Having a conversation like this with your child is essential in planning a custom Life Celebration. The last thing you want to do is burden your children with guessing what’s important to you at the end of your life.

Being open and honest with your friend on the topic of end-of-life planning and how you want to celebrate your life at the end of your life could change your relationship and your life.

Having an end-of-life conversation with your partner can be life changing. It opens up new ideas for uplifting, custom Life Celebrations and funeral arrangements. When you’re open and organized, this conversation helps to avoid potentially costly mistakes, both emotionally and financially.

Christine’s grandmother wanted her funeral to be “a going away party” because she saw death as moving to the next part of life’s journey. Her grandmother didn’t look at death as negative or scary, it was simply a transition. Sitting with Ilene, the two ladies discuss the modern movement towards changing the way we say goodbye, including Living Funerals and …

Christine discusses how today’s small family structure is more spread out family ties, as well as busy lifestyles creates the need for professional help when organizing an end-of-life event. A Living Funeral or a Memorial event can be a daunting task for anyone and with small and spread out families, it’s even more difficult. Having just organized an event for …

Death from a Yoga perspective embraces the moving away from sadness and darkness toward a loving goodbye and a wish for a good journey

Celebrating life at the end of life with a Living Funeral takes tremendous courage. But it’s also a privilege to have the opportunity to say goodbye and thank everyone who’s touched our lives. Leaving this life with no words left unsaid is special. When our loved ones are taken from us by emergency occurrences, we miss the opportunity to let …

Heidi’s loss of her father to brain cancer was a lengthy and painful experience, especially because in the end, he had no speech and had to write his thoughts down on paper until he couldn’t. Her father was a much-loved person within his community and when he passed on, thousands paid their respects and mourned his death. In retrospect, had …

As Vaughn contemplates his own mortality, he discusses what his final moments might look like. Instead of mourning his death, he’d prefer his family and friends gather in a happy setting like a BBQ. He hopes people could enjoy good food, drink and storytelling. A more upbeat funeral would be his preference, where family and friends would sit around and …