Creating Conversation Around Sacred Transition of the Soul
Death Doula Services by Original Vibrations
Role and Importance of a Death Doula
A death doula can be known by many names: end-of-life doula, death companion, death walker, soul midwife, etc. No matter what they call themselves, they practice as a compassionate professional who provides non-medical support, guidance, and companionship to individuals and their families during the end-of-life journey. They assist with various aspects, including emotional and spiritual support, legacy planning, and practical tasks. A death doula helps individuals articulate and honor their final wishes, creating a more meaningful and personalized end-of-life experience. Families may seek the services of a death doula to ensure their loved one receives holistic care, comfort, and dignity in their final days. By fostering open communication and offering continuous support, a death doula helps ease the emotional burden, allowing families to focus on cherishing their time together and finding peace amidst the transition.
The essence of death doula care can be described as follows:
- Accept that death and dying are a normal part of life and show up wholeheartedly
- Provide non-medical, non-judgmental, and compassionate emotional and spiritual support
- Cultivate inner calm and peacefulness, even in the face of chaos and intensity
- Promote informed consent and helpful documents
- Assist in the creation of a plan for a meaningful remaining life and a purposeful, peaceful death
- Assist with information gathering and connecting clients to beneficial resources
- Hold space for clients to process the deep and purposeful work of resolving issues, telling stories, conducting a life review, or creating a legacy project
- Trust in the inherent wisdom of each person to decide and discover their own best path
- Companion rather than treat or lead
- Empower and encourage a client's friends and family members to operate within their comfort zones and to fill in support gaps as they arise
- Promote a continued presence for family members, when requested, during the initial grief and bereavement time.
Natural Transition
Death is a natural transition of the soul, an inherent part of the life cycle that reflects the ever-present rhythm of existence. Much like the changing of seasons or the rising and setting of the sun, death is a transformative process that guides the soul from one state of being to another. It is not an end, but a continuation of the soul's journey, an integral aspect of the universe's balance.
Embracing death as a natural transition allows us to approach it with acceptance and reverence, understanding that it holds profound meaning and significance. This perspective fosters a deeper connection to the cycles of life and reminds us of the impermanence of our physical existence. In recognizing death as a natural part of life, we can find solace, peace, and even beauty in the process, honoring the legacy and memories of those who have transitioned while appreciating the continuity of the soul's journey.
Our death doula services prioritize fostering death awareness, facilitating open discussions, and comprehensive planning to ensure a meaningful end-of-life experience. We believe that by addressing death with openness and sensitivity, individuals and their families can achieve a greater sense of peace and understanding. Our approach includes in-depth consultations to explore your end-of-life wishes, values, and preferences, as well as creating personalized plans that encompass medical, emotional, and spiritual aspects. By encouraging candid conversations about death and providing the tools and resources for thoughtful preparation, we help clients navigate this significant transition with dignity, clarity, and empowerment. Our focus on education and planning ensures that every individual can make informed decisions and embrace the end-of-life journey with grace and confidence.
Comprehensive Support
We offer death doula packages to provide comprehensive, compassionate support that honors the unique journey of each individual and their family. By offering packages, we ensure that clients receive continuous, holistic care that addresses their emotional, spiritual, and practical needs throughout the end-of-life process. Packages provide a clear and predictable value, allowing clients to focus on their well-being rather than hourly costs. This approach fosters stronger relationships, personalized care, and a more meaningful and dignified end-of-life experience. Our goal is to create a peaceful and supportive environment where clients and their loved ones feel empowered, informed, and comforted during this profound transition.
No-cost consultations are available prior to commitment to any service package. This is an opportunity to explore the supportive services Original Vibrations offers during the end-of-life journey. During this initial meeting, we discuss your needs, preferences, and values, ensuring that our approach aligns with your unique situation. This consultation allows you to ask questions, share concerns, and gain a deeper understanding of how a death doula can provide compassionate, holistic care. By offering this service at no cost, we aim to create a comfortable and trusting environment, helping you make informed decisions about the personalized support available to you and your loved ones during this significant transition.
