Death Cafe

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Death Cafe: Bucks County Death Cafe

Posted by buryingyourown on Nov. 13, 2015, 9:21 a.m.

With Terry Skovronek

Dec. 10, 2015, 7.00 p.m. - 8.45 p.m. (East Cost USA)

Donations are accepted if you feel like giving. Money goes to cover the cost of cookies and tea and the $18/mo fee charged by Meetup.com, where I also advertise this event.

These death cafes are like a book club but w/out a book; Instead, the topic is death. We break into groups of about 6 to 10 and the free ...

Death Cafe write up: Bucks County Death Cafe

Posted by buryingyourown on Nov. 13, 2015, 8:50 a.m.

Twenty folks showed up the other nite at the public library to hang and out talk like you do at book club, but this time there was no book.They said they wanted to talk about death with their adult children but their adult children shut them down. They said their loved one's suffered from fear and lack of information as they lay dying and these folks want something different for themselves; they said they want only to have reality acknowledged and the freedom to freely discuss what's in their hearts. They wanted to talk about NOT suffering; about the likelyhood of an afterlife; about ...

Death Cafe write up: Bucks County Death Cafe

Posted by buryingyourown on Nov. 11, 2015, 6:02 a.m.

Twenty happy folks (19 guests, 1 facilitator/host) met in our local library, introduced oursleves as we went around the circle and dove into anything but small talk! After intros we broke into two groups of 10 and had at it for a good 1.5 hours. It wasn't until the library staff began lingering around the door that we realized we'd gone over our alotted time, eagerly taking and giving ideas, memories, and observations. At the conclusion, I found a majority of the group is inteterested in going forth with more DC's AND with a few topic-lead gatherings (for which I'll have to ...

Death Cafe: Bucks County Death Cafe

Posted by buryingyourown on Oct. 21, 2015, 6:30 p.m.

With Terry Skovronek

Nov. 10, 2015, 7.00 p.m. - 8.15 p.m. (EDT)

Donations requested towards the cost of refreshments (cider and pie)

I hold Death Cafe's because I enjoy considering life's greatest mystery (death) and living openly and peacefully with my own impermanacne. We'll sit around and freely share ...

Death Cafe: Death Cafe Bucks County

Posted by buryingyourown on Oct. 2, 2014, 7:36 a.m.

With terry skovronek

Nov. 19, 2014, 6.15 p.m. - 8.15 p.m. (eastern united states)

Free

This event will be in the bookstore during regular book-store hours in their community space.

We'll have a group directed conversation where we can freely discuss stuff that pertains ...

Death Cafe: Death Cafe Bucks County

Posted by buryingyourown on July 19, 2014, 1:52 p.m.

With terry skovronek

July 23, 2014, 9.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. (eastern united states)

none

As host, my only role is to help the free flow of conversation should energy start to lag. I am adiment about adherence to the parameters establishe by Death Cafe ...

Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Bucks County

Posted by buryingyourown on June 11, 2014, 12:44 p.m.

Hosting my first Death Cafe was terrific. Being a 74 degree Sunday afternoon in June with weddings and graduations happening all around us, I was amazed at the attendance.

I gave the Death Cafe intro., made it clear there was no agenda or conclusion to be promoted, and that business interests should be left at the door, and then we intro'd ourselves. We discussed 4 primary topics: What do you think is on the other side of death, what is the fear of death actually about, talking about death with the loved ones as they were dying, and then lastly we talked about our family of origin ...

Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Bucks County

Posted by buryingyourown on June 3, 2014, 8:20 p.m.

Wowzzza! The area's first ever Death Cafe was terrific. Being a 74 degree Sunday afternoon, I was amazed to have 7 folks attend, none of whom knowing exactly what to expect. We had such a meaningful chat that as I drew the afternoon to a close I asked if anyone was interested in meeting again in July and every one said yes. Date TBD as I have to commune w/ the shop owner about details.

In attendance was a retired physician who'd buried her husband of many years, a married couple (he'd buried his first wife) a gal who'd buried her sister when the ...

Death Cafe: Death Cafe Bucks County

Posted by buryingyourown on April 11, 2014, 1:32 p.m.

With Caring For Our Own

June 1, 2014, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (eastern united states)

Free

Imagine the opportunity to transform your views of death, diminish fears and reframe your relationship to living and dying. This is what can happen at our Death Cafe. Come and ...