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Conscious Endings – Let’s Talk about Death
April 27 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Conscious Endings – Let’s Talk about Death
🌷Are you concerned about what happens to you when you pass?
🌷Do you know what happens to your loved ones when they pass?
🌷Would you like to make conscious decisions to ensure your wishes are followed?
Join us at The Farm for Wellbeing🌳for “Conscious Endings – Let’s talk about Death”
When: Saturday 27 April
Open to both Women & Men
Choose which part of the day you would like to attend OR come for the whole day/evening
We are offering flexible pricing options to be more accessible for all – pay up to $30 for each session (You can choose the amount) OR pay between $60 and $80 for the whole day (9am-9pm)
Saturday 27 April: 9:00am – 9:00pm
9:00am Arrival for a prompt 9:15am start
9:15am Welcome and Introductions with Joan Carpenter
9:30am – 11:00am Death Cafe
FREE community gathering – Let’s start the conversation
At a Death Cafe people drink tea, eat cake and discuss death. Our aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives.
Cuppas and morning tea provided.
A Death Cafe is a group led discussion of death and dying with no agenda, objectives or themes. A friendly place to have an honest chat about a taboo subject.
11:00am – 1:00pm Briget Kelly: Preparing for the End of Life
An Advance Care Directive is an important document for all adults, and particularly those approaching the end of life.
In this workshop, we will explore and clarify personal values, and articulate what is important to you to live a good quality of life. You will be given a handout to support you to complete your own Advance Care Directive document at home.
1:00-1.30 pm Lunch – BYO
1:30pm – 4:30pm Afternoon sessions
1.30pm – 4:00 Deb Griffiths & Megan Tombs: After Death Care, Earth Friendly Options, Funeral Planning
This will include how to take care of, wash and shroud the body plus the options for this care and the different scenarios that can take place, whilst giving you earth-friendly options for their funeral. Also includes designing a meaningful funeral or memorial service and writing your own eulogy.
(Includes a mid-session break)
4:00pm – 4:30pm Briget Kelly: Emotional Wills/Legacy
Ritual and ceremony, storytelling, and legacy items can be beneficial supports for people experiencing grief and bereavement.
4:30pm – 5:00pm Grief and Endings: Collective session with all facilitators – Joan Carpenter, Deb Griffiths, Briget Kelly & Megan Tombs
Q&A Panel Discussion to ask questions about death, dying, funerals, mortuary care, end of life doulas, preparing for end of life, and grief, etc…
5:00pm Closing for Day Workshops
5:30pm Dinner – Shared: Celebrating Samhain – Festival of the Dead. Bring photos of your loved ones to share as well as a dish they loved in celebration of their life!
6:30pm – 9:00pm Evening session
6:30 pm Joan Carpenter: Wisdom Circle (open to men and women) – Honouring our loved ones who have passed. Connection, meditation, sharing circle (Bring your journal or buy one at the venue)
8:00 pm – Yoga Nidra with Deb Griffiths
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More Information:
✨Accommodation in the dormitory or camp on the land (bring your own tent/swag) is available to stay over Saturday night after yoga.
Options to stay overnight in a Mixed Dormitory on Saturday when purchasing Tickets for Saturday are available through the checkout process. Camping option is also available – bring your own tent/swag. These are an added cost.
BYO food so very affordable and you have as you need.
Saturday night is a shared meal together.
Snacks and all cuppas provided.
**Choose to come to one or all workshops – see ticketing. Booking essential. We are offering flexible pricing options to be more accessible for all – pay up to $30 for each session (You can choose the amount) OR pay between $60 and $80 for the whole day (9am-9pm)
Contact Joan for details or questions.
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