Death Cafe write-ups
This was one of three meetings of Malvern Death cafe that week in March, 2019. Several folks who had never been to a death cafe before came to each of them. Speaking of their own interest in death and end of life matters, of how important it is to speak of these things. Of the sensations and stuckness experienced when a person wont speak of the dead, the dying, their own or another's. Of the huge to do lists which need dealing with preferably before I am on a drip taking my last breath.
A social anthropologist came too, a delightful woman doing her thesis on Death ...
Last night seven of us explored topics of individuality, social atomism vs. holism, and cells & viruses in a lively discussion.Do cells/viruses and social groups have individuality the ways that we think that humans do? How does our concept of death relate to our concept of individuality?
Wilton Just Friends Death Cafe Write up
Posted by John Painter on March 21, 2019, 6:47 a.m.
We held our first Death Cafe yesterday with five attending and talked over tea, fruit punch and blueberry bundt cake. Though participants were initially uneasy with not having an agenda, over the course of two hours the group became more comfortable and fluid with different participants talking about things that came to their mind. There was some suggestion that the cafe offered one participant in particular a caring setting to speak and be heard regarding loss they had experienced and had few other outlets to safely share. The discussions ranged from writing ones obituary ahead of time to family discord, cremation, and candy. There was also recommendation to ...
Death Cafe Albany, NY Write up
Posted by DeathCafeAlbany on March 19, 2019, 8:56 p.m.
Death Cafe DC Write up
Posted by Sharon Pajka on March 19, 2019, 8:46 a.m.
The event was part of my Dark Tourism course. Many of the local Death Cafe events are not language-accessible for ASL users so I hosted the event.
My students made cookies and I brought a cake. Everyone stayed beyond the time and while it took a bit for them to get the discussion started, once it started they did not want to stop.
I always enjoy freshmen/ upper class student-interactions. Two of my freshmen from an earlier class were trying to sneak in when I told them they were invited. They stayed until the end.
Death Cafe Cave Creek Arizona Write up
Posted by nancyreecejones on March 13, 2019, 5:07 p.m.
We had a terrific Death Cafe with a record 25 people! I was tempted to split the group but it flowed smoothly with most contributing. Two participants recommended companies to which you can donate your body for science, leading to interesting discussion. Also talked about importance of dreams of those approaching death as well as myriad other topics. Good stuff!
Excellent Death Cafe where we met in the evening at a Brewers Fayre, so some attending grabbed food or hot drinks and others had a glass or wine or soft drink. The conversation was buzzing and we mainly stayed on subject or at least circled back round to it. Interesting discussions on donating your body for research, too.
Death Cafe West Hampstead Write up
Posted by Josefine Speyer on March 11, 2019, 5:55 p.m. 1 comment
Death Cafe Whangarei no#7 Write up
Posted by Jo Moselen on March 10, 2019, 11:39 p.m.
Our meeting in March was our 7th death cafe meeting. There were 14 of us in total, 9 first time attendees.
Our conversation started with introductions and sharing about what brought us to this meeting. From the new people it was about having an interest to attend and to experience and find out what happens at a death cafe.
Others who have attended before talked about how our conversations always left them feeling enlivened.
We discussed the experience of being completely undone and put back together in a new way, being completley changed on a cellular level by the deaths of close loved ones. Interest was shown in ...
Lets talk about Death?, eat cake and drink tea!? Would you like to join us at Creative Coffee Hub to talk to each other about death in a warm and relaxed setting?, the idea may sound daunting, but perhaps it will be fun, interesting and maybe inspiring. Death is a subject often avoided but inevitably will affect us all.
Death Cafe discussions are non-directed and non-judgemental, and we hope you’ll join us. Please note we are not a bereavement support or therapy group, just a few people interested in talking about an unusual topic and eating cake.
There is a limit of 20 individuals please reserve your ...
While not fully knowing what to expect, the folks who sat around the tables in the gorgeous setting at StoneRidge Retirement Living found their conversations to be revealing and comfortable.
18 people were glad they came and participated while enjoying cake, cookies, coffee and tea. One wondered when the next Death Cafe would be.
We'll be working on planning that.
Death Cafe in Moscow office Write up
Posted by DambisMaria on March 6, 2019, 6:05 a.m.
There were 8 participants at the table. The group was very active and within 2.5 hours each participant spoke several times on different topics related to death. The story of this meeting can be read here https://www.b17.ru/blog/deathcafe/
Death Cafe SF Valley Write up
Posted by MerrilyWeiss on March 4, 2019, 4:39 p.m.
We had 13 interesting people come together to discuss death and end of life. The variety of perspectives and life experiences enriched the conversation. Evaluations were all very positive. Based on this experience, we will try to meet monthly or bimonthly.
Death Cafe Edmonton Write up
Posted by Gina Vliet on Feb. 28, 2019, 12:31 p.m. 1 comment
Another bitterly cold evening, but we prevailed! As all drooled over the food and cakes people were noshing, we began with our perceptions on final methods: how people feel about body disposition. We covered composting of remains, green burials, two kinds of cremation, embalming, and other corpse-related perceptions. This led to some laughs about spreading ashes, of course, because what cremation discussion is complete without someone getting grandma’s ashes in their eye/hair/mouth?
We tackled fears around declining health in old age and if we’d want to die before or after our loved ones. Urban isolation, aging in place, and choosing the right assisted living ...