Becoming a Death Doula/Midwifery, Home Funeral Guide and Educator IN PERSON Honoring Life’s Final Passage, Level 3 Annual Training
Our Level 3 training offers a certificate in End of Life Doula, Death Midwifery, Home Funeral Guidance, and Educator.
4 day IN PERSON intensive training in Sebastopol, CA
Thursday-Sunday, October 22-25, 2026
9:30 – 6:00 each day
NEW! Now including: Psychedelics at End of Life
Registration does not include lodging.
Reclaiming the Wisdom Traditions, Art of Death Midwifery and Home Funeral Guidance Our Level 3 course offers more in-depth information surrounding End of Life Doula practice, A large segment on Grief, Medical Aid in Dying, VSED, Celebrant Practice and the home funeral national movement. Along with further instruction by Final Passages director Jerrigrace Lyons, there will be nine other guest instructors to share their skills and wisdom.
WHAT WE COVER IN LEVEL 3
Our Level 3 course offers more in-depth information surrounding home funerals and the national movement. 
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- Home funeral consultation role-play
- Psychedelics at End of Life
- Grief & Family dynamics
- After death body care review and homework assignment to practice
- A variety of ceremonial styles and rituals
- Death meditation practice
- Dealing with autopsy and pacemakers
- Current political issues
- When NOT to offer a home funeral
- Shroud wrapping and shroud-only green burials
- Still birth and fetal home funerals
- Natural methods of disposition (green burial, aquamation (water cremation), and Natural Organic Reduction)
- End of Life Option Act, MAiD (Medical Aid in Dying), and VSED (Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking)
- Resources for presenting to your community
- Exploration and guidance for starting a business or home funeral support group in your area
We are planning lively panel discussions of various topics by our staff and guest presenters. We are very excited about our online format for Level 3 and having many new graduates at the conclusion!!
Regular price for Level 3 IN PERSON is $1395
Special 2026 Price for Level 3 In Person: $1195 for 4 days!
Early Bird Price: $1050
Early Bird Discount of $145 automatically applied at checkout through
11:59 PM Pacific Time on Thurs, Oct 1, 2026.
Partial Work/Trade Scholarship discounts available. Call us at 707-824-0268.
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Level 3 includes a certificate of completion for our death midwifery and home funeral guidance program.
Step 1: 3 WAYS TO REGISTER
By Check:
Drop a note in snail mail with the following info: Your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and let us know that you are registering for 2026 Level 3 in person training. Mail it with a check Payable to Final Passages to: Final Passages, PO Box 1721, Sebastopol, CA 95473
OR PAY ONLINE:
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OR PAY WITH CREDIT CARD OVER THE PHONE:
Call us at (707) 824-0268 to register by phone.
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WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT LEVEL 3
I think the course curriculum and materials were excellent and very well-developed. You included different types of content/modes in learning including music, video, ritual, poetry, humor, breakouts, Q&A, discussions, meaningful homework practice/assignments, facilitator sharing, etc. The curriculum and schedule flowed very well. The pacing and content felt just right to me. The curriculum felt well-rounded and came through different sensory and pathways for learning. You addressed head, heart, and spirit. We covered a lot of material (on Zoom even!) and I felt nourished and surprisingly energized at the end of each day. Juliana I am so grateful to have had this opportunity. All of the teachers are amazing women with loving hearts, who offered skillful instruction. I am impressed and inspired. — Kelli Truly, the power of having gathered all these like-minded people, seeking to change the way we do death, is breathtaking. Besides that factor, the videos of the ‘how to’ are really helpful. Seeing the language that’s used to speak to a family and the ability to see the techniques that are used when working with a body were a wonderful tool to help me get a better understanding of what happens in ‘real time’. — Cassidy You were able to create such connection and intimacy on the Zoom format in a seamless way. We were truly held in a cradle of care, love and support. I felt very extra grateful to be able to do this deep dive into Conscious Death and Dying in the comfort and privacy of my own Home. It also made it very affordable. I learned and grew more than I ever dreamed. I am still digesting the rich feast, yet feel I will gracefully find my way to how I can serve others in this area of life and death. — Ranjita
YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Jerrigrace Lyons
Jerrigrace Lyons is a Death Midwife, End of Life Doula, Death Educator, a ULC Minister, Reiki Master, Author, Celebrant and a renowned pioneer of the home funeral movement. 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 documentary A 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 any time in their life stream. She specializes in home funeral planning and is a Medical Aid in Dying Doula, supporting those who choose this option and those who are present to witness and hold space. She is a compassionate listener and loves to support those in the threshold. She uses conscious dying rituals for releasing attachments. Jerrigrace heads up Final Passages Core Council and is also a member of SoCoElda (Sonoma County End of Life Alliance).
