Being a Funeral Celebrant is awesome but oh, so humbling!

I am forever humbled for the absolute privilege to be asked to officiate funeral ceremonies. To have the opportunity to meet with family and sometimes friends of the deceased at their most vulnerable time and yet they are so open and generous in sharing the love, their stories and I their lives with me. Today I undertook a chapel ceremony that then journeyed to the graveside as family and friends said their final goodbye to their loved one in this physical life. There is not one family who has not taught me something or one person who has died importantly who hasn’t taught me something. And it’s with these learnings that I build upon who and what I value most in my own life. I get to meet the most wonderful people. And today, and this past week, was one of those times. Hand on heart sending my hugs and best wishes always to this beautiful family and their friends♥️

And after a ceremony I just go back to Nature and just breathe x

Believe that you can put a dent in the universe.

Change the future for the better.

Follow your fire.

Choose to BE anything really, but choose it with conviction,

and give it everything you’ve got to make it happen.

https://www.logecamps.com/journalposts/2020/2/6/an-ode-to-adventure

Willow EOL Educatorᵀᴹ

DON’T MISS OUT! WILLOW EOL WORKSHOPSᵀᴹ

So excited to become Australia’s first Willow EOL Educatorᵀᴹ

When I saw the quality of the workshops that Willow EOLᵀᴹ founders, Michelle and Reena had crafted I just knew that I wanted to be part of this world-wide movement. These unique workshops have a distinct point of difference to many other end-of-life (EOL) workshops being offered. Across the 10 different workshops, each participant has the opportunity to reflect upon who and what is most important to them; their end-of-life values and wishes, and what legacy they would like to leave. They also are able to explore after-death wishes – which many people think about but often don’t have conversations about. And so much more!

So come and join me for my first 2021 workshop : How to Stop Procrastinating with End-of-Life Planning: A Willow Workshopᵀᴹ  which is being held via Zoom on Saturday 2 October 2021 at 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM, Brisbane AEST time!

And come discover the reality of our mortality!

Oh, and if you miss this workshop, contact me and I will send you information on other Willow EOL Workshopsᵀᴹ that I will be facilitating online in 2021-2022!

Death Cafe by the Bay…. “informative, intriguing and catalysing”

REMEMBER WE ARE ALL GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY DEATH AND ARE ALL GOING TO DIE SO WHY NOT LEARN TO TALK ABOUT IT IN AN OPEN AND RELAXED WAY… COME JOIN IN ONE OF MY DEATH CAFES…THEY ARE FREE… AND YOU CAN JOIN IN VIRTUALLY FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! AND NO TWO DEATH CAFES ARE THE SAME!

The impact of COVID-19 has allowed the virtual medium of Zoom and other platforms to connect us with others around the world! Amongst the tragedy that COVID has brought, we also are surrounded by innovation and a connection around the globe like we haven’t experienced before.

My face 2 face Death Cafes have successfully morphed into monthly Zoom catchups with like-minded, curious folk. Having held a Death Cafe by the Bay on 11 March 2021 we had a wonderfully energetic group of people from Australia, America and Europe attend for what one person described as an “informative, intriguing and catalysing” experience.

We shared our experiences about ‘being present’; about the ‘privilege of being in the space with someone who is dying (and sometimes the challenges); the importance of demystifying death and dying and normalising it; how we are curious about Death Cafes and also about things we don’t know i.e. what happens to us before and after death…the paranormal, near death experiences (the positive and less so); some tools we can use and things we can say to engage a person into having these important conversations; about choices, self-responsibility and taking some control and that Australian jokes are…well they are Australian jokes ? but a nice fun way to finish the night/morning

We shared lots of information on: Afterlife Discussions (FaceBook and YouTube); Netflix’s “Surviving Death” series; TED Talk “I see dead people: dreams and visions of the dying” Dr Christopher Kerr; a brilliant video by Dr Atul Gawande “Being Mortel”; the little resource “The Little Soul in the Sun“; Suzanne Giesemann’s “The Number One Question About the Afterlife and Reincarnation“; feedback from our American’s audience on COVID-19 and rejoicing when people’s health turns positive: Lisa’s “The Bottom Drawer Book” for advance care planning and funeral planning; how we can each engage and improve our communty’s death literacy; and great resources that help start conversations about dying and death using conversation cards e.g. “What Matters Most” (Dying to Talk) and “Your Life Talks“; body disposal options (Natural Death Advocacy Network), Recompose and Resomation.

If I’ve piqued your interest why not register for a Death Cafe or my monthly Death Cafe by the Bay.

*Note the above links and resources are based on conversations from the 11 March 2021 Death Cafe by the Bay group of attendees and not necessarily endorsed by Jacqui.

Grassy hills at sunrise.

COVID-19 and a ‘new norm’

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