Choose the Depth That's Right for You
Level 1
Level 1
Dip your toe in with the introductory level of Weave in Ends: courting death as a gift to life - a seven-part in-person experiential course.
This course is led by death doula, creative facilitator, and Women of the Water founder, Lisa Cheney-Philp.
Over two months, we will gather in community seven times to:
- learn from the stories of others who have traversed the terrain we are embarking upon,
- engage our whole bodies in creative practices for death inspired by those stories, and
- be in conversation with ourselves and each other about what happens when we turn towards death and invite it to take a seat at our table.
The types of experiential activities we will explore in this course include: guided meditations, paired and group sharing, listening circles/council, journaling, mark-making, and art-making.
Level 1 includes:
- seven, two-hour online classes
Upcoming dates for Level 1*:
- Fall 2021 dates coming soon!
*This is a closed group course and participants are expected to attend all classes.
Level 2
Level 1
Wade deeper in the second level of Weave in Ends: courting death as a gift to life as you hone in on the specifics of your own story by working one-on-one with death doula, Lisa Cheney-Philp, and imagine into your impending death.
This death planning process, designed by Tarron Estes of the Conscious Dying Institute, is a simple one yet far from easy. It is rooted in the question, "What would you do if you had three months to live?" and asks for deep reflection and conversation around five domains of life:
- Physical Life - creating a comfortable, safe healing environment
- Emotional Life - honoring feelings and relationships
- Spiritual Life - honoring beliefs and practices
- Mental Life - purpose, legacy and life review
- Practical Life - honoring the body after death
The culmination of this work is a holistic death plan that lays out your vision and current reality for each of the five domains, as well as action steps that will move you toward your vision.
Level 2 includes*:
- five death planning coaching sessions,
- one guided art-making activity (all materials included), and
- one implementation and integration coaching session.
All sessions are one-on-one with death doula Lisa Cheney-Philp and are 60 minutes in length.
*Level 1 is not a required prerequisite for Level 2. Level 2 can be completed on its own using a coaching/care planning service package or in tandem with Level 1 and/or Level 3.
Level 3
Level 3
Fully immerse yourself in the third level of Weave in Ends: courting death as a gift to life, a seven-part council series facilitated by Lisa Cheney-Philp exclusively for those who have created a holistic death plan in Level 2.
Completing your holistic death plan is an ending and a new beginning. Connect with others who have crossed this same threshold, take bold steps on this sparsely-worn path while feeling the support of your peers on all sides, and celebrate the beauty, the heartbreaks, and the journey itself together. We can't do this work alone, and we aren't meant to.
Over two months, we will gather in community seven times to:
- Deeply listen to ourselves and others about what it’s like to take action towards the visions mapped out in our holistic death plans.
- Be witnessed and receive reflection from others who are traversing similar terrain.
- Navigate obstacles and stay centered in the current of your life with support from peers and guides.
Level 3 includes:
- seven, two-hour, facilitated community councils for closed small groups (maximum 8 participants).
- one 75-minute one-on-one death plan coaching session with Lisa Cheney-Philp. Use this session to rework one area of your plan or seek additional individualized support with implementation to bring your visions into their fullest form.
All community councils will convene virtually via Zoom until further notice.
Upcoming dates for Level 3*:
- Fall 2021 dates coming soon!
*This is a closed group course and participants are expected to attend all councils.