'a good death ' is and if families and friends played a bigger role in the death and funeral of their loved one would that help with the grieving process? And if we could accept our own deaths, would that enhance our lives. Even though we tackled some big topics, we ended the session with lots of laughter.
A big shout out to Bernie for giving us the space for free and to Andy for looking after us.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe of Whatcom County
Posted by Diane on May 15, 2016, 8:10 p.m.
A local Bellingham author who has just written a wonderful book on facing aging and mortality has just started a virtual mortality club which might be very useful for people finding it hard to get to Death Cafe. Here is her blog site and how to join in the on line conversation. http://www.pamcuming.com/blog.htm
(Check out her book, The Hourglass: Life as an Aging Mortal).
Diane Staves MD
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe - Toronto West
Posted by lindafhochstetler@gmail.com on May 15, 2016, 2:36 p.m.
We were pleased to have one of the producers of the morning radio show, The Current, attend our Death Cafe on April 6, 2016. She interviewed the host, Linda Hochstetler, as well as numerous participants who gave permission. As well, the show interviewed Jon Underwood, the founder, in England. He speaks eloquently about his reasons for starting this movement, and his encouragement at its growing popularity.
If you missed the show on May 12, 2016, but would like to hear it, you can download the podcast or read the transcript from http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-12-2016-1.3578623
My interest is to tie death anxiety to our cultural unsustainabilty while exploring how aligning our inner and outer landscapes might help us deal with these issues.
Here is a link to pages 53-55 in a journal called Landscapes/ Paysage about this. It is the professional journal for landscape architects ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Coventry
Posted by StellaB on May 13, 2016, 3:42 a.m.
Eight participants attended Coventry's second Death Cafe on May 8th. The conversation took quite a spiritual turn with participants opening up on near-death experiences, expectations of an afterlife and whether the dead continue around us, out of signt but still in touch. Interesting and thought-provoking to hear others' beliefs and share our own.
Death Cafe write up: Redbridge Death Cafe
Posted by LGrainger on May 10, 2016, 10:07 a.m.
The London Borough of Redbridge held its first Death Café on 9th May to mark Dying Matters Awareness Week and to start our own ‘Big conversation’.
17 people attended and enjoyed afternoon tea in the Hardback café in the main library in Ilford.
Ice breakers to start the conversation weren’t needed as the conversation flowed and we discussed our feelings about death and related matters. People shared their personal experiences and there were tears and laughter.
The evaluations were very positive with comments like “informative, friendly and lively”, “enlightening, heart-warming & thought provoking” and ”it’s completely different to what people think”.
The challenge for the future ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Nelson, New Zealand
Posted by Kristinerose on May 9, 2016, 4:56 a.m.
This was the first Death Cafe run by Kristine Rose and Barbara Greene. Although both women have professional lives that are involved in death matters they both strongly support the Death Cafe protocol of not using it as a platform to promote business and so ran the Cafe accordingly. There were 7 participants who initially mixed and mingled with a cuppa and cake outside in the warm autumn afternoon glow. The group then decided to move inside the house and even though people knew there was no agenda, everyone spoke of matters entirely to do with life, mortality and death. The overall ambience was light and there was ...
Death Cafe write up: St. George, Maine Death Cafe V
Posted by Sylvia Sienikehä Elysiana on May 6, 2016, 10:15 p.m.
Lovely, intimate.