Death Midwifery Advance Training  - In-Person - December 10 - 13, 2026

Prerequisites required -

This advance program is for students who have completed the Sacred Crossings Death Doula Training.
Level I - Enter the Grave & Level II - Conscious Dying.

Death Midwifery combines

Level III - After the Last Breath 
&
Level IV - The Life Celebration & The Funeral Celebrant

Space is limited to 30 students. Early registration is recommended.
Los Angeles, California
Graduating students will receive certificates of completion for The Art of Death Midwifery and Funeral Celebrant.

Scroll below for details and pricing options.

  • Duration

    Four Days

  • Schedule

    9 AM - 5 PM PST

 “HIGHLY recommend this workshop. Olivia is a masterful, teacher - deeply spiritual, tender and courageous. She leaves nothing out. The demonstrations, information and tools have empowered me to go out and support others to care for their own. Thank you!” - Susan G

This four-day In-Person combines
After the Last Breath and The Life Celebration - Funeral Celebrant Training


Level III - After the Last Breath
December 10 & 11

Students learn the legalities and logistics of home-based after death care and preservation of the body before burial or cremation.

Topics Explored

  • Unexpected death: holding space in the ICU
  • After-death rites and rituals
  • Benefits, legalities & logistics of home vigil and funeral
  • Coroner cases, autopsy and organ donation
  • Shrouding
  • Tools for easing the trauma of suicide and sudden death
  • The death midwife kit
  • Preparation of the body - bathing, dressing, anointing
  • Laying the body in honor
  • Alternative mortuary options and final disposition
  • Stillbirth/infant death: bringing the baby home
  • Conventional Funeral Industry practices
  • Self-care for caregivers: preventing burnout

 Life Celebration - Funeral Celebrant Training
December 12 & 13

Students are challenged to think outside the box during this highly interactive workshop where powerful mock funeral and memorial ceremonies are created to honor the dead.

Topics Explored

  • The role of the Celebrant
  • Writing the eulogy
  • Designing & producing the service
  • Channeling the grief
  • Virtual services at bedside, in the ICU, witness
    cremation
  • Opening and closing remarks/prayers &
    poems
  • Announcements/Obituaries/Video Journals/Programs
  • Rituals and Tributes
  • Pet Funerals
  • Graveside services/Sea Burial services
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Our workshop schedule is in Pacific Standard Time

Thursday - Sunday
9 AM - 5 PM PST

If you have questions, please write to sacredcrossings@gmail.com for details or call 310-968-2763.

Register for the Level III & IV In-Person

Please pay in full or you may purchase each level individually.

Pay-in-Full

Total $1500 payment
Register with this one-time payment for the Death Midwifery In-Person.

Our cancellation policy is as follows:
  • Students who cancel at least 30 days before the start of the workshop may transfer registration to a future class or receive a full refund (less $75 fees and administration cost).
  • If student is unable to attend a workshop due to unavoidable circumstances and advance notice of less than 14 days is given, student may transfer to a future class with a fee of $200.
  • If student is unable to transfer registration, a refund of 50% of the workshop fee will be returned to student. If student is unable to give advance notice and does not show for 1st day of class or chooses to leave after the commencement of day one, the workshop fee is nonrefundable.
“This was more than a learning experience, this was a sacred experience... discovering how to channel the frazzled energy of still-fresh grief into something that matters…both personally, and on a larger scale. I feel as though I am part of something very important...on the ground level of something destined to become big.”
Laurie Ciardullo

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