Tisa McGraw
Rooted in Compassion
End of Life Education
A large part of Death Doula work is education. Death is the great unknown. Many people are afraid of death.
Many people are in denial about death. Doulas help people face their fears by providing information that creates confidence and courage to face the inevitable. Doulas educate us so we can make peace with death, explore our fears and concerns, get answers to difficult questions and prepare to rest in peace.
If we leave it to our families to handle things when we die, we are creating an extra burden for them in addition to the grief and loss they'll be experiencing. Doulas help people create a plan for dying, for their deathbed atmosphere, for dying at home or in hospice, who will be with us, what comfort measures do we want.
Doulas assist with funerals, celebrations of life, memorial services and legacy planning. Doulas answer questions such as how to handle the body, cremation or burial, home funeral or funeral home, green burial, shrouds, biodegradable coffins or traditional, embalming or not, and much more. Our loved ones need to know where to find documents they will need when we are not there to tell them. They need to know our wishes for the end of life and where to find this information when we are no longer able to explain.
How we die is important for us and for our survivors. Planning helps us die in peace to rest in peace.
End of Life Classes
Classes are available for groups by request - Contact me to schedule your group!
Class topics available as individual sessions
Classes starting online in August 2024
Before I Die
This class focuses on practical matters we need to take care of before we die. From medical directives, organ donation, hospice or home care to cremation, green burials, funerals, ceremonies, obituaries. How to handle the body, deathbed atmosphere, who assists you, processing
emotions, regrets, goodbyes, memoirs, creating a death care community & more.
Resting in Peace
Learn how peace practices help us in the dying process. From Native & Nature based traditions to Buddhist, Pagan & Secular
practices to create more peace & comfort at the end of life & beyond. Explore what these philosophies have to offer about dying, death & after death. Find a Spiritual Path that is authentic for you. No religious affiliation is required to attend or to benefit from the information.
What Happens whenWe Die?
Learn from a psychic medium what we perceive about Death.
Learn what the Buddhist teachings have to say about Death. Learn what Nature based & Shamanic traditions have to teach us about Death.
These philosophies offer valuable insights into this great mystery & help alleviate
fears & misconceptions.
Celebrations of Life
How do you want to be remembered? Celebration of Life
before you die? Or a more Traditional funeral? Explore the
possibilities of home funerals, green burials, biodegradable caskets. Plan your End of Life ceremony to include what is important & meaningful to you.
Create a plan & take care of the details so no one else has to do it. And so it reflects your values & who you truly are.
Spiritual Practices for Buddhists
This class explores rituals & practices that benefit Buddhist practitioners in the dying process & after Death. Topics include ceremonies meaningful to you, who are your Dharma friends, do you have a lama or guru, how to handle your body & the remains, what practices to offer before, during & after death, Tibetan Book of the Dead, other funeral texts & more
Available to Sanghas, Centers, Temples, practicing Buddhist groups, interfaith groups
A Buddhist View of Death & After Death
"How we live is how we die."
Buddhism has numerous teachings about Death & dying, what happens in the death process & after we die, reincarnation, the Bardos,
the Tibetan Book of the Dead, beneficial practices, how to support each other, many helpful books & more. This class explores these topics.