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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Auburn CA
Posted by Cindie Wilding on March 18, 2014, 5:04 p.m.
We held our very first Death Cafe in Auburn on March 11, 2014.
Eleven of us gathered in the evening in the warm environment of AHmbiance, upstairs in the Gold Country Mall in Downtown Auburn, CA. We all shared our reasons for coming, for wanting to participate. Only a couple people had ever been to a Death Café before and reasons for coming ranged from curiosity to the desire to be more present in the now in order to prepare for our eventual passing. Words used by participants to describe the experience were “safe, encouraging, open, enlightening, accepting”.
Sipping on tea and enjoying delights such as a gluten-free ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe, Winnipeg
Posted by Amy on March 17, 2014, 10:46 a.m.
This was the first Death Cafe event that we hosted. It was held on a very chilly evening in a private family home. Tea and coffee, cakes and berries were served. We planned for and limited it to twelve participants and eleven came.
We began the evening in a large group to make introductions and share our hopes and fears for the evening. In the large group we explained the history and purpose of the event and oriented everyone to the evening.
We broke into two discussion groups, each facilitated by a host. One group met around a kitchen table and the other stayed in the living room ...
Practitioners question: Death Cafe facilitators - opportunity to participate in research
Posted by Paula Baldwin on March 17, 2014, 8:23 a.m.
Death Cafe creates an informal and neutral environment for people to discuss death and dying. The normalization of this topic is an important one as research has shown that the United States, for example, is extremely hesitant to discuss death and dying (Keeley and Yingling, 2007; Levine, 2003, 2007, 2010 ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Memphis
Posted by Death Cafe Memphis on March 16, 2014, 11:20 p.m.
We discussed how animals in the wild instinctively & actively grieve (elephants, gorillas, dolphins, magpies & others)& how it has been documented that loss of a pet can be as traumatic sometimes as losing a family member or close friend. Fascinating how each person attending our gatherings always has unique prospectives to bring out. And always such wonderful, open-hearted stories which is a part of why Death Cafe is so unique and has become so popular - its not a training or a lecture, its A CONVERSATION and a very organic way of allowing people to come together.
Art: Quotes to Ponder - Crochet
Posted by Columbus Death Cafe/Lizzy Miles on March 16, 2014, 6:24 p.m. 1 comment
New Blog post: Conversation with Keli
Posted by ewa on March 16, 2014, 12:33 p.m.
Long, long ago, so long that the world did not exist yet, Holy Energy of the God, your parents, you and other unborn creatures had a dream. The dream was full of Unconditional Love, the Warmth of the Sun and Hope. It has been stored in the amber stones for ever. There is one for you, glowing with a honey light, with plenty of wonders inside. Do not fear. You will have your share of ...
Death is the road. Life is the traveller. The Soul is the Guide. ~ Sri Chinmoy
Practitioners question: Topics at events
Posted by Columbus Death Cafe/Lizzy Miles on March 13, 2014, 3:45 a.m. 4 comments
The Death Cafe model is unique. One key aspect is the unstructured/anything goes format. Some well-meaning practitioners have put together events with structure and topics in attempt to meet their perceived needs of their community. When these events are called Death Cafes, it is frustrating to purists who want ...
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Link: Death Cafe Webinar
Posted by Columbus Death Cafe/Lizzy Miles on March 12, 2014, 5:29 p.m. 4 comments
Hi all,
In conjunction with the Association for Death Education and Counseling, I am hosting a webinar about Death Cafe:
The Death Café Movement: Engaging the Community with Conversations about Death
You do not need to attend this webinar in order to host your own Death Cafe. The guidelines for ...
http://www.adec.org/source/distanceEd/webinar_details.cfm?mtg=WEB0314
The dignity we seek in dying must be found in the dignity with which we have lived our lives. ~ Sherwin B. Nuland
Article by Elisabetta Lucchi about the first year of the Death Cafe Verona
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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Teleconference
Posted by Merilynne Rush on March 10, 2014, 3:38 p.m.
The Teleconference went really well. We managed to have a great, polite and meaningful conversation even though we couldn't see each other! I'm really glad we did it.
- The importance of planning ahead
- How can we make burial green(er): Education, Advocacy and Advance Planning (conference flier attached)
- How to start a Death Cafe (Practice your elevator speech, garner support, approach the media)
- How to run a death cafe (Small groups, discussion starter questions, etc.)
- How to sell a pre-purchased niche at a cemetery (Call the cemetery and good luck!)
- Discomfort dealing with illness and loss and death (see about NPR spot ...