For lay people and professionals
ONLINE
Saturday and Sunday at 9:30-5:30 pm
Part 1 of a 3-part certificate program
ONLINE – Saturday & Sunday, November 8-9, 2025
Do you have a calling to work with people who are moving through their final transition?
Are you interested in a more holistic approach to living, dying and after-death care?
Explore conscious dying and what it is to prepare for your own passing or that of a loved one. Discuss the practices, practicalities and preparation we need for our own living and dying as well as for those we might be assisting. Discover ways to deepen our presence at the bedside. Learn the meaning of being an End of Life Doula and all the ways one can help without having a degree or years of experience.
Join us in Level 1 as we explore:
- Conscious dying; focusing on death as a sacred time and natural cycle of life
- Planning ahead and exploring our own last wishes, concerns and fears surrounding death
- Practical information to prepare for death: e.g: Advanced Directives, POLST, stages of dying
- Tools of transformation, assisting others facing end of life with non-medical needs of all kinds
- Important questions to ask the dying when accessing their needs
- Bringing in other comforting modalities such as Threshold choir, music, Reiki, and other forms of bedside care of the dying
- Feature film on Conscious Dying
- Guiding others across the threshold
COST:
Regular Price$625
Special 30th Anniversary Price $535
Early Bird Price: $495
Work/trade discounts are available. Contact us to discuss ways we can make it possible for you to attend.
Pay by Friday Oct. 24, 2025 (@11:59PM Pacific Time) to get the additional $40 Early Bird savings, automatically applied if paid in full by 2 weeks before class start date.
Did you know? PayPal offers a 0% payment plan. Look for that option when you check out.
or click here to register for all 3 Levels to save $600.
To register by mail: Mail a note that you are registering for Level 1 Online November 2025, along with a check for deposit or full amount, payable to Final Passages at: Final Passages, PO Box 1721, Sebastopol, CA 95473
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Instructor
Jerrigrace Lyons, Founder of Final Passages
Jerrigrace is a minister, death midwife, Reiki Master, and a renowned pioneer of the home funeral movement since 1994. She is the Founder and Director of Final Passages. She created a 3-tiered certificate training program, guided nearly 500 family-directed home funerals to date, and pioneered a new field of “home funeral guidance.” Jerrigrace is featured in the acclaimed PBS documentaryA Family Undertaking,The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
Jerrigrace consults with individuals who wish to plan for their end of life at anytime in their life stream. She specializes in home funeral planning and is a certified MAiD (Medical Aid in Dying) Doula, supporting those who choose this option and those who are present to witness and hold space.
Jerrigrace is also a member of the SoCoElda (Sonoma County End of Life Doula Alliance).
Assistant Instructors
Constance Miles, RN, MA (Counseling Psychology), Birth Midwife (37 years), Certified Death Midwife and End of Life Doula, Poetess and Celebrant
Constance birthed her six daughters at home and midwifed her eldest and youngest during the home births of her granddaughters. Transitioning from birth work to end of life work was a natural segue, after midwifing her son by marriage through his final journey and removing her mom from life support. Both events inspired original poems which grew into her self-published collection, Lamentations: Grief and Remembrance.
As a registered nurse, Constance has worked in a multitude of settings. She offers deep listening, a compassionate presence and a quirky sense of humor. She is on the Final Passages Core Council and has guided many home funerals She cherishes being a Nana, gardener, poet and dancer.
She is on the Final Passages Core Council, a member of the Sonoma County End of Life Doula Alliance (SOCOELDA) and has assisted with many home funerals.
Linda Suhr is an end-of-life Doula whose guiding principle is to listen to and meet clients wherever they are on their end-of-life journey. Many of her clients are relatively healthy and are pro-actively seeking to put their affairs in order. She supports these clients as they deeply reflect on essential end-of-life considerations, gather important documents and organize them all in a cohesive way so that their loved ones will be able to honor their wishes when the time comes. Linda also holistically supports those who are actively dying and their caregivers in the medley of care needed at the end of life.
Linda founded Autumn of Life Planning in 2021 and is a founding member of Sonoma County End of Life Doula Alliance (SOCOELDA).