CINDEA

“I am very grateful to Pashta and her team for creating this course. After completing this course, I felt prepared to begin offering support to those in my community who are interested in having a home funeral and/or making more informed choices around death and dying. This work is deeply meaningful to me and I appreciate Pashta's experience, teaching and mentorship on this journey. — March 2024”

S.S.T.

“I thoroughly enjoyed this course! I have come out of it with the knowledge and confidence to guide families through their home funerals. I appreciate the safe space to discuss topics of death and dying and to be a part of an online community with like-minded individuals. I 100% recommend! Everything you need is all there. — May 2024”

Hayley N.

“This was a wonderfully informative and practical course for home funeral guides in Canada! I highly recommend this course for your own interest or to help you on your way to guiding families in hosting their own intimate home funerals. — July 2024”

Andrea Roth-Trimble

“I just completed the Home Funeral Training, I am a certified End-of-Life Doula and this program has taught me more beautiful ways to support individuals as they come to their end of life. I look forward to sharing with others the possibilities of taking care of our loved ones before and after death. — August 2024”

K. Wright

“I loved having the opportunity to particpate in the original recording of many of the modules. Thanks so much for trusting me to provide comments, questions and sharing of my personal experience. These moments were truly healing for me as I navigate the loss and disorganized grief after my father's death one year previous. My big gratitude to the whole team for realizing this course! Namaste — October 2024”

A.K.

“I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to take CINDEA's one of a kind home funeral workshop, By My Own Heart and Hand. It was extremely well organized with a pace and flow fit for learning. The resources found and offered, relevant to each participant's province, were so generous. I have immensely grown to admire those providing home funeral support and respect the relevance and importance to have home funeral knowledge brought back into our families and communities.”

Jenn Chalifoux, Tree Rings Death Doula Home Support (About the original weekend workshop held on Zoom)

“I recently attended Pashta MaryMoon’s By My Own Heart and Hand home funeral training. Pashta and co-pilot Tricia Keith were so generous with their knowledge, and I learned so much more than I had anticipated. One of the highlights was the wonderful group of peers attending the course. By the end of the weekend, we felt a whole lot like community, and I am very moved by the experience. I highly recommend the course for anyone looking to care for their loved ones at home or for End of Life Doulas, like myself, who would like to learn more about empowering and supporting families in home death care.”

Brandi Bailey, Honour End of Life Care (About the original weekend workshop held on Zoom)

“I appreciated both Pashta and Madeline's openness to engage in story and answering questions in a very caring way. They both exude a deep knowing and passion for this important work. Not only did I remember in my bones what a sacred gift this is, this knowing to care for our dead, I also felt a deep sense of community. I am grateful for your wisdom and sharing.”

Evamarie Padmanabhan, Little Origin Doula Services (About the original weekend workshop held on Zoom)