“The Institute for Conscious Dying & Funeral Home”
Advance Planning
When parents await the birth of a child, they create a birth plan. They choose where they would like to give birth, they set guidelines as to which procedures they would like to have followed, and where they want to spend those first few...
Classes & Workshops
The Sacred Crossings Institute for Conscious Dying offers classes and workshops in all aspects of death and dying from terminal diagnosis to final disposition. Our philosophy is based upon Theosophical teachings and spiritual texts from a...
Pet Funerals
Our pets offer us a profound opportunity to selflessly love and be unconditionally loved in return. The daily routine of caring for their needs, helps us to feel grounded in our everyday lives and gives us a sense of purpose and belonging....
Death Midwifery
Our certified Death Midwives offer compassionate support to individuals and their families from terminal diagnosis to final disposition. Services include:
- Consultations In-home or hospital
- Conscious dying education and support
- Completing Advance Directives
- Life review and legacy projects
- Emergency room and unexpected death support
- Spiritual guidance / funeral planning
- Death bed rituals and sacred singing
- Home vigils and celebrant services
Mission
To alleviate fear and suffering at the end of life by providing education and support for conscious dying and home-based after death care.
Videos
This slide show illustrates the simplicity, beauty and deeply personal nature of home funerals.
Death Midwifery
Our certified Death Midwives offer compassionate support to individuals and their families from terminal diagnosis to final disposition. Services include:
- Consultations In-home or hospital
- Conscious dying education and support
- Completing Advance Directives
- Life review and legacy projects
- Emergency room and unexpected death support
- Spiritual guidance / funeral planning
- Death bed rituals and sacred singing
- Home vigils and celebrant services