Edward Leonard of Berryville, Virgina, a marketing consultant for a monastery with a natural burial ground, attended our April 2011 training in death care, including home funeral guidance. Here’s what he had to say:
“I signed up for the Natural Transitions’ training with only a vague notion about the social phenomenon of reclaiming control and dignity over the dying process and low-environmental-impact funerals. The Natural Transitions’ class was professionally executed and provided me with a framework that I am now using as I design and implement a 150-acre natural cemetery. The course introduced me to concepts that I plan to share with clients who want to manage their own death process, but who may not know what questions to ask.”
The next FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING IN TRANSITION GUIDANCE - January 27, 28, 29, 2012 in Boulder, Colorado at Shining Mountain Waldorf School, 999 Violet Ave, Boulder, CO 80304
January 27, 2012, Friday evening 6PM – 8:30PM
January 28 and 29, 2012 all day 9-5PM
This training is designed as an intensive to provide an understanding of the dying process, the role of hospice and palliative care, the importance and relevance of advanced health care directives – and to give participants a basic knowledge of how to conduct a home funeral, which is family directed and incorporates green funerary practices.
COST: $325 earlybird before January 10. WE ARE EXTENDING THIS FEE AS A NEW YEAR’S SPECIAL.
AND CURRENT HOSPICE WORKERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A 50 PERCENT DISCOUNT.
Payable by check to the NT address below, or via Paypal.
Click below if you are not currently a hospice worker and wish to register for the training.
If you choose Paypal, please make sure you also mail us the Training Registration Form (available as a pdf download)
Natural Transitions
3980 N. Broadway
Suite#103-171
Boulder, CO 80304
We will also need to know your dietary preferences. We will provide bagged lunches, snacks and beverages.
Here is a synopsis of the training
Friday, January 29, 6 – 9PM
Day 1
Introduction to the weekend
What do we love about this life? A“spiritual self-assessment practice.”
Name and addressing our fears of death and dying
Saturday, January 28, 2012 9AM -5PM
Day 2
Hospice and palliative care
Understanding the dying process
Dying Wish film by Karen van Vuuren
Talking about death. How to have the conversation
Finishing business – forgiveness, thank yous, farewells
Introduction to home and green funerals section:
Fears of caring for the dead
History of current conventional funerary practices
Options at death
Sunday, January 29, 2011
Day 3
9-5PM
Legalities
Overview of what to do after death
Options for disposition
Care of the body – practical
Informative stories of home and green funerals
Conscious preparation: Advance health care directives
Review of the weekend and closing
For those who complete the foundational training, an individualized mentoring program is in development.