“Meaningful and Affordable Alternatives to Traditional Funeral Home Practices”
Home Funerals
A ‘home funeral’ is a non-commercial, family centered response to death that involves the family and its social community in the care and preparation of the body for burial or cremation. A home funeral may include a vigil for one-to-three...
Home Vigils
A home vigil or ‘wake’ is a period of time, usually 1 -3 days, when the body is laying in honor while family and friends visit to pay their final respects. A vigil allows more time to say goodbye, allows family the space and...
Caskets, Shrouds & Urns
CREMATION CASKETS A simple, cardboard cremation box can be decorated by family and friends to commemorate the loved-one PINE BOX This elegant pine box is made without metal or toxic glue and meets both Jewish regulations...
Shrouds
Sacred Crossings is a proud re-seller of Kinkaraco Shrouds. Please view the beautiful silk or cotton shrouds on their website: http://www.kinkaraco.com Shrouds come in Medium and Large and comply with green burial standards. Hemp handles...
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...
Pet Funerals
Our beloved pets become an integral part of our lives physically, emotionally and spiritually. They provide us with an opportunity to selflessly love and be loved in return, unconditionally. This connection to life and love helps us to feel...
Death Midwifery
A Death Midwife also known as Death Doula is one who assists an individual in their dying process. Most often these people are hospice nurses or those trained in caring for the terminally ill. Sacred Crossings upholds that the dying process...
Final Disposition
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. Our final disposition services include: BURIAL locating a cemetery in your area that...
Classes & Training
The following classes, workshops and trainings are held in Los Angeles. Please see our EVENTS page for details. Conscious Dying - preparing for a peaceful transition Advance Planning - understanding and completing your...
Mission
To transform the culture of death and dying to one of profound peace, joy and acceptance .
Educating and supporting individuals toward a conscious, peaceful transition and empowering families to reclaim the healing ritual of a vigil and funeral at home.
Did you Know…?
- In almost every state, it is legal for a family member to act as the funeral director when a loved one dies
- The body of your loved one can lie in honor at home until burial or cremation
- Embalming is not required by law
- A family member can complete all necessary end- of- life documentation
- You can create, decorate and transport a casket to the place of disposition