Death Doula Packages
Sacred Transition Package: $1,550.00 retainer fee
Sacred Transition Package: $1,550.00 retainer fee
Sacred Transition Package: $1,550.00 retainer fee
Death is a sacred transition, an inherent part of the human experience that has been marginalized and sanitized by modern society. In our quest for technological advancement and medicalization, we have distanced ourselves from the natural process of dying, often treating it as a clinical event rather than a profound and meaningful passage. This shift has stripped away the rituals, traditions, and community support that once surrounded death, leaving many to face it in isolation and fear. By reclaiming the sacredness of death, we can honor it as a vital part of life's journey, embracing the opportunity for reflection, connection, and closure. Restoring death to its rightful place in our lives allows us to approach it with acceptance, reverence, and compassion, fostering a deeper understanding of our own mortality and the cycles of existence.
The price listed is a retainer fee required to secure time, commitment, and availability for the Sacred Transitions Package. This package includes up to 24 hours of doula meeting time over a 90-day term. If you have additional questions about how this service is structured, please contact us.
- End-of-Life Logistics: Support in creating and coordinating an end-of-life plan, including advanced directives, living wills, and working through the logistical side of death together.
- Life Review Support: Guiding clients through the life review process to reflect on the highs and lows of their journey. Providing a safe space to explore regrets or unfinished business, and celebrate achievements and lessons learned in this life.
- Legacy Projects: Assistance with creating meaningful legacy projects, such as memory books, writing letters, gifting belongings, making donations, planting trees...the possibilities are vast and highly personalized. How would you like to be remembered? How would you like to honor this incarnation?
- Death Design: Empowering the individual and assisting them in designing their own death experience. Location, atmosphere, and interactions are all within your power to decide.
- Holistic Comfort Care: Reiki and guided imagery are gentle modalities that can reduce stress, facilitate relaxation, and foster a sense of peace for those at end-of-life.
- After-Care Ceremony and Ritual: Support and assistance in planning meaningful after-care arrangements, ceremonies, rituals, and funerals that reflect your values, beliefs, and wishes.
- Emotional Support for Family and Friends: Continued support for the loved ones of the client after death, including connection to grief resources, and support in carrying out final wishes.
Companion Animal Package: $310.00
Sacred Transition Package: $1,550.00 retainer fee
Sacred Transition Package: $1,550.00 retainer fee
The human-animal bond is an ancient and sacred relationship that has evolved over time. Often there is a spiritual or soul connection between humans and the animals with whom we share our daily routines, intimate details of our lives, and our most secret selves. The death of beloved animal companion can be just as devastating as the death of a human family member or friend. Original Vibrations seeks to honor this bond by providing non-medical support to animals at end-of-life and their caretakers.
The price listed is a retainer fee required to secure time, commitment, and availability for the Companion Animal Package. This package includes up to 5 hours of doula meeting time over a 30-day term. If you have additional questions about how this service is structured, please contact us.
- End-of-Life Logistics: Assistance with coordinating with veterinarians, arranging appointments, and choosing what to do with the animal's belongings.
- Emotional Support for Caretakers: A safe place to share feelings, reflect on the life shared with their animal, and connection with grief resources.
- Assessing Quality of Life: Cultivating conversation about the animal's quality of life and well-being, in order to make informed decisions.
- Legacy Projects: Assistance with creating a meaningful legacy project such as paw or nose prints, memory books, making a donation, planting trees, etc. How would you like to remember your pet and honor their incarnation?
- Death Design: Empowering the caretaker and assisting them in designing their animal's death experience. Location, atmosphere, and interactions are within their power to decide. Compassionate and non-judgmental discussion and planning of euthanasia.
- Holistic Comfort Care: Reiki is a gentle modality that can reduce stress and foster a sense of peace for our animals as they approach the end of their lives.
- After-Care Ceremony and Ritual: Support and assistance in planning meaningful after-care arrangements, ceremonies, and rituals for their animals. Compassionate and non-judgmental discussion and assistance in planning burial or cremation.
Financial Flexibility
We believe that everyone deserves access to the healing and transformative benefits of spiritual services. If the cost of this service would cause financial hardship or if you have financial limitations, please contact us. We are committed to working with you to find a solution that fits your needs. Together, we can create a plan that ensures you receive the support and care you deserve on your journey toward harmony and well-being.
