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Art: Perfect sweetener for a Death Cafe
Posted by Jon Underwood on Oct. 10, 2013, 6:40 a.m. 1 comment
Death Cafe write up: Friendly & Fearless Tucson Death Cafe
Posted by tucsondeathcafe on Oct. 9, 2013, 4:56 p.m.
As the weather begins to cool in the desert, we gather for the TDC in relief that fall is here!
In September, 19 folks gathered outside for dinner, drinks and conversations about the 'shadow sides' of caregiving for a dying person, if they chose to take Kristine up on this as 'anchor topic'. Others discussed local cremation costs and final wishes, as they came hoping to do. People used the words helpful, open, ease-full, thought provoking, real and enlightening to describe the experience. Some folks were frustrated by the noise level of the live music outside, so in October we tried meeting in an indoor space at Monterey ...
Press: Detroit Monthly covers Ann Arbor Death Cafe
Posted by Merilynne Rush on Oct. 9, 2013, 9:45 a.m.
The October issue of HOUR Detroit, our biggest monthly, contains a great article by Jennifer Xu about Death Cafe. Visit http://www.hourdetroit.com/Hour-Detroit/October-2013/A-Matter-of-Mortality/ to read all about it.
See more at: HOUR Detroit October 2013
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe at Cafe Rouge in Hampstead, London
Posted by Josefine Speyer on Oct. 9, 2013, 2:33 a.m.
This Death Café held on a pleasant September evening was fully booked – overbooked - but not all 42 people attended and so I think we were pretty much down to 30 or so, the normal capacity for the room.
The evening was wonderful, inspirational, moving and a positive experience all round. Cj Swaby, Liz Wong, Thom Osborn and I each facilitated a table. Halfway through the evening we took a break. We ended the evening with a ‘plenary’. On Thom’s suggestion, we made a large circle, everyone facing into the room so we could see each other. This plenary was a closing circle and a chance for anyone ...
Death Cafe write up: Indian River County Death Cafe'
Posted by marie on Oct. 8, 2013, 7:18 p.m.
We gathered locally for cafe number five. it was a wonderful gathering with a variety of topics. near death experiences, fear of death, funeral attendance were some avenues we traveled down. we were joined by a representative from our local press journal who contributed as well as took away from the conversation. as a group we are growing in knowledge. we are also having fun exploring these new found friendships. our format remains free form, as it is working well.our latest contribution is the development of a reading list gathered from participants which we will be posting on our facebook page. next session is oct 21st in ...
Death Cafe write up: The 3rd PDX Death Cafe - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Posted by Holly Pruett on Oct. 8, 2013, 7:03 p.m.
In June they braved near 100-hundred degree heat; on September 29th it was torrential rains. Despite the dramatic weather, over 75 brave and curious souls gathered for the 3rd PDX Death Café, hosted by the Adult Education Program of the First Unitarian Church in downtown Portland.
An incredible 72 guests filled out evaluation forms; 73% of them were first-timers. Of those reporting how they had heard about the event, half cited a friend or other personal referral; one-quarter had heard about it through the host church; and one-quarter through the internet, Facebook, or media reports of Death Cafés in other communities.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Huntsville
Posted by deathcafehsv on Oct. 8, 2013, 12:50 p.m.
Hosted by Hospice Family Care and myself (Monica Williams-Murphy, MD), Alabama's first Death Cafe was a resounding success. Some came by word of mouth, others heard advertisements on our local NPR station. One participant came from out of state (MS) and another from France!
All found the cafe to be welcoming, open-minded and even "relieving."
Conversations ranged from early experiences with death and cultural traditions, to how to complete our bucket lists. Many were interested in how to gain control over end of life processes to create dignity in dying- as such, hospice care and Advance Directives were discussed in some detail.
Here are some quotes from ...
See more at: Philadelphia Inquirer/Philly.com
Art: Calvin and Hobbes on life and death
Posted by Jon Underwood on Oct. 7, 2013, 5:35 a.m. 1 comment
Death Cafe write up: Norwich Death Cafe at House cafe
Posted by Norwich Death Cafe on Oct. 6, 2013, 10:23 a.m. 1 comment
On the afternoon of Sunday 15th September, 7 people attended a Death Cafe at House Cafe in Norwich, facilitated by Su, Kayla and Beth.
We had used this venue before, and it worked ever so well as we had the whole run of the cafe, which was otherwise closed to the public, making it a comfortable and safe environment for our conversations.
Originally we had planned for this Death Cafe to focus on 2 set topics, but in the week beforehand we read the new guidelines as published on the new website and realised this would not be suitable - so we relaxed our plans and looked forward to ...
Handmade porcelain platter with hand etched skull drawing and vintage decal decoration.
Resource: Death at the Movies: Hollywood's Guide to the Hereafter
Posted by amylenzo on Oct. 4, 2013, 6:37 p.m.
This book is a wise and witty jaunt through the ways death is viewed in popular culture through the movies.
The authors bring their own deep spiritual practice to the narrative, so their insights are grounded and perceptive.
They focus particularly on what Buddhists call the bardo - or transition between ...
Nobody makes it out alive.
See more at: Facebook/Death With Dignity/The Onion
Death Cafe write up: Pagan Camp Death Cafe
Posted by Sherry Gilles on Oct. 4, 2013, 1:23 a.m.
Sixteen people came to the Death Cafe hosted by Sherry Gilles with the
assistance of Raymond T. Anderson on June 18, 2013 at Pagan Spirit
Gathering in Earlville, IL.
We sat in the shade of a giant old tree at and around a weathered
picnic table and shared cinnamon apple sun tea, lemonade, moon pies, nuts,
dutch apple crumb cakes, candy and other snacks.
We started off discussing a few questions from the Death Anxiety
Questionairre by Conte, Weiner and Plutchik. (1982 "Measuring Death
Anxiety").
We discussed the loss of parents and other loved ones. Two women
shared their present experience with a loved one who is dying ...