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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe at Cafe Rouge in Hampstead, London
Posted by Josefine Speyer on March 10, 2014, 2:37 a.m.
To be deleted! Thank you.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
~ Buddha
Death Cafe write up: Stratford Death Cafe
Posted by glynis on March 9, 2014, 5:08 a.m.
We had another lively and interesting gathering, 10 of us altogether. Our discussion ranged from the philosphical, beliefs about the afterlife: did we meet our loved ones, or is there nothing? Other areas were sudden death, early loss of parents, losing a younger partner and organ donation. Feedback forms showed an interest in discussing dignity in death and making plans for what you want in your own funeral.
Looking forward to March 9th's meeting.
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Press: La morte? Non fa paura... Se ne parla nei "death cafè"
Posted by Elisabetta Lucchi on March 8, 2014, 8:51 a.m.
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Press: Caffè, morte e una fetta di torta: l’esperienza di Death Café
Posted by Elisabetta Lucchi on March 8, 2014, 8:50 a.m.
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Press: Death Cafe, nero e bollente. La morte al bistrot
Posted by Elisabetta Lucchi on March 7, 2014, 3:50 p.m.
Article on Death Cafe by Maria Angela Gelati on "Il Fatto Quotidiano", Italy
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Despair touches me every day. One reason our society is able to persist in its delusion that the suffering it creates is acceptable is that we don't allow the experience of grief, especially in the public realm. Grief needs to be held in community. ~ Charles Eisenstein
Life is a Song. Death is a Hymn. Let your voice be heard. ~ Sophia Tara
Press: Death Cafe on Spin1038 Dublin 06/03/14
Posted by clairelouiseturnham on March 6, 2014, 5:01 p.m.
Listen here to Gordon and Lauren from The Spin in Dublin chat to Claire Turnham about Death Cafes.
See more at: Spin1038 Radio, Dublin
Video: Don't Mean to Dwell on this Dying Thing
Posted by rebeccabrown on March 5, 2014, 7:41 a.m. 1 comment
Death Cafe write up: SW London Death Cafe
Posted by Suzanne Michal on March 5, 2014, 7:09 a.m. 1 comment
Well, I now have the absolute proof that it does not matter how many people attend a Death Cafe to make it a super special event.
We were 2 and looking back on it, it is as if it was went to be that way because what we shared in our intimate Death Cafe was so rich, powerful, reflective of our respective experiences of life and death that we are both still integrating our exchange a few days later !
I am so looking forward to the April SW London Death Cafe I can assure you!
" I went to a cafe in Putney to talk about death. I've ...
Video: TEDxMalibu : Death and The Desire for A Hollywood Ending
Posted by Betsy Trapasso on March 4, 2014, 1:29 p.m. 3 comments
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe at Cafe Rouge in Hampstead, London
Posted by Josefine Speyer on March 4, 2014, 8:56 a.m.
Report on the Death Cafe at Cafe Rouge Hampstead, London, on 10 February 2014 with Josefine Speyer
This month the attendance was even lower than last month. So we decided that instead of two small tables we would have one double table for everyone to sit around, three facilitators and six guests, to make it just one group from the start. That way everyone was sharing in one conversation. But for two new comers this proofed to be somewhat inhibiting. They would have preferred the intimacy of small tables first before coming together in one group. But not everyone had arrived when we had made this decision. For ...
New Blog post: Controlling the Uncontrollable
Posted by Arschiller on March 3, 2014, 8:33 p.m.
I am not, in general, a particularly controlling person. In fact, people often comment on how laid back I seem. And, that's fairly accurate, to an extent. But about eight years ago, I started to get a lot less sleep and have a lot more demands on my attention. The cause of those two issues was our first child; the result was a newly found need for control.
Our kids are older now and ...