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End-of-Life Doula Training

This 5-month program reveals that death is not an endpoint but a sacred part of the human experience that touches all aspects of LIFE. 

  • 12 LIVE Classes

    Online via Zoom

  • North Star Guide + the
    Doula Supplemental Guide

    digital PDF download

  • Online Curriculum

    Always at your fingertips

  • Personalized Care

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Participants will take a deep dive into personal, transformative inner work, which they will then learn how to share with their communities. They will gain the knowledge and skills to provide end-of-life coaching and bed-side support using the North Star Guide Tool. In addition, our curriculum covers important topics such as ritual/ceremony, bereavement, vigil, after-death care, and professional development. 

Where scientific and evidence-based learning meets spiritual and ancestral wisdom, this program weaves together flexible learning, LIVE online Zooms with faculty and peers, a transformative practicum, and ongoing support from the Collective community.

About the North Star Guide

This course utilizes the North Star: A Guide for Living and Dying with Purpose. 

Throughout history, this celestial marker has been a powerful symbol of guidance, constancy, and direction across many cultures. The Vikings, for instance, referred to it as leiðarstjarna, or the guiding star, using it to navigate treacherous seas, while in Hindu culture, it is tied to the story of Dhruva, a symbol of unwavering devotion and steadfastness. The Lakota Sioux saw it as "The Star That Does Not Move," and a symbol of Wakan Tanka, or “the great spirit” or “great mystery”, a spiritual guide offering constancy and hope. Ancient Egyptians linked the North Star to immortality, and Chinese emperors considered it the center of the heavens, representing cosmic order.

These rich, cross-cultural meanings align with the mission of our guide: to provide individuals with a constant point of reference as they navigate life’s deepest challenges and find their purpose in both living and dying, just as countless generations have turned to the North Star for direction in their physical and spiritual journeys. 

  About this course

“When Death comes to find you, may it find you alive.” — African Proverb

Living fully begins with befriending death.

Our Mission is to cultivate diverse and compassionate communities, creating a culture that together explores the many facets of death to inspire a positive change in end-of-life Care and Education.

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