Death Cafe
Death Cafe is a discussion group – we welcome free-form conversation about death, whatever that means to the people in the room. There are no agendas or themes – and we are not a grief support group or educational meeting. Nothing is sold, taught or recruited for.
We simply gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their lives.
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ABODE Academy 9
How do others around the world view death and dying? What rituals are followed to honor the loved one? Come learn and have a better understanding of how our world looks at death.
Join us for five complimentary sessions (via Zoom).
read moreJoin us for five complimentary sessions (via Zoom).
Exploring Our Grief
Join us as our own End of Life Navigator, Certified Grief Educator and ABODE Doula John Vinson guides us through these tender conversations.
The group meets 3-4:30 pm, third Sunday of the month at ABODE, 8619 Post Oak Lane.
read moreThe group meets 3-4:30 pm, third Sunday of the month at ABODE, 8619 Post Oak Lane.
End of Life Yoga Certification
If you enjoy yoga – and you’re curious to learn how closely this beautiful practice can be incorporated at end of life, don’t miss our 60-hour ABODE End of Life Yoga Training. We’ve designed it specifically for yoga teachers and therapists, chaplains, hospice care workers or anyone who wants to serve the dying.
End of Life Doula Certification
We are delighted to offer our award-winning ABODE End of Life Doula Certification program, featuring hands-on learning with ABODE Guests! We welcome you to take advantage of this program and graduate learning the ABODE Way of caring for those at end of life.
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Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Starts Wednesday, Sept. 25: Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes help caregivers take better care of themselves while caring for a friend or relative. Join us and learn the tools and strategies that will help you better handle the unique caregiver challenges you face.
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ABODE Academy 8
ABODE Academy 8 is all about death. The logistics of death, our fears around it, what to expect as our bodies move through the final months, weeks and days of life, how our medieval relatives viewed death and expressed their thoughts through art – and finally, our questions answered! A session of audience questions and answers – ask us anything!
Join us for five complimentary sessions (via Zoom).
read moreJoin us for five complimentary sessions (via Zoom).
ABODE Academy 7
ABODE Academy 7 is all about dementia – where we are in prevention and treatment, where we're going and everything in between.
Join us for five complimentary sessions (via Zoom).
read moreJoin us for five complimentary sessions (via Zoom).
Pull Up a Chair Dinner: Alternative Therapies at End of Life
Acupuncture, massage and reflexology: join us 5:30-7:30 pm, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Brown Hall at the Church of Reconciliation for a lovely evening exploring Alternative Therapies at End of Life. Dinner catered by Frankie Boone with festive libations from Scout & Cellar.
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ABODE Academy Pop Up! To Medicate or Not to Medicate?
To medicate or not to medicate? That is the question many of us caring for those at end of life must answer every day.
Watch this special ABODE Academy Pop Up featuring Retired Hospice Physician Richard Ferguson and Trinity Hospice Nurse Beverly Tuomala, along with our ABODE End of Life Navigators, as we delve into this important topic.
read moreWatch this special ABODE Academy Pop Up featuring Retired Hospice Physician Richard Ferguson and Trinity Hospice Nurse Beverly Tuomala, along with our ABODE End of Life Navigators, as we delve into this important topic.