Education, Events & Resources

It can be incredibly overwhelming and beautiful to start imagining the end of your life and knowing all of your options can be very helpful. Below is some information that you may or may not know about:

1) Dying at home – You may choose to die at home surrounded by your loved ones and you would coordinate care with your doctor or a local hospice if needed. There are several forms that are helpful to have completed if you choose this option.

2) End of Life Doulas – One of the biggest advantages of having an EOL Doula is the continuity of care and consistent support. Patients often transition from actively seeking curative treatment to no longer receiving treatment and this can disrupt the support system.

3) Green Burial – this includes no embalming of the body, a direct earth burial, ecological restoration & conservation, communal memorialization and optimized land use.

4) Scattering of Cremated Remains – In Canada there are no laws associated to the scattering of cremated remains. Scattering is permitted on any crown land, including in water and a permit is not required. It is recommended that the scattering be done with discretion.

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Green Burial Association of Canada

Living Funeral Ceremony Meditation

What is a living funeral ceremony?

The living funeral ceremony is a experiential meditation on mortality. Participants are guided, in person or in the comfort of their own spaces, by trained practitioners. The ceremony is an invitation to connect deeply with the mystery and richness of one’s life. It is an opportunity to reflect on the past, evaluate the present and prepare for the future.

What is a certified Living Funeral Practitioner?

A person who is passionate about life and death and trained in providing an opportunity and space for others to contemplate their life, death and personal memorial.

Who are Living Funeral Meditations for?

A living funeral ceremony meditation is for everybody. Anybody who would like to explore the possibilities of life and death, anybody who is ready to face their fear of death and even their fear of living fully.

“How we die and how we care for dying people, and who our dead are to us; these are what make us human. These are where our real culture is made, or lost. Dying is where we can plant our feet in the world and live."

– Stephen Jenkinson

“The way we regard death is critical to the way we experience life. When your fear of death changes, the way you live your life changes”

– Ram Dass

“It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth - and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up - that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had."

– Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

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