Dying Matters Guild Workshop - Saturday, May 7, 2022
DMG Members & friends, please join our workshop to help elevate the amazing work we do (or envision ourselves doing), to get to know who we are, and decide how we move forward. We have some great ideas and are excited about what we can accomplish together.
This day is for you if you are drawn to end of life care as a potential vocation and are looking to connect with other people on the same path! Please join us!
When: Saturday, May 7 from 10 am to 3 pm
Where: Friends Barn at beautiful Fort Townsend State Park
Why: For DMG members and friends to get to know each other and to explore how to move from an interest/calling in end-of-life issues to gainful employment - while also feeding our souls.
The workshop will include:
DMG Members & friends, please join our workshop to help elevate the amazing work we do (or envision ourselves doing), to get to know who we are, and decide how we move forward. We have some great ideas and are excited about what we can accomplish together.
This day is for you if you are drawn to end of life care as a potential vocation and are looking to connect with other people on the same path! Please join us!
When: Saturday, May 7 from 10 am to 3 pm
Where: Friends Barn at beautiful Fort Townsend State Park
Why: For DMG members and friends to get to know each other and to explore how to move from an interest/calling in end-of-life issues to gainful employment - while also feeding our souls.
The workshop will include:
- Tess Taft, an oncology psychotherapist and certified specialist in Interactive Guided Imagery, will lead a guided death meditation.
- The gentle blessings of our local Threshold Choir. These choirs exist in communities around the world to sing for those at the threshold of life.
- Keynote speaker Crystal Flores of The Grateful Death.
- Visioning session to determine future Dying Matters Guild projects and how you can get involved. Where do we go from here? Let's envision what can be - please bring your passion and creativity!
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Keynote speaker Crystal Cannon Flores
Crystal Cannon Flores is a Certified End-of-Life (EOL) Doula, Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and Death-Care Educator. She works with families to create a dignified and meaningful experience for loved ones at end-of-life by bridging the gap between medical care and holistic comfort. She has a passion for sharing her experience through volunteering, mentorship, speaking, and creative expression classes to process grief. Crystal knows death intimately. She found her calling in the midst of her own personal story with the entwined deaths of her parents. The Grateful Death is a dedication to the way they lived their lives, how those lives ended, and how their love lives on. Click here to learn more about Crystal's coaching services for death doulas. We're thrilled to have Crystal with us on May 7! |
Some things to note:
Please feel free to pass this information on to anyone you know who may be interested in joining us for the day!
- This workshop is FREE for Dying Matters Guild members, and $30 for non-members. All participants must pre-register.
- In order to park on site you must have a valid Discover Pass. Please consider carpooling.
- Doors will open at 9:30 am. We will have coffee and light snacks available.
- Please help us reduce waste and bring your own coffee mug and water bottle.
- Bring a lunch! We will have a 45 minute break for lunch, but there are not lunch options nearby.
Please feel free to pass this information on to anyone you know who may be interested in joining us for the day!
Let’s Talk - Death & Dying
A free, monthly drop-in conversation about all things related to death and dying. This is a casual, friendly place to come talk about our experiences, fears, hopes & plans around end-of-life issues. (Please note: this is not a grief support group or counseling session.) Discussions will be facilitated by Dying Matters Guild co-founder, Sarah Seltzer. Everyone is welcome to participate in the conversation or just listen in!
All meetings will be held in person at the Pink House at the PT Public Library (1256 Lawrence Street). Meetings are currently scheduled for the following dates and times:
A free, monthly drop-in conversation about all things related to death and dying. This is a casual, friendly place to come talk about our experiences, fears, hopes & plans around end-of-life issues. (Please note: this is not a grief support group or counseling session.) Discussions will be facilitated by Dying Matters Guild co-founder, Sarah Seltzer. Everyone is welcome to participate in the conversation or just listen in!
All meetings will be held in person at the Pink House at the PT Public Library (1256 Lawrence Street). Meetings are currently scheduled for the following dates and times:
- April 26th @ 2 PM - Tuesday
- May 24th @ 2 PM - Tuesday