I am a ceremonialist. I have long believed that we have lost the connection to ceremony and ritual that can play a vital role in our lives by helping us remember, celebrate, and unite naturally and simply. Ceremonies provide us with life markers that reflect our feelings from sadness to joy and everything in between.

The importance is in sharing time with others, family, friends, and community. This is particularly important in death, as it arrives in our lives in many forms, sudden, expected, young to old.

I will take a natural approach, we will start at the kitchen table, and capture what matters to you and what you need. We will develop a way forward through this tough time.

I am committed to working with people at a time of grief and sadness to ensure they are heard and that their person’s funeral reflects their beliefs and values. I will work with you in a supporting way that suits your needs, through a time that can be harrowing.

You have options, and I can be alongside you with knowledge and support as you navigate the aspects of the death of your person. The process can seem complex and overwhelming, from body location to departure (burial or cremation), let’s take it step by step keeping it simple and carefully reflecting your wishes.

I support and guide, there is a lot to think about, and the feeling of overwhelm is common. I will come to you, and we will have the important “kitchen table” discussion.

Keeping it simple, real and affordable.

You have Options

I believe that death is a natural life event that has become taboo. Western society once cared for our people at death and gave the occasion of death due time for reflection, acceptance, and healing. We don’t need to rush, we need the chance to feel our sadness.

Over the centuries our Western world has commercialized what should be simple and respectful events that reflect meaning to those attending.

Our society has made death a disturbing topic and we often feel ill-equipped to cope with the responsibility of making arrangements for a funeral. It doesn’t need to be difficult or costly, it can allow for the process of grief and sadness to be natural and aligned to your beliefs and values.

You can decide on a more natural way to farewell, in a way that reflects your person's wishes and will support you and your family in gaining the space to absorb the death and the opportunity to reflect on the imprint on their lives.

I will take a natural approach, we will start at the kitchen table, and capture what matters to you and what you need. We will develop a way forward through this tough time, we'll chat at your pace.

vigils at home

We once looked after our dead during the period after death, this is a time of incredible healing and you and your family, friends, and community can have your person available to talk to, cry with, and even sometimes yell at!

Shrouds

To lovingly, bathe your person and wrap them in a shroud is a beautiful and ancient practice. The wrapping of your person’s body is once again available to families. This process is simple, inexpensive, and offers a way to be included for those who loved the departed one.

Ceremony

The funeral service is crucial in the healing cycle, reflecting on the life and death of your person. Each of us has individual relationships with others, a Natural Ceremony will provide a flow, allowing for a range of grief responses, from our overwhelming sadness to possible joy for release from suffering, and everything in between.