Death Doula Lab
Oregon Coast
An immersive, in-person 7-hour Death Doula Certification intensive giving you the tools, knowledge, and practical training to step into death doulaship.
🐚 April 21 ☠️ 12pm-7pm 🐚
🧜🏿♀️ Rockaway Beach, OR 🧜🏼♀️
Gather with us in sacred community on the mystical shores of Oregon, where the salty breeze whispers ancient death secrets. With through hands-on learning, community building, live demonstration, and personal exploration. Limited to 25 students of the mystery.
“I embarked on a journey with this group of women to become a death doula—it was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life. I connected to the ancestors that have held my sorrows and grief, and learned to make the end-of-life transition beautiful and met with intentional connection to loved ones. I am honored to have shared this experience with these amazing women.”
-Holly, student
Imagine stepping into a sacred circle, nestled amidst the salty waves and emerald forests, in the liminal space where the mountains meet the sea. Lauren, Erin, and a small group of emerging deathworkers greet you.
This is a place where endings are sacred.
You listen to stories, share experiences, write, laugh. You are free to be curious here. You wrap soft muslin around a fellow student as they lie perfectly still, folding and tucking the edges of the burial shroud just right. You pluck golden petals from a fresh carnation and ceremonially sprinkle them down.
This is a place where death is not feared—it is honored, explored, and understood.
In this long-awaited sanctuary, you absorb as much deathworker wisdom as you can. You delve into the teachings laid before you. Conversations unfold effortlessly.
This is a place of kindred spirits.
As the day turns to night, you find yourself naturally embodying the qualities of a skilled death doula. Compassion, knowledge, and resilience bloom within you. You can see your authentic journey unfolding before you.
This is a place of becoming.
If this speaks to your soul, as it does ours, join us for Oregon Coast Death Doula Lab. We can’t wait to meet you.
“Lauren and Erin have truly done something special here. The love, thought, and amount of time they have spent to create curriculum that is engaging and thought provoking, is clear in every class.”
-Nicole, student
You Will Receive
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Oregon Coast Death Doula Lab is led personally by Erin and Lauren and is open to limited attendees. The address, directions, and full schedule for the day will be sent to attendees after registration.
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Lunch is locally catered by a favorite restaurant. We’ll send you a preference form before the event where you can share your dietary needs.
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We are thrilled to introduce a special guest teacher—a licensed Psilocybin Therapist, dear friend, and Deathschool alumn—to our gathering. Together, we will delve into the emerging realm of plant medicine, exploring its integrative benefits within the rituals, ceremonies, and holistic approaches to deathcare.
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Attendees will receive Deathwives death doula certification. *Returning students may be eligible for advanced certificates
“I would say it felt like home to me. In my heart there was a void and studying with Deathwives filled that void.”
-Lisa, student
The magic of Death Doula Lab
What happens over our 7-hours together?
We’ll join in circle, share stories and wisdom, and guide you through the many realms death and dying. Our hands-on methodical approach builds skills and community, and helps you develop the compassionate ability to be with death. We move through immersive learning, holistic after-death body care, body shrouding (with live participatory demonstrations), and home funerals, including their history and how to safely and legally host them. We then move deeply into the art and practice of crafting ceremony. Lauren and Erin will guide you as you take part in solo and group exercises and explorations. You’ll build an inner foundation as a death doula while also connecting other emerging deathworkers. We will practice together. We will share. We will laugh. At the end of it all, you will be able to bring your fullest self and the highest level of service to the bedside or the funeral, while supporting a client or caring for someone you love, as a Deathwives-certified Death Doula.
Also, we eat really good food ;)
Why Rockaway Beach, Oregon?
We’ve always felt drawn to the mysterious shores of the Pacific Northwest. There’s a certain magic here that transcends time. As death doulas, the liminal space where the land meets the sea mirrors the sacred threshold we navigate with those we serve. That feels really beautiful to us.
Why is it called Death Doula Lab—isn’t it a training?
This is more than just a training—it’s a transformation. ‘Lab’ has the Medieval Latin root laboratorium, meaning "a place for labor or work," and we ask our students to be prepared to put in the work needed to emerge as leaders in this field. Death Doula Lab is a place where practitioners can hone their skills amidst the raw beauty of nature. We often reflect on our own beginnings, wishing events like this had been available to us — places where mentorship, collective wisdom, radical honesty, the art of holding space, and the service of witnessing grief all come together into a single, powerful workshop. It's a vision we've longed to see realized. Now, in the serene setting of Rockaway Beach, Oregon, our dream has become a reality.
Is this only for women? Who can attend?
We warmly encourage all folx to attend Death Doula Lab. The journey of the deathworker is deeply human and ageless, transcending gender identities and backgrounds. We’ve initiated teenagers and senior citizens into this work. Death doulaship is a career where your uniqueness—every facet of who you are—adds value to your work, connecting you with those who need your compassionate presence the most. So, please, bring ALL of yourself. This inclusive space is for you.
About Our
Plant Medicine Module
We’re adding a special module to Death Doula Lab this time: a licensed Psilocybin Therapist (and Deathschool alumn) will be joining us to explore plant medicine in deathcare. Across ancient traditions and many cultures, plants have played an indispensable role in guiding individuals through death, dying, and grief. With the recent legalization (in some places) of powerful plant medicines, we think it’s important to educate ourselves on how we might be able to integrate these tools within our work to serve our clients in deeper ways. Can plants provide a sacred bridge between the physical and spiritual realms? Help individuals integrate grief and fear? Aid in new ways throughout the dying process? We’ll talk about these questions are more. At Deathwives, we hold deep reverence for the wisdom of the natural world, cherishing our Mother Earth and all that she provides, and we’re excited to explore the realms of potential for plant medicines to act as powerful allies in our work as death doulas.
“I had enrolled in another death doula program. Long story short, I dropped out early after spending A LOT of money on it due to a lack of ethics, integrity, and boundaries. I was very disappointed and feeling somewhat lost. I don't remember exactly how I came across your content, but decided to give it another go because of the work feeling important. I'm so very happy that I did. The content far exceeded my expectations, and I walked away feeling more prepared than ever to feel more comfortable jumping in. Additionally, I just appreciate the humble and professional (yet not too serious) vibe you both exude; it was refreshing and inspiring. Thank you both for being in service to this work and for making it accessible to others.”
-Jenna, student
Plus a Bonus
Gift for Attendees!
We’re giving you TWO free Core Courses, so that students of all levels can attend, regardless of past experience.
All attendees will receive a bonus gift of two recorded courses — Death Doula 101 and Home Funeral 101 — (a $66 value) to watch before the event. We crafted these courses to give you a strong foundation of deathworker knowledge, and recommend watching them leading them up to our gathering. If you are a returning student who has already taken these courses with us, we recommend re-watching them as a refresher.
We’re here to initiate you into the dance of the deathworker.
If you’re a seeker and..
your soul feels called to this work
you’re ready for a career rooted in compassion, outside of the confines of bureaucratic systems
you know that you’re here to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others
you’re ready to embrace the mystery of death and dying
this work enlivens your whole being…
…then we invite you to take the leap and enroll in our Oregon Death Doula Lab.
100% Money-back guarantee: Deathwork is our passion and your experience is important to us. If you attend and are not completely satisfied, we will refund the cost of admission.
Oregon Death Doula Lab
🐚 April 21 ☠️ 12pm-7pm 🐚
🧜🏿♀️ Rockaway Beach, OR 🧜🏼♀️
$777 $600
Spots are limited to 25 attendees