You have heard the call to walk alongside grief and death. This is a calling that is not for all but if you find yourself here then maybe this is your path.
This training will explore the depths of grief and death whenever it may present itself to us and motivate and help you step on the path to being a trained and certified death doula.
Sacred Space Death Doula Training
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€800
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In person training
Gather together with other people on the same journey as you and create a community for mutual support
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Personalised mentoring
Join a community of like-minded people and explore mutually interesting topics, receive mentoring directly from an experienced doula
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certification
For those wanting to receive a certification, this is available after the completion of the training.
are you Preparing yourself?
Stepping into the sacred space of death requires a certain kind of commitment and attitude. Not just anyone can do this work. Not everyone is suited to this work. You need to do your own inner work before you can hold space for another. This workshop helps you to discover what you need to hold space for yourself first then how to hold space for another. If you feel you have what it takes then I look forward to this incredible journey with you.
What will be covered in this training
Day 1 – Loss and Bereavement
– Experiencing loss and death in our culture: how we are influenced in our way of thinking about grieving, mourning, suffering, loss, death, end of life situations, and the impact this has on us
– Preparing to let go: awareness about loss, how to recognise it, what to say and do and what not to say or do in different loss situations
– Spiral of grief: assessing different models of the phases of grief and how they pertain to you and those you are with
– Activated deep listening: hearing the unspoken meaning behind the words and how to validate individual experiences
– Building trust and facilitating difficult discussions: how to establish a deeper relationship that facilitates open discussion and clear communication
– Experiential and video information
Day 2 – Grief and Mourning
– Personal impact of grief: physical, behavioural, cognitive, emotional, spiritual and philosophical reactions
– Grief and loss: how to hold space in times of sorrow and unexpected outcomes
– Sudden death and loss versus impending death and loss: understanding how these differ and how we respond to them
– Creating a support team/circle: how to establish a support network around you or those experiencing loss
– Holding sacred space: how to hold space for your own and others experiences, how to clear and center your own space/mind/heart in preparation for loss
– Hands on, experiential and video information Grief and Mourning
Day 3 – Sacred Death and End of Life
– Recognising signs and symptoms of approaching death
– Debriefing before an expected end of life: exploring the needs of the dying and their family
-Planning for a Good death: how to help prepare for a food death/ action plans/living wills
– Companioning alongside the dying: keeping vigil and being present
– Care during different phases: care for the living, the dying, the dead
– Healing modalities and other mindful practices: explore different ways to bring healing and acceptance through energy work, herbs, essential oils, music, movement and massage
– Creating meaningful rituals and ceremonies: embracing end of life transitions with acceptance, dignity, honour and respect
– Death doulas scope of practice: practicalities for becoming a grief walker
Just €800 — 3 day training with a highly experienced doula and international trainer
Rosalia Pihlajasaari
I have been a birth doula since 2003 and have help thousands of people prepare for birth.
I came to being a death doula in my early 20's when I lived in Italy and it was a surprise to learn many years later that there is such a thing a s a death doula. I now work as a birth and bereavement doula and accompany the dying as well.
I began training doulas in 2007 and also founded DOSA - Doulas of Southern Africa. Currently I live in Finland and am honoured to be the Chairperson of Suomen Doulat for another year.
It would be my honour and deepest joy to walk alongside new doulas as they find their way to giving more support to grieving families.
For more info about me or my services please visit www.sacredspace.fi
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Certification process
To begin any of the Certification Programs you must first attend an entire Introduction workshop of that training with Sacred Space.
Once you are convinced this is the path you wish to journey, you then enroll in the Certification Program by completing an application provided to you at the training you have attended and sending it back to us.
Doula wisdom mentoring
The Sacred Space Death Wisdom mentoring program is specially designed to accompany doulas, at any stage of their journey, seeking guidance and direction from an experienced doula. The program is designed by a doula for doulas, knowing what is important to you as you grow into the best doula you can be.
other trainings
From the birth of a soul to the coming of age, from maturity to the final threshold of death, we seek meaning. These transitions mark us and make us more authentically ourselves. Sacred Space offers trainings for all these transitions from birth, through menarche, parenthood, menopause and finally through to death.
If you sign up before the early bird deadline you will receive a €100 discount at the checkout with the code from the website
I found such compassion in Rosalia as she accompanied us in the loss of our dearest mother. Her understanding the life and death process was invaluable to us as we navigated the hardest days of our life. She showed us kindness and compassion but also gave us strength to confront the difficulties in from of us. She is part of our family now.
sasha C
Rosalia walked into our lives when we had to make the impossible decision to let go of our much awaited and deeply loved baby. She held my husband and me in a cocoon of soft, gentle love even though our worlds had bottomed out.
Angela I
I never believed I would experience such pain as the sudden and violent death of my partner. Rosalia was my anchor in the aftermath. One relationship ended and another one began. The comfort I have felt in this time changed my life and I now am a grief walker helping others just like I was helped.
siobhan c
When you are called to hold the sacred space of death, the call will grow louder till you respond to it.