At Willow,
We like to get together.
Join us at an event and experience the power of exploring the reality of your mortality in community.
Free Admission
Reality of Our Mortality Learning Circles
Nov 25
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Celebration Hall, Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC
FREE, compliments of Mountain View Cemetery
To register, please follow the links below.
*Topics are subject to change and all changes will be posted here.
Nov 25 ~ Cemeteries Matter: Exploring the role of cemeteries in our age of throwaway living ~ Register
These gatherings are a safe, open-hearted place to explore, in community, the reality of our shared mortality with a different focus each time. Thanks to the generous support of the City of Vancouver’s Mountain View Cemetery, these events are free to the public. All are welcome.
Having difficulty with registering? Email us here.
Community Deathcaring: A Swan Song Festival Event
Monday, October 21, 2019
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Celebration Hall, Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC
FREE
Across Canada (and around the world), there is a growing community deathcare movement centred around the desires of people to get back to caring for our own dead in meaningful and holistic ways. Please join us for an informative and inspiring evening of exploring community deathcaring: what's it about and why does it matter?
Departure Directions:
Death Education that informs, inspires and empowers
A Day-Long Workshop
Saturday, November 23, 2019
9:30am – 5:00pm
Celebration Hall, Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC
FREE, compliments of Mountain View Cemetery
Informative and inspiring death education starts with personal reflection, including how you make sense of your finite life and your inevitable death. In a safe, creative and fun workshop you’ll identify your core values and explore your relationship with the reality of your mortality. You’ll dive into five core factors that influence your decision making for how you’ll be cared for after you die, including ecological + social impact. You will begin to craft your personal set of Departure Directions, WILLOW’S term for the written instructions or guidelines—determined by your values, beliefs and priorities.
Participants will engage dynamic self-discovery exercises that include personal reflection, journal writing, pair sharing and group discussion. Poetry, song and video / film are also used to enhance the learning experience.
Having difficulty with registering? Email us here.
Mexico Retreat including Day of the Dead
During Willow’s six-day, reflection retreat you’ll learn about and get into action writing lasting messages for those you love and for future generations. Your time in Mexico will include a beautiful balance of facilitated workshops, personal writing time and curated, local, cultural activities, the highlight being a guided cemetery experience of the Day of the Dead.
The process will guide you to reflect on your life, consider the legacy you’ll leave behind and enrich, energize and connect you with who and what matter most.
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