When we lose a loved one, it can be hard to know how to memorialize and honor them in a respectful way. It can also be difficult to know how to leave our own legacy that’s in keeping with our values.
More people than ever are pursuing what’s called green burials and other eco-conscious practices — as a way of caring for the dead while minimizing the high cost, and profound environmental impacts of the traditional burial industry.
Green burials help conserve natural resources, reduce carbon emissions, and protect worker health. Green burials also allow remains to decompose naturally, returning to the earth without the use of chemicals or materials.
Green burials can be far more cost-effective than traditional burials, as they often involve simpler practices and fewer expenses related to embalming, caskets, and burial plots.
Would you like to learn more about the work of a Death Doula/End-of-Life Practitioner — including how to support others as they make timeless traditions like green burials part of their legacies?
Join us for this special FREE online event with Dr. Andrea Deerheart, ELP here:
Who is this event for?
Anyone interested in Death Care, rituals for the end-of-life journey, and sustainable alternatives to cremation and burial.Â
This event is also for anyone feeling called to explore if becoming a Death Doula or End-of-Life Practitioner (ELP) is right for them and what career paths are possible for Certified Practitioners. Â
The path of a Death Doula might also be for you if you’re a medical professional, therapist, or other practitioner who’s seeking ways to support your clients more fully. Or perhaps you were there at the moment of a loved one’s death.
A Death Doula also known as an End-of-Life Practitioner (ELP), is a trained professional who offers non-medical support to the dying and their families. They complement services that a dying person and their family may be receiving, including hospice or palliative care — and provide a range of holistic services, including physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical support.
You'll also hear details about our unique holistic, integrated Training & Certification. No matter what brought you here, you’ve likely been transformed — as we all are — by witnessing and being part of someone’s end-of-life journey.
We hope you will join us, all are welcome!
Date & Time:
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
5:30pm - 7:00pm PT
Meet Dr. Andrea Deerheart
Andrea Deerheart, PhD/ELP, is the founder of The HeartWay, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to embracing life through honoring death. Her pioneering work draws on her wisdom gathered over decades spent providing loving care and healing to those on the journey of conscious living and dying. Andrea’s primary work and teaching focus on issues related to aging, radiant well-being, cultural mythology, death and dying, and living a more compassionate life — as well as grief, loss, and mindful, compassionate care.
The author of the recording Yoga Nidra: Graceful Transitions, End-of-Life Care Foundations Training and Clinical Textbook, and Elli's Ride: death beyond imagination, Andrea is also a 500hrRYT yoga instructor (the highest international standard for yoga teachers), a Certified Yoga Nidra Instructor, and a sought-after consultant, educator, writer, and poet.
