Death & Dying

We’re going to slowly build a collection of songs here that approach death in conscious ways. Stay tuned and send us your favorites. We hope these songs will inspire you to create your own art!

• Into the Mystery – by OmTara: One thing you cannot deny, is we all get to die…
• Infinite Trees – by Nick Mulvey:
• When the Body is Gone – by Nick Mulvey:
• … much more coming soon

• When Breath Becomes Air – by Paul Kalanithi
• Nothing to Fear – by Julie McFadden RN: Demystifying death to live more fully. What if we didn’t consider death the worst possible outcome? What if we discussed it honestly, embraced hospice care, and prepared for the end of our lives with hope and acceptance?
• The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying – by Sogyal Rinpoche: Amazing book. Brings together the ancient wisdom of Tibet with modern research on death and dying and the nature of the universe to provide a magnificent source of sacred inspiration from the heart of the Tibetan tradition.
• Book by Dr. Michael Newton: link sends you to the Newton Institute publications. Check out any of the books that speak to you here about the combination of medical and spiritual perspective on the place we go to beyond this body, between lives, after death…

• Best Life, Best Death Podcast: Conversations about mortality – life, death and what matters most.
• Round Trip Death Podcast: A well-reviewed podcast on Near Death Experiences (NDEs). Round Trip Death podcast features discussions with people who have actually died, visited the other side, and returned to talk about it. What did they see? So many similarities to psychedelic journeys that go into the realm of what happens beyond this body.
• The Death Studies Podcast: fascinating conversations on a diverse array of death-related topics to bend your mind on this topic.

• Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home – by Toko-Pa Turner: Most people think of belonging as a mythical place, and they spend a lifetime searching for it in vain. But what if belonging isn’t a place at all? What if it’s a skill that has been lost or forgotten?
• Ancestral Medicine – by Daniel Foor: an excellent practical guide to connecting with your ancestors for personal, family, and cultural healing. More than just a book. Practices and rituals abound here.
• Soul Comfort – Uplifting insights into the nature of grief, death, consciousness and love for transformation – by Alistiar Conwell: Silence, reflection, love and humility are the most precious offerings on the sacred altar of the soul. Soul Comfort is the first book to examine grief holistically through concise insights into the related concepts of consciousness, death and love for healing and positive transformation.

• Daily Ancestor Rituals – from Ancestral Medicine: Just like developing any relationship, this requires care and attention. These are practices for connecting, deepening, and working with your ancestors in daily life.
• Connecting with Ancestors – from Persephone’s Hearth: lots of resources, rituals and practices here.

• Dreaming the Ancestors Podcast – with Tara Brading: intimate journey of remembering and reclaiming ancestral stories, feminine wisdom, and earth magic.

• Trainings with Ancestral Medicine: Online recorded and live components. Practical and transformational trainings on animist ethics, ancestral healing, ritual arts, and cultural change.

• Grief.com: resources, courses, support groups, articles, and much more.
• NW Grief Tending: Training, grief rituals, grief support work and resources galore around grief-tending.
• Wildgrief.org: provide free peer support programs in nature to grieving youth, families and people of all ages. We combine peer based grief support with the healing power of nature – based in Olympia, WA.
• Alyssa Rose Grief Counseling: if you’re looking to better support yourself or a loved one through grieving. Grief is not just about death, it’s about all change, and most of us are walking around with heavy loads of ungrieved pain.
• Griefshare.com: Find grief support anywhere in the world! In-person meeting searched and virtual options too.

• The Mindfulness & Grief Podcast with Heather Stang: Whether you’re newly bereaved, facing the holidays without your person, or supporting others in grief, you’ll find calm, clarity, and practical tools to help you honor your love and live fully again.
• Griefcast Podcast: weekly interview podcast where media personalities share stories about loved ones they’ve lost. Well-loved podcast.

• No One Should Die Alone Foundation: The No One Should Die Alone Foundation gives volunteers a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life when they need it most.
• Search Online: “No One Dies Alone programs near me” and see where it leads you in your local region.
• Search Online: “Hospice volunteer opportunities near me” to see what is available in your local region.
• International End of Life Doula Association: Trainings, events, find a death doula… Lots of information here!
• Going with Grace – Death Doula Training: The curriculum provides a deep dive into how we die in the 21st Century and techniques on how to best support people while they do it. You will gain a keen eye for the needs of the people you serve as they navigate dying while expanding your innate capacity for care.

• International End of Life Doula Association: Trainings, events, find a death doula… Lots of information here!
• Going with Grace – Death Doula Training: The curriculum provides a deep dive into how we die in the 21st Century and techniques on how to best support people while they do it. You will gain a keen eye for the needs of the people you serve as they navigate dying while expanding your innate capacity for care.
• Conscious Dying Collective Training: A 5-month program weaving together self-paced study, LIVE online Zooms with faculty and peers, a transformative practicum, and ongoing support from the Collective community.

• Nothing to Fear – by Julie McFadden RN: Demystifying death to live more fully. What if we didn’t consider death the worst possible outcome? What if we discussed it honestly, embraced hospice care, and prepared for the end of our lives with hope and acceptance?
• On Death & Dying (Updated) by the EKR Foundation
• Sacred Dying – by Megory Andersen: Rituals for embracing the end of life. An essential testimonial and handbook for creating a dignified, peaceful, and more sacred end to life.
• A Better Way of Dying – by Jeanne Fitzpatrick: Designed by two sisters-one a doctor, one a lawyer-and drawing on their decades of experience, the five-step Compassion Protocol outlined in A Better Way of Dying offers a simple and effective framework for leaving caretakers concrete, unambiguous, and legally binding instructions about your wishes for your last days.

• A Sacred Passing (Non-Profit Organization in WA): mission is to guide and assist people in their living, dying and death while honoring individual autonomy and living in action through community care
• Medical Aid in Dying – Compassion & Choices: leading efforts to authorize, implement and defend medical aid in dying so all terminally ill people who are eligible will have access to the full range of end-of-life care options.
• VSED – Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking: A determined and well-informed individual can successfully choose the legally defensible end-of-life option of voluntarily stopping eating or drinking.
• Death with Dignity: advocating for the fundamental freedom of choice in end-of-life options for all.