COMMUNITY EVENTS

 

Looking to attend events related to death or loss? Whether you’re jonesing for a cemetery tour, searching for a grief circle, or interested in attending an end of life planning workshop, you can find a variety of events, classes, workshops, and gatherings on all facets of death, dying, and grief here.

 

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  • Radical Mindfulness: Why Transforming Fear of Death is Politically Vital book club

    Are you interested in how the existential fear of death shapes society? Do you wonder how we can address injustice? Join our weekly online reading group, Radical Mindfulness, to explore how mindfulness can serve as a powerful tool for political transformation. Together, we'll build a supportive community of care and reflection. Whether you’re seeking connection, inspiration, or fresh perspectives, this space offers an opportunity to learn and grow in solidarity. We meet via Zoom on Sundays. Recordings will be shared after each gathering. -Sundays 6:30 to 8pm ET beginning September 14th -Free to attend -Free PDF of the book from […]

    Free
  • Death Cafe

    Death Cafe

    The Lotus Center 4376 South 700 East #200, Millcreek, UT, United States

    The Lotus Center Death Cafe is open to the public and typically consists of an agenda-free discussion of death . Our objective will be to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. Dinner will be served. All ages welcome. This is a safe, judgement-free, no-fixing zone. Every belief is welcome.

    Donations accepted
  • The Good Death Book Club Experience FREE 12-Month Death and Dying Course

    According to a recent AARP study, there are over 52 million caregivers in the United States right now—and 70% of them say they are overwhelmed. Every single day, I receive messages from current and former caregivers who say: “I wish I had this knowledge when I was caring for my loved one.” Or: “The Doulagivers training is helping me more than I can say.” The truth is: We will all have a caregiving story. Let’s make sure yours is one filled with support, empowerment, and peace. That’s why I created The GOOD DEATH BOOK CLUB Experience: Death and Dying Course—a […]

    Free
  • “It’s Complicated” Support Group

    “It’s Complicated” Support Group

    Virtual Event

    A monthly peer-led Zoom group for people who had a strained relationship with someone who’s died. It can be tough to be in a group with other folks who were close with their parent, sibling, grandparent, partner, co-parent, friend, etc. As much as I like for there to be a range of experiences represented in grief groups, so that we can hear diverse perspectives, sometimes it is nice to be with people who “get it.” When addiction, mental health challenges, conflict, estrangement, abuse, etc. were a part of the picture, it can affect the grief journey in unique ways. This […]

    $5 – $20
  • (a)Wake Presents: A Living Funeral Ceremony

    Scribble 5541 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    ​Tickets purchased via Scribble here: https://link.dice.fm/bccde2d392f0 ​A community offering to give 2025 a good death and step into the new year with intention. Join us for a Living Funeral Ceremony at Scribble. ​A Living Funeral Ceremony is an immersive meditative experience that encourages participants to face their own mortality. Through engaging in ritual and guidance through a death visualization–contemplating your own memorial as you imagine letting go of your earthly self–participants are invited to "die before you die, to live while you’re alive." ​This ceremonial experience provides a safe and supportive space to confront fears around death and impermanence, while […]

    $22 – $55
  • A Healing Doula Academy Q & A

    Zoom Cornelius, NC

    A Healing Doula Academy, founded by Grief & Death Doula and Author Sundari Malcolm, is an online training program to become a Grief & Death Doula rooted in ancient Spiritual and Holistic traditions and care. Join Sundari for this, free, 1 hr session to learn details about the program, the differences between this training and others, and to receive a special enrollment discount.

    Free
  • Decomposition Isn’t A Dirty Word – Let’s Talk About Green Burial

    Online

    Join us for a guided conversation on how burial in the United States drifted from our ancestral roots - and how green burial and conservation cemeteries can reconnect us with what’s natural, human, and quite literally in our DNA. Science doesn't lie... our bodies are designed to decompose and return to the earth, but green burial is limited in the US. Hosted by Penny Waugh of The Death Network, with panel guests Ed Bixby of The Global Green Burial Alliance and Jamie Phillips of Spirit Sanctuary Conservation Cemetery. Together, we’ll unpack how we got here and why restoring time-honored burial […]

    Free
  • Community Death Care Zine Workshop & Exchange

    Virtual Event

    A two hour workshop on creating resources for death-positive artists & EOL doulas in the form of Risograph printed zines. Is there a community death care or grief resource you really wish existed, but doesn't yet? Do you have specialized knowledge, experiences, or ideas that would help others move through loss and grief? Zines, accessible pocket-sized DIY publications, are a great way to share ideas, stories, and information; whether you're a practicing death doula, grief tender, or just starting to learn about death, grief, and loss this workshop will benefit you. There will be a brief intro to zines and […]

    $75
  • Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Awakenings Wellness Center 1061 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    This is a monthly offering, happening on the second Tuesday of every month. This offering is designed to support somatically moving our shared and personal grief. We begin to build our container through brief sharing and connecting and then move into movement, vocalizing, wailing, praying, and drumming. We are building community through acknowledging and exploring the shared human experience of grief and loss.

    $25 – $75
  • Untangling The Tinsel: A Gathering for Grievers

    The holidays can leave a lot behind-feelings we didn't expect, words we couldn't find, emotions that live more in our bodies than our heads. This gathering is an invitation to gently look back at what the season stirred up and sit with whatever is tangled. We're holding space for relief, acceptance, community, and grace-no fixing, no pressure. Let's gently untangle, one strand at a time.

    $10
  • Dead Parents Club

    Virtual Event

    Losing a parent changes you. It’s weird, it’s heavy, it’s lonely. And a lot of people don’t know how to talk about it. Dead Parents Club is a grief circle for anyone navigating life after the loss of a parent (or parents). This is a space where you don’t have to sugarcoat it. No one’s going to rush you, try to fix you, or flinch when you talk about the hard stuff. We’ll begin with a short grounding to connect with your body and breath, and then we’ll open the circle. The rest of the 90 minutes are yours: to […]

    $20

 


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