Living Well, Dying Well
Cover Photo Credit: Kim Holl
deepening personal inquiry in death + dying while living well now…
A Multigenerational, Comprehensive & Somatically Sensitive Approach
Living Well – Dying Well is a multigenerational, comprehensive and somatically sensitive program
tending conscious end-of-life care, which includes Advanced Care Planning, before and after death
care, ecological footprint of dying and death, ceremony …. and more.
The program offers an opportunity for deepening personal inquiry, strengthening family connections and building
community support networks, encouraging active participation and informed decision making with
dying and death, while living well now.
FACILITATORS
Penny Allport: A long-time lover of world wisdom traditions and participant in ceremonies honouring the life-death-life cycle from Mexico to Bali, Africa and the Amazon informs Penny’s work as a Life-Cycle Celebrant. Fueled by a deep interest in our potential for being human’s kind, Penny facilitates multi-generational classes and retreats, combining Continuum Movement, Yoga, writing, painting and dream processes, also incorporating the work of mentor Angeles Arrien (1940-2014), Cross Cultural Anthropologist, teacher and author of The Second Half of Life, 8 Gates of Initiation. See www.movingceremonies.com
Renate Ringer: Earth walker, star gazer, indigenous rose inhaler, ocean swimmer, wild mushroom forager and a continuing student of nature’s wisdom and the cycle of life & death. Renate’s background includes working in the health field; decades of research projects; managing urban agriculture programs and social enterprise endeavours in the non profit sector. Renate is currently exploring various additional healing arts such as: music, dance, poetry, story telling, herbology, reiki, dreamwork, and spirituality.
The Centre for Earth and Spirit Society offers this program at an accessible rate, with support from the New Horizons for Seniors Program.
Photo Credit: Dr. Robin J. Hood
Some Topics We Cover
We touch on these topics in the Living Well Dying Well program, and Penny can also offer short interactive engaging presentations on the following topics:
The Ecological Footprint of Death – How has death care changed in the last century? What are the impacts on the earth? With the reality of climate change, making healthy choices can be a living legacy for generations to come. Find out what you can do now for the future of earth and her people.
A Return to Family and Village-Centred Death Care – What happened to family & village-centred death care? How are ordinary people reclaiming this essential and integral part of the cycle of life? How can you and your family take steps to prepare and participate in end-of-life with more presence, awareness and trust? Discover how slowing down to the experience of death can deliver family and friends into the grace and gift of grief. A return to family & village-centred death care can liberate and enhance our lives now.
customized offerings
Living Well – Dying Well offers many options to participate:
Evening or Afternoon (2-3 Hours)
Six-Week On-line &/or In-person programs
One Day
Two Day/Weekend
Who Might Benefit:
- Senior’s Facilities, Women’s Groups, Men’s Groups, Faith-Based Groups
- Holistic Death Care Organizations, Community Centres, Caregivers, Indigenous individuals and communities, Intergenerational Family Groups, Care Homes
Outreach for Families and any organization or business who wishes to encourage their partners, employees and volunteers to engage in conscious care with end of life.
Anyone who wishes to engage in conscious care with end of life!
To Inquire
Contact Penny
phone – 250 592 6400
email – info@centreforearthandspirit.ca
* Custom classes are available for organizations, families and groups
Upcoming Dates
Living Well Dying Well – A Weekend Gathering in Courtenay
Living Well Dying Well – A Weekend Gathering in Courtenay
Living Well, Dying Well is a multi-generational, soulful program exploring the ways we live and die. Living Well – Dying Well A weekend in-person gathering Friday, October 20 – Sunday,
Living Well Dying Well – A 6 Week Online Program
Living Well Dying Well – A 6 Week Online Program
Living Well, Dying Well is a multi-generational, soulful program exploring the ways we live and die. Living Well – Dying Well A Multi-generational, Soulful & Experiential Approach to exploring the
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