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open, deepen, strengthen your attention to LIVING... thru studying death & dying

Online & Live DEATH DOULA Training starting SEPT 2026


DEATH DOULA TRAINING OVERVIEW


The Village Deathcare Citizen Course is 9 or 12 week training with an expected time commitment of approximately 10 hours per week making this a 111+ hour (in total) certificate course. 


The  Village Deathcare Citizen Course is dedicated to those who truly wish to dive *deep* into the work of death and dying. The time commitment will be held and agreed upon in advance. 


The content that you share for your weekly writing submissions must be thorough and in-depth (you do not need to be a genius! You just need to put in a sincere effort.) so that your classmates can truly benefit from each individual's contribution in the course.   



Keep reading --->






DEATH DOULA TRAINING OVERVIEW



There is a great deal of self-discovery, self-love and self-healing work done in this course as that is the foundation of caregiving- no one can give water from an empty well. And there is *quite* a lot of giving when caring for the dying!


*This course is not a grief support group and it is recommended that one take at least a full year to have space and mend after a close death has occurred.*


Tuition for this life changing training this autumn is $888


Limited BIPOC & ESL scholarships available. Limited discounts for Canadian citizens and those over 70. Limited partial exchange opportunities. Inquire directly. 


Course Topics- RESEARCH, Discussions & LIVE teachings

Emotional Self, Community & Society

Physical Self, Community & Society

Physical Self, Community & Society

 Advance directives 

Ethical wills 

Boundaries 

Ethics

Children and teens

Pets and animals 

Exploring the Outer Nest

Racism in  EOL care

Gender discrimination

Economic challenges

Grief

Ancestral studies

Mindfulness Practices


12 week only includes:

Intro to home funerals

Disposition 

Intro to Psychedelics in EOL Care 



Physical Self, Community & Society

Physical Self, Community & Society

Physical Self, Community & Society

Creating the Inner Nest

Challenges in death doula work

Stages of dying 

Physical care 

Boundaries

Laws 

Cultural appropriation

Environmental considerations

and Disposition options

Medical advocacy 


Spiritual Self, Community & Society

Physical Self, Community & Society

Spiritual Self, Community & Society

Reiki support

Healing modalities

Ancestral studies

 Spiritual boundaries 

Self-care for death doulas

Opening the Secret Nest

Observance of religious & spiritual differences

Spirit realm


12 week only includes:

Intro to Psychedelics in EOL Care 

Near Death Experiences

Studies of ego



central guide: The two time Award-winning book, Death Nesting

Join Us

We Look Forward to Your Application

The button below will bring you to the application form. Please note that filling out the form from a phone will not work... Best to use a computer, tablet, iPad etc...

APPLY HERE FOR THE NEXT SESSION

autumn Course schedule



We will meet once per week for  9 or 12 weeks and you will connect with a partner once per week on your own time.  The live Zoom calls are every  week on the day that you chose. 


You are strongly encouraged to attend each session live as the classes are not recorded for privacy purposes. 


Guest speakers will join us on occasion throughout the the course.The guests are superb at what they do and you'll benefit greatly from learning from them!

Reading, Research, Meditation & Time Commitment

The course offers an array of assignments each week (videos, podcasts, articles, experiential activities) but this is also heavily directed by the class itself. We dedicate an entire week to ancestral studies which is in-depth personal work. You are encouraged to meditate (instruction will be offered at the beginning of the course) throughout the twelve weeks. You can expect about six to eight hours of work each week outside of our meeting times. When considering the live Zoom calls and partner work the average time spent will be approximately ten hours per week. However, this is work of the heart and soul and it doesn't just "vanish" from mind when you close the book for the evening. Gently keep that in mind.

COMMUNITY & PARTNER

You'll need to recognize, engage with and learn about  your own community throughout the training. There will be some assignments to keep you connected to others for your own support and to begin to understand how communities work with dying and grief. Remember the intention of this particular course is to reweave deathcare into your own community. 


**Full participation in class is mandatory or your acceptance to the course will be withdrawn.**

Step One: Complete The Application

Ready to apply for the course?

PLEASE EMAIL A LETTER OF INTEREST 

DIRECTLY TO: ANNEMARIEKEPPEL@GMAIL.COM

TUITION for 2026 Course

Deathcare is A Birth Right

In recognition that community is stronger when empathy, mindfulness and skills are shared, this course has a fair exchange option so that it is accessible to more individuals. These options are limited.

PAYMENT & COURSE PLATFORM IS ON CIRCLE

The course platform and payment for the course is all done through the Village Deathcare Circle Community. This is a private platform for education and socialization free from ads and posts from others outside of the Village Deathcare community. You will need to join the Circle community to join the Village Deathare Citizen Course.


