Anitya Doula Services is dedicated to providing end-of-life support for anyone in need. Thanks to generous donations and grants, we offer a sliding scale for the services and packages below. Please schedule an initial consultation or email me so we can discuss how to proceed.
Vigil Sitting
Sitting with the dying person, providing spiritual and emotional support, giving loved ones respite care so they can take a break, holding space for grief and compassion. This includes gender-affirming and patient-centered advocacy. (In-person work: $175 per hour, $1500 per week, $5000 per month)
Guided Meditation
A 90-minute session that utilizes mindfulness, loving kindness, tonglen, or guided death meditation to reduce end-of-life fears and anxieties. (Virtual session $150/In-person $250)
End-of-Life 3-Session Workshop
A 3-part series, and each session is 90 minutes. This is for caregivers, loved ones, and patients. (Virtual $450 total/In-person $800 total) CEUs available for professionals.
Topics
Understanding End-of-Life Fears: We discuss the three categories of fears and how we can utilize meditation, breathwork, and other avenues to reduce them.
The Dying Process: Learn what to expect when someone is dying.
A Checklist for the Dying: We go over what it means to “put your affairs in order.”
Peer Counseling
Providing spiritual and emotional support for people who feel stuck in their grief, holding space without agenda or judgment. (Virtual sessions: $125 per hour/In-person $175 per hour + travel costs)
Legacy Work
60-minute sessions where Catherine writes your life story, eulogy, obituary, ethical will, legacy letters, recipe books, or completes other legacy projects. (Virtual sessions: $125 per hour/In-person $175 per hour + travel costs)
Creating Advance Care Directives
A 60-minute session where Catherine helps you create advance care directives. (Virtual sessions: $125 per hour/In-person $175 per hour + travel costs)
Celebrant Services
Catherine creates the outline and plan for a funeral or memorial service. She can also coordinate gatherings and rituals for any pre- or post-death celebration of life. This includes writing the eulogy, prayers, or speeches and delivering them. ($575 + travel costs)
Trip Sitting
Catherine sits with clients who utilize psychedelic medicine to reduce fears and anxieties. DISCLAIMER: While she doesn’t source or dose the medicine, she will sit with you during the journey. This reduces the risk of harm and includes planning and integration sessions. (This is in-person work with two virtual sessions. $175 per hour + travel costs)
Workshops for Caregivers, Patients, and Professionals
Each session is 90 minutes with a Q&A afterward. (Virtual session $150/In-person $250) CEUs are available.
Topics
Eco-Friendly Post-Death Options: We explore your options for a post-death plan that honors the earth and your life.
Grief and Death Rituals: Exploring ways to make meaning of loss, connect with our community or ancestors, and process grief.
Hastening Death: Learn about Medical Aid in Dying, VSED, and other legal options that acknowledge a dying person’s autonomy and right to choose.
How Psychedelics Reduce Fears: We discuss psychedelics and plant medicines, and how they help people die a more peaceful death.
Death Doula Mentoring: Each session is 1:1 and allows a new doula to ask questions, explore services to provide, and learn ways to connect with their community.
Topic of Your Choice: Is there an aspect of the end-of-life experience that you want to explore? Choose this option and we will discuss, answer questions, etc.
Click here to discuss these and other options. Or you can email me for financial assistance.
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