Latest Death Cafe News
Video: "Contemplating Happiness" talk by Thich Nhat Hanh
Posted by Josefine Speyer on March 25, 2014, 7:28 a.m.
Death Cafe write up: A Death Cafe at The Tallet
Posted by EmilyShep on March 25, 2014, 2:25 a.m. 1 comment
Death Cafe at The Tallet was held in the Bedroom of facilitator - Emily.
Emily decided to host the Death Cafe in her bedroom to reflect the private nature of death and talking about death. As she stated: "I wouldn't normally lead a stranger straight to my bedroom".
She swapped her bed for tables and 12 of us sat, rather tightly, in one group.
We drank berry tea and ate 'coffin cake' - cakes containing skeletons made from candy canes.
The discussion began with Emily talking about her reasons for hosting the death cafe. She talked about losing her step-father last year, the result of which had caused a ...
Press: Tanexpo 2014/ ‘Death Cafe’, due chiacchiere per esorcizzare la morte
Posted by Elisabetta Lucchi on March 24, 2014, 2:24 p.m.
Article by Federica Sarti about Death Cafe
Tanexpo 2014, Bologna (Italy)
See more at: il Democratico.com
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe - Millerton, NY
Posted by ljoy on March 23, 2014, 9:36 p.m.
Death Cafe Millerton, NY
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Death Cafe - Millerton at Irving Farm Coffee House. A dozen of us made up tonight's community. Many familiar faces and several new friends were welcomed. Each guest had their own reasons for attending.
Suzanne O'Brien, our facilitator, greeted everyone and gave a brief overview/background about the Death Cafe.
Our hope for the Death Cafe Millerton, NY is
- to create a cozy, safe and inviting space that encourages people to get to know each other and share their thoughts and feelings about the end of life.
- to offer small intimate table groups that allow everyone an opportunity to ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Philadelphia - Main Line Version
Posted by Rachel Zeldin on March 23, 2014, 5:25 p.m.
Three months into the year and Death Café Philadelphia, hosted by Rachel Zeldin of Funerals360 and Simcha Raphael of DA’AT Institute, has already hosted four Death Café Philadelphia Events.
January 14, 2014 – Elderly Activists Death Café
On January 14, the Elderly Activists had Death Café Philadelphia facilitator, Simcha Raphael, come in to facilitate a Death Café for their group. Approximately 20-25 self-selected individuals focused on “Positive Aging” attended and engaged in a productive, open, and warm conversation over lunch.
January 20, 2014 – Death Café Philadelphia at Cosi Rittenhouse
Death Café Philadelphia returned once again to Cosi Rittenhouse to continue the “fun, interesting, surprising, and life affirming” conversations ...
I have been running Death Cafes in Ireland for the last couple of years - usually as part of education programmes / conferences. Last Autumn, I held an event as part of the Hospice Friendly Acute Hospitals Network. As part of the process, participants wrote down their fears about death and dying and buried those they wanted to lose. They buried them in a pot and planted a spring bulb. I received an email from a participant a few weeks ago, who had nurtured her fears and new life is now looking at a beautiful daffodil on her window...very inspiring :)
Life teaches you that what is unavoidable is not death, but impermanence. ~ Conversations With God
Practitioners question: Calling anyone who has attended a death cafe!
Posted by Elizaveta on March 21, 2014, 1:22 p.m.
Hello!
My name is Elizaveta Dovgish, and I am a high school student.
I am writing a story for my journalism class that will be about the Death Cafe, and I am looking for someone to interview who has attended a Death Cafe previously, and it would be even better ...
Death Cafe write up: Stockport's Death Cafe
Posted by Liz Thompson on March 21, 2014, 2:39 a.m.
We welcomed a new member at the Death cafe at this meeting and talked about a range of subjects from advanced decision making. Attitudes to death now and in times gone by. The sanitisation of death in today's society. Family pressures, the law on ending life. Services available in other countries that are not avialable in the UK.
It was a lovely meeting and we as a group are getting to know each other. We agreed that we wopuld hold the meetings quarterly and I will post the dates on the site. we hope to see you at the next meeting, bye for now, Liz Thompson.
Death Cafe write up: Invito a partecipare al Death Cafe, conversazione aperta sulla morte e sul morire
Posted by Elisabetta Lucchi on March 19, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
“Then Almitra spoke, saying, "We would ask now of Death."
And he said:
You would know the secret of death.
But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?
The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.
If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life.
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one”.
Khalil Gibran (The Prophet)
There were 5 participants at the 9th Death Café here in Verona which took place at Elisabetta ...
New Blog post: How Grief impacts Body / Mind response in Bereaver
Posted by Dash on March 19, 2014, 1:03 p.m. 2 comments
As a health practitioner doctor and MPH health educator, I am most interested in how grief impacts the bereaved person's health. Some of my patients have never been more sick for weeks, months and years after the death of their loved one. Also, especially if they were the major decision maker / caretaker, it is a real phenomenon that after the death of one person in a couple, the previously health surviving partner suddenly becomes ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Capalaba, Brisbane
Posted by Beth OBrien on March 19, 2014, 2:48 a.m.
Our first meeting for Capalaba was in our local community room at the Council Library. It was lovely to see social workers and palliative care nurses attend from our local hospital and other members of our community. It was very interesting to hear from the hospital team and how families are still quiet on the topic of end of life planning. Their team also discussed the need for a hospice in our area and the need for more palliative care beds for the communtiy. We were grateful for their attendance and interest. A startling piece of data that they shared was the 74% of people surveyed wished to ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe, Brisbane, Queensland
Posted by Beth OBrien on March 19, 2014, 2:41 a.m.
Our first meeting for Victoria Point on a weekend day full of sunshine. The topics were diverse, but there seems to be a common theme in FAQ about "what do I when my loved one dies at home?'. Also a younger friend had just heard the news of his Grandfather's death and asked for guidance about what to expect as he had never attended a funeral. We discussed advanced health directives, vitamins that helped you relax, funeral companies, and amongst the great information we had an opportunity for a laugh. With good coffee supplied by Espresso Bar team and good company, we had an enjoyable afternoon.
Death Cafe write up: Mansfield Death Cafe
Posted by Karri on March 18, 2014, 10:38 p.m.
I held the first ever Mansfield Death Cafe last week and it was a total success. I invited students who were taking my course on the psychology of Death & Dying. Word got out to other professors, who promoted the event in their psychology courses. In all, I had 19 students and faculty show up, which is 3x more than I was expecting! Luckily, I had purchased a second cake.
The conversation was a bit awkward at first, but the ice was broken with a few jokes about death. The book "All My Friends are Dead" was passed around, which helped to loosen people up. After that, people were ...
Book knowledge is an excellent thing, but sometimes you just gotta talk about it with others.