Sacred Crossings works closely with alternative funeral directors to assist a family in making all arrangements for the cremation or burial of a loved one.  One call is all you have to make, a Sacred Crossing Guide will help you every step of the way. Our final disposition services include: BURIAL locating a cemetery in your area that can meet your family’s personal wishes and religious needs assistance with the purchase of a burial container (see Caskets, Shrouds & Urns for options) Securing a celebrant to officiate a graveside service to meet the family’s needs   CREMATION Securing a reputable, low-cost crematory that will accommodate your family’s personal or religious wishes Coordinating ‘witness’ cremations (viewing the insert of the cremation box into the retort) Officiating a simple ceremony at the crematory to meet the family’s needs Returning the cremains to the family       GREEN BURIAL Traditional burials in almost all cemeteries require a casket to be contained in a concrete or fiberglass vault. A green burial is one that follows the strict guidelines set forth by the green burial council (www.greenburialcouncil.org) The body is not embalmed the casket or shroud is made of 100% biodegradable materials the grave has no liner or vault graves are marked with natural rocks, trees or shrubs graves are not maintained but left as natural parkland GPS coordinates are used to locate the exact location of the graves     Regretfully, there are few green burial cemeteries in the U.S. today – Sacred Crossings is investigating the purchase of land and looks forward to bringing this natural alternative to Southern California in the near future.  Meanwhile, we are happy...

  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 precious days as they adjust to life with their newborn. In the same way, we can create a death plan. By completing Advance Heath-Care and  Death-Care Directives we can assign advocates to speak for us when we can no longer make decisions for ourselves. We can outline our wishes regarding when to let go of life support and accept death support; the after-death care of our body and the elements we wish to include in our funeral and final disposition. By writing our wishes down and talking about them with family and friends we can relieve our loved-ones of having to make these difficult decisions for us. Sacred Crossing Guides are trained to assist you in all aspects of advance planning. A private consultation in your home will provide you and your family all the information you need to understand your choices and complete your documents so that you can relax and let go peacefully when the time comes.   Some of the many questions that can be answered in your Death Care Directive include: Would you like to be buried, cremated or interred in a crypt? How would you like your body cared for between death and disposition? What clothing would you like to wear? Would...

The Sacred Crossings Mystery School offers a spiritual path to awakening grounded in the study of Death Midwifery, After-death care and the Journey of the Soul. Our philosophy is based upon Theosophical teachings and spiritual texts from a variety of religious traditions. Students are professional and non-professional end-of-this-life caregivers, spiritual seekers and those seeking to broaden their knowledge of the dying process. The following classes are offered throughout the year and facilitated by Rev. Olivia. Please join our mailing list via the link at the bottom of this page for information regarding class dates and locations If you would like to host a class in your area please write to Olivia or call: 310-968-2763.   Thank you for your interest.  We look forward to sharing this sacred journey with you. Classes...