Death Fest: Gather, Grieve, Grow

Learn about the dying process, after-death body care, and green burial. Connect with ancient, inner, and collective wisdom around dying and the grief processes that inevitably accompany it. Experience the art and songs, knowledge and skills of members of our community who regularly tend the hearth of death and dying.

SCHEDULE:

12:00 - 12:30 Event Opens

12:30 - 1:00 Opening Circle

1:00 - 5:00 Workshops and Other Activities

5:00 - 5:45 Shared Meal (see details below)

5:45 - 6:45 Closing Circle

7:00 Event Ends

Participants are encouraged to stay for the full event, but are welcome to come and go as needed.

We will open and close in a circle of communion. In between there will be a rich array of opportunities to learn, restore, and grow. We will expand our knowledge and awareness, reflect on our experiences, hold grief close, sing, dance, write, create, and cook. We will share a meal, honor our ancestors, listen, open, celebrate, and breathe, all in the embrace of the stunning Camp Albemarle landscape.