Latest Death Cafe News
Practitioners question: Time delay in posting a meeting
Posted by macman41 on April 18, 2016, 4 p.m. 1 comment
I posted my first death cafe this morning, but still don't see it on the website. How long does it take for the first posting to appear?
Resource: The Hourglass: Life as an Aging Mortal
Posted by Pam Cuming on April 17, 2016, 5:51 p.m. 1 comment
In The Hourglass: Life as an Aging Mortal, Pamela Cuming invites us to contemplate how we can find the courage to age and to confront death as the runway of our lives gets shorter. She courageously addresses questions like these:
• How can we continue to find meaning in life when ...
Death Cafe write up: Darlington Death Cafe
Posted by Darlington Death Cafe on April 11, 2016, 3 p.m.
Twelve members of different generations attended our second event here in Darlington. It proved to be a fascinating evening with topics ranging from end-of-life arrangements, choices in dying, experiences of being present at death to the questions of world population and social support for those approaching end of life. I was surprised how relaxed members were in discussion, and how quickly 2 hours went.
Our's is a lovely room - an Edwardian library in the old Meeting House. Everyone is welcome to join us. And feel free to bring some cake!
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Corvallis
Posted by dorbolo on April 10, 2016, 12:14 p.m.
Two new particiopants joined the discussion and brought fresh insight. This was a true pleasure.
Death Cafe write up: DødsCafe København / Death Cafe Copenhagen
Posted by Karin Westh on April 6, 2016, 7:10 a.m.
we had warm and giving 2 hours deathcafe, with 12 persons participating. the most beautiful and decicious caked were given as sponsor gifts from the local bakery.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Glastonbury
Posted by Marisa Picardo on April 6, 2016, 3:47 a.m.
Death cafe was held upstairs in Coffee Zero on the high Street In Glastonbury. This was well attended and 23 people contributed. We sat in clusters of 4 groups and swapped around at about half time, I used a similar format to Death cafe Bristol where we started and ended with a minute silence, one feed back was that the silence could have been a bit longer. On each of the tables there were suggested conversation questions which some people used and found helpful. The converstaion seemed to flow and was quite animated and people appreciated this event was taking place. The next cafe will be in 2 ...
New Blog post: Another Opening Day
Posted by Kevin Haselhorst on April 4, 2016, 3:24 p.m.
Once upon a time Martin Simpson was playing little league and had hopes and dreams. At the age of 89 he was falling frequently due to weakness brought on by urinary tract infections. Before his son could arrive at the residential group home, Mr. Simpson had been loaded onto the EMS gurney for the obligatory trip to the emergency department after he fell again. This vicious cycle was becoming out of control and Simpson’s ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Linz, Austria - Mit dem Tod bei Kaffee und Kuchen
Posted by Aileen on April 3, 2016, 12:28 p.m.
Beim Linzer Death Cafe im März kamen wieder rund 18 Menschen zusammen, um gemeinsam über Tod und Sterben und alles, das damit zusammenhängt, zu reden. Manche waren neu dabei, andere schon zum wiederholten mal, und die ganze Bandbreite an Alter, Erfahrungen, Einstellungen war wieder spannend. Ein paar, die dabei waren, haben sich scheinbar schon sehr viele Gedanken aus unterschiedlichen Gründen über den Tod gemacht, doch da sie bisher kaum Möglichkeiten gefunden haben, darüber zu reden, haben sie beinahe ganze Gedankengebäude für sich allein entwickelt. Somit hat sich wieder gezeigt, wie wichtig der Austausch mit anderen ist.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Didsbury
Posted by maxinespence on April 2, 2016, 10:11 p.m.
Twenty-one people attended our inaugural Death Café — a wonderful turnout, considering the size of our town and the fact that most participants had never heard of a Death Café before receiving their invitation. It is a testament to their open-mindedness and curiosity that they came even when they ‘weren’t sure what it would look like.’ We met on a beautiful spring afternoon at our local coffee house where balloons and candies welcomed participants to the tables reserved for our group. It was set up salon style so, after the introduction, people facilitated their own conversations at their individual tables. After a 40 minute discussion, we took a ...
Death Cafe write up: Carmel Death Cafe
Posted by evoci on March 22, 2016, 9:43 p.m.
Our free flowing discussion was about human consciousness and the awareness of self. We shared stories of how our consciousness has grown and described it as those times in our lives when we had a profound sense of unity and perfection. Definitions are mostly elusive; but self-awareness, mindfulness and conscious living are some ways that consciousness is expressed.
A stimulating discussion with new members and "regular" attendees. The Carmel Death Cafes have met once a month since 2014, but now we meet quarterly.
A delicious cake and beverages were served and enjoyed in the special fellowship of this group.
Practitioners question: Getting Started!
Posted by lisamwigfield on March 21, 2016, 5:48 p.m. 2 comments
I am looking into holding my first Death Cafe and would welcome any hints and guidance from others. I have read the documents on this site but I am unsure if I just go ahead and organise it and advertise it on here, or do I need to get in ...
Death Cafe write up: 22nd Death Cafe Hampstead, London, UK
Posted by Josefine Speyer on March 21, 2016, 8:57 a.m.
Sorry for the late posting!
We held our 22nd Death Café Hampstead in May 2015
by Josefine Speyer
This was our 22nd Death Café at Café Rouge in Hampstead and part of Dying Matters Awareness Week. Tom Schuller co-facilitated. One journalist attended who was writing an article on Death Café for Spirit & Destiny.
16 booked to attend (2 arrived without booking)
13 attended: 11 womenplus two facilitators
5 feedback forms were returned
Average age all women: 39.4 (aged 31– 54)
Overall, how would you rate this event?(10 = excellent, 1 = poor) 9.6/10
People's experiences of this Death Café:
The range of experiences, topics ...