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Death Cafe write up: St Germans Death Cafe
Posted by st germans on Feb. 18, 2015, 3:59 p.m.
We met twice at St Germans in January and February 2015, with 14 of us at the first meeting and 13 at the second. Conversations meandered like a Cornish river through what we might be remembered for, what will be forgotton, what happens after we die, funerals, bereavement and how children cope with death. We may meet again, watch this space.....
Death Cafe write up: Highcliffe Death Cafe
Posted by Lis Horwich on Feb. 18, 2015, 10:44 a.m.
We had another interesting afternoon in Highcliffe Death Cafe with several new members attending. Two members could tell about a near death experience, which were fascinating to listen to. As they both said, this is something you can’t discuss with many fellow humans! Other members do daily meditations of: Dying while Living - Gurumat Sidhant - santmat-thetruth.de.
Another member shared a list she has written on which steps to take before facing death in relation to will writing, arranging of funeral etc. I had a lovely book send to share with members from the publisher of: Brandy Schillace: “Death’s Summer Coat”; what the history of death and ...
New Blog post: Death Questions
Posted by zuku on Feb. 16, 2015, 2:52 a.m. 8 comments
I'd like to know if a blood thinner kills pain when one experiences pain related to death.
A person was said to be going to die in a heatattack because of colestrol, and he was on blood thinner.
My mother has been on blood thinner because she had a tiny clot in her brain before. But, I have learned that blood thinner kills human being's natural immune power. I saw my mother dying ...
Death Cafe write up: 19th Death Cafe Hampstead, London, UK
Posted by Josefine Speyer on Feb. 15, 2015, 3 p.m. 2 comments
26 booked to attend (4 arrived without booking)
25 attended: 5 men and 20 women(including 5 female facilitators)
25 feedback forms returned: 20 Women, 5 Men (including 5 female facilitators)
Average age: 54
Average age for Men: 51 (aged 28-83)
Average age for Women: 55 (aged 34 – 78)
Overall, how would you rate this event?(10 = excellent, 1 = poor) 8,7/10
People's experiences of this Death Café:
I had a great experience. We had warm and deep conversations and it just flowed easily. It was exhilarating to talk about death and I felt closer to my group after. I think its important to talk about ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe - Mandurah
Posted by Death Cafe - Fremantle on Feb. 15, 2015, 8:22 a.m.
With Season's Funeral home as the backdrop, I was fortunate to have been asked by them to get this latest Death Cafe up and running. Four months on and the conversation has remained strong and true to our topic.
It has been a great success, right from the start. Each member has brought with them deeply personal experiences with death and dying that they have openly shared with the group. And I thank you for that!
My fond farewell happened at this latest meeting as I passed the torch on to trusted colleague and friend, Joan, who will be taking over the facilitation of this Death Cafe ...
Death Cafe write up: Greenwood Death Cafe
Posted by PattiA on Feb. 13, 2015, 8:09 p.m.
We had a very small and intimate group tonight. We talked quite a bit about what's happening in the Seattle area with home funerals, composting our dead and what kind of business models are in the future for people who want to provide newer, more relevant types of services for bereaved families and friends.
Death Cafe write up: Invito a partecipare al Death Cafe, conversazione aperta sulla morte e sul morire
Posted by Elisabetta Lucchi on Feb. 13, 2015, 9:47 a.m.
The sixteenth Death Café in Verona took place on a cold and rainy winter’s night. There were 8 of us at Elisabetta’s house and, as usual, it was a fruitful evening with shared thoughts, fears and feelings on the themes of death and dying.
The things which came to mind when reflecting on the word “death” were: light (crossing over into a bright light); spirit (nothing is lost, we transform into something else, from a physical body to a spiritual life); infinity (a place without a dimension); transition (passage, reincarnation, we never die, our energy remains); life (it makes me feel weightless, a passage into a ...
New Blog post: The Most peaceful in the World
Posted by Steve Juszczak on Feb. 12, 2015, 1:21 p.m.
Have you ever gone to the cemetary to talk to those loved ones that are there. Telling them about all the goings on with the rest of th family and your friends , talking about all the events that have occured . Maybe just maybe " shared " a lunch with them. My parents and I would go the the " family " cemetary to see that the graves were attended to I would talk to my grandparents James and Martha ...
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Death Cafe write up: Highcliffe Death Cafe
Posted by Lis Horwich on Feb. 10, 2015, 9:56 a.m.
Highcliffe Death Café had a most interesting evening with several new members. We talked among many issues related to death about suicide - the right to die when you want to, when is life no longer worth living due to illness – so what do you see as “quality of life”? The topics : fear of death, contact to spirits and sensations of knowingthe time when a loved one is dead without you being there , were also touched upon.
I was given a very beautiful book resently by Julie New: “Who are the Flowers in your garden?” A little book helping us to get I touch with our inner feelings by ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe of Columbia County
Posted by Columbia County, NY on Feb. 9, 2015, 6:08 p.m.
The first Death Cafe of Columbia County was a beautiful sharing of experience and perspectives.
Almost immediately it became quite clear that the venue was the perfect match for such a difficult topic of conversation. Those attending the event expressed how comfortable and safe they felt at TSL.
After a review of your comments, and the cooperation of TSL, we have scheduled the second Death Cafe to take place in the cafe space from 10am-12pm, which is PRIOR to the day of scheduled showings. There should be very few 'spectators' and the amount of people 'floating' around the space sholud be at a minimum.
We want to feel ...
Hi we re about to have a local Death Cafe and would like to hole it in out Hospice, what are the thoughts about this? does it send out the right message?
Death Cafe write up: Denver Death Cafe January 2015
Posted by Anita Larson on Feb. 7, 2015, 4:28 p.m.
Denver Death Café Summary
January 18, 2015
Thank you to Porter Place for hosting the January 2015 Denver Death Café and providing refreshments. Anita Larson welcomed Greg Whitehair, Mediator and Medical Ethicist as Co-Facilitator this year.
The conversations started with sharing special memories of the holidays. There was quite a bit of respectful dialogue over the Death with Dignity proposed legislation (which Colorado lawmakers recently vetoed). Statistics were cited on a variety of studies in states where this is legal. “Fewer than half the people that get the prescription actually use it.” This tells me that people want to have some control at the end of their life ...