PURCHASE YOUR BOOKS

After being accepted into the course (complete Step One,  then Step Two) you will be instructed on which books to purchase either through me, Amazon or your local bookstore. This is a required purchase. Total cost will not exceed  $65.00  

Tuition and Fair Exchange & Refunds

The course tuition amount for the 12 week 111 is $888

The course tuition amount for the 9 week course is $588


Payment plans are available. Ask about payment options for discounts on payment method.


Whether you pay in full or use a payment plan, each payment is nonrefundable. Payments are transferable to a different course at another time however. So no worries if somethign comes up- you can join us in the next round.


SCHOLARSHIPS

Full and partial scholarships available for BIPOC and ESL for each session. There are also 70+ discounts and Canadian discounts. Apply early to receive scholarships and discounts!


support teachers

SALICROW

PABLO CODDOU

PABLO CODDOU

Salicrow is a natural psychic medium who has been aware of her gifts since childhood. For over thirty years she has worked as a seer, using the tarot and runes as her tools. With her ability to divine the future and revisit the past, she advises her clients with compassion and a straightforward approach. As a medium, she helps people to c

Salicrow is a natural psychic medium who has been aware of her gifts since childhood. For over thirty years she has worked as a seer, using the tarot and runes as her tools. With her ability to divine the future and revisit the past, she advises her clients with compassion and a straightforward approach. As a medium, she helps people to connect with their beloved dead, family, friends, and loved ones who have passed, as well as make connections with the guiding spirits who watch over them.

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As an intuitive healer, Saicrow is dedicated to helping the beings of our planet and the Earth itself. She is a reiki master in six schools of reiki, a sound healer, druid, and a practitioner of Rune Valdr and Seithr.  Salicrow is the author of 'Jump Girl' (2018, North Atlantic Press) & 'The Path of ELEMENTAL WITCHCRAFT' (Due for Release May 2022, Inner Traditions). 

Salicrow lives in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont with her husband of twenty-six years. Her children, grandchildren, and community are a big part of her life. She is a deep lover of sacred travel and has been known to go on adventures, near and far, where she can most likely be found doing healing work on the spirits of the land and on the land itself.

PABLO CODDOU

PABLO CODDOU

PABLO CODDOU

Pablo is a licensed gestalt psychotherapist and holds a certificate in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy from Naropa's MAPS program. Pablo was born to immigrant parents, grew up in New York City and Chile and has travelled extensively through Europe, South and Central America, Asia and Africa. He has 20 years training and practice in meditatio

Pablo is a licensed gestalt psychotherapist and holds a certificate in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy from Naropa's MAPS program. Pablo was born to immigrant parents, grew up in New York City and Chile and has travelled extensively through Europe, South and Central America, Asia and Africa. He has 20 years training and practice in meditation and is tri-lingual (English, Spanish, French) and identifies as Latino with indigenous roots of Mapuche and Aroucan. Pablo was an active caregiver and advocate for his non-English speaking father during his father’s last two years of life.


Pablo is an avid, and accomplished Spartan racer and holds a black belt in Kung Fu and brown belt in Karate. He has extensive knowledge is Buddhism and has experience teaching all ages in elemental bad-ass-ness and meditation. 

step two: COMPLETE YOUR PAYMENT HERE

CREATE AN ACCOUNT ON CIRCLE & JOIN THE VILLAGE DEATHCARE COMMUNITY !


Circle is where the course platform is. It's also the social network for Village Deathcare. This is where you make payments and can start learning the *same* day that you make your first payment. (Although, the full course does not open until the designated date :)



JOIN US ON CIRCLE!

STEP THREE...

Once you have been accepted and confirmed your Payment/Fair Exchange...

  • Purchase your books
  • Set aside the days which you signed up for for the live calls (Either Sundays or Wednesdays)
  • Familiarize yourself with the Circle platform.
  • Be prepared to go through 3 to 10 hours of training on the Circle platform before the class begins. You can do it after the course has started but it is recommended to do it before.
  • Tell your friends and family what you are doing so they know you will be doing deep work
  • Invite your friends and family to join the course! It's fun to take it with a friend.
  • Secure a notebook or journal for the course
  • Remember, full participation in the course is required or your acceptance to the program will be withdrawn. 
  • Course work time will take between six and eight hours per week in addition to the Zoom calls and partner connections

Drop expectations for the course

Whether you have cared for one who has died, are doing it right now, or you have taken other death doula trainings, approach this training with an engaged curiosity. Drop any expectations you may have. There are no experts here- not me and not you and unless the deceased return to tell us how their dying went, we must remain humble with hearts wide open and ever ready to learn and serve.

email your letter of interest to...

YOU MAY INQUIRE DIRECTLY BY EMAILING: ANNEMARIEKEPPEL@GMAIL.COM

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