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Practitioners question: Suicide talk on Death Cafe
Posted by Josefine Speyer on April 5, 2014, 9:14 a.m. 7 comments
Has the issue of plans for a possible suicide ever been dicsussed at one of your Death Cafes? At a Death Cafe last year, a person in late middle age, ill with cancer spoke about her thoughts of wanting to have the option to commit suicide when she is very ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe, Brisbane, Queensland
Posted by Beth OBrien on April 4, 2014, 3:24 p.m. 2 comments
We have a wonderful and diverse discussion tonight. We spoke about the new Threshold Choir in the city of Brisbane who sing as volunteers to people who are dying. We had some people who were foreign nationals now working in Australia who asked about how Australian funerals happen. The interesting topic of roadside memorials, usually crosses, were important to families and friends, and how in different countries differing symbols were used to display.
One of our attendees is a researcher working on the topic of visual art around funerals, so that brought up the topic of selfies, pictures of dead people, videos at funeral ceremonies.
We talked about ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Ukiah
Posted by Death Cafe Ukiah on April 2, 2014, 9:53 p.m.
Here we are in 2015 and our January cafe will be Saturday 1/3.
Same place: Ukiah Senior Center
Same time: 2-4PM
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Roseville CA
Posted by Cindie Wilding on April 2, 2014, 12:28 p.m.
I was so delighted to host my first Death Cafe in Roseville, at Mimi's Cafe. Six souls showed up to drink tea, eat one of the three desserts I brought, and talk about death and dying. We had a chocolate flourless cake, coffee cake, and vegan cookies so all culinary tastes were accomodated. One participant came all the way from Paso Robles. Our conversation flowed around our early experiences of death, our current dealings with death of loved ones and experiences we have had with those who have passed sending us messages in some form. The time flew by and I know there was probably much more ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Whitefish, Montana
Posted by nancyreecejones on April 1, 2014, 9:04 p.m.
As with the first two Whitefish Death Cafes, this evening was filled with lively discussions covering a range of topics including the fear of death, what comprises a full life, detachment vs. attachment, surrender vs. control, and healing into death. We had 12 participants: 7 of us were returnees and 5 were newbies. The conversation was stimulating, thought-provoking, and thoughtful with everyone respecting the observations and opinions of others. Looking forward to the next one!
Practitioners question: Request for an Interview
Posted by Brant Huddleston on April 1, 2014, 7:31 p.m. 1 comment
The mission of the Dance to Death Afterlife podcast is to learn about death and dying in an entertaining and educational way, so we are better able to accept it, plan for a beautiful one, and most importantly, embrace every precious moment of life as a miraculous gift to be ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Nevada
Posted by Paula Schneider on April 1, 2014, 6:12 p.m.
This was our fifth Death Cafe in Carson City, Nevada, USA. We are customarily enjoying about 8-12 attendees and have requested feedback from each of them. Our evaluations have been most positive. People seem to enjoy the intimate environment of a small group meeting in the historical district of Carson City. We meet in the rectory of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, a small Victorian style home built by the brother of Mark Twain. It is said that Mr. Twain used to visit the home frequently. Our plan is to continue offering people the opportunity to explore end-of-life issues in a safe, confidential environment approximately once every two ...
I am proud to announce our new Death Cafe logo! This has been the product of considerable thought and work and I am really pleased with it.
Thanks so much to Phil Cooper of Petit Mal for producing it.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Wellington NZ
Posted by Sophia Tara on March 31, 2014, 1:48 p.m.
DEATH CAFE WELLINGTON NZ LAUNCH 30 March 1pm-3pm:
So we launched the very 1st Death Cafe in Wellington and only the 2nd ever held in NZ. We opened the Death Cafe by creating a sacred space with an indigenous Maori Song-Blessing and a one minute 'silence of presence' - we closed with a one minute 'silence of gratitude'. The beautiful church venue was perfect for such a sacred sharing space, with its stained glass windows, pipe organ, acoustic architecture and baptismal font with paua shell inlay. It also afforded quietness and privacy from the public.
We had quality rather than quantity, with a small group of five wonderful kindred ...
Death Cafe is about conversation, telling our stories, sharing stories. It is an important way of linking with other people but also a way we can make sense of our experiences. Death Cafe has a vital role in this process of authentic, personal story telling about death, told in an ...
To the prepared mind, Death is but the next great adventure. ~ Dumbledore (Harry Potter)
Babs & Budy chatting in the Rosemary Cemetery in Sarasota.
People should start talking about death at a Death Cafe! before it's too late! lol
Article by Sara Sacco on Oltre Magazine
Tanexpo 2014, Bologna (Italy)
See more at: Oltre Magazine
Practitioners question: sample questions, conversation starters?
Posted by andrea.m on March 26, 2014, 1:32 a.m. 15 comments
Where can I find a list of sample questions to have on hand in case the conversation starts to lag?
I thought I saw a list on the website at one time, but I cant find it.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe - Sydney
Posted by April Lewis on March 25, 2014, 10:24 p.m.
I eagerly registered for the first Death Cafe Sydney get together, I had heard of other Death Cafes and I wanted to be a participant. I wanted to support the idea of an open, community based discussion of death in general: mine, friends, family, strangers in a warm and accepting group. As a previous volunteer with a palliative care organisation I had many opportunities to discuss the impending death of patients with both themselves and their carers and friends, and I was happy to share my experiences with others, so a Death Cafe seemed the ideal forum. I believe the topic of death should be more openly discussed ...