Reimagining Death with Lucinda Herring

We are reclaiming our sacred innate right to care for our own loved ones after death, and to do so in ways that care for the earth as well. Learn about the burgeoning home funeral vigil movement, green burial and the newer ecological after death care disposition options, Recompose and Aquamation. Explore how to create teams of people and circles of care in communities who can help individuals, families and friends learn to care for one another after death. Learn how to bring art, ritual, storytelling and healing to the threshold of death through information, exercises and hands on experiences.
 
Lucinda Herring has worked at the cutting edge of the green funeral movement for more than twenty years. Today she is one of the leading voices for more healing and ecological ways to care for our dead. Lucinda is a home funeral/green disposition consultant and guide, an interfaith minister, and a licensed “green” funeral director in the state of Washington. She offers Advance After-Death Care planning, home funeral/green disposition education and trainings, and celebrant/ministerial services for families and communities who are reclaiming their innate right to care for each other and the earth at the end of life. Lucinda is also a storyteller, festival maker, and writer, committed to bringing art, beauty, ritual and celebration to all of life's thresholds. She is the author of the new book Reimagining Death: Stories and Practical Wisdom for Home Funerals and Green Burials. www.lucindaherring.com