Learn about the value of viewing death through a spiritual lens rather than just as an ending of the physical body.
My guest Felicity Warner is the founder of Soul Midwives™ a global movement to teach holistic and spiritual end-of-life care. She has been working with death and dying for 35 years and her work is often used in hospitals, hospices, and care homes. She also teaches on the use of sacred oils at the end of life and will share that information today along with her insights about the five energetic stages of death. Felicity is also the author of The Soul Midwife’s Handbook, which will released later this year as an updated second edition and she is currently teaching a course on sacred oils for The Shift Network. Learn more at her website:
This episode includes:
- What is a “soul midwife” and how Felicity came to do this work
- The five energetic stages of death and how they show up when people are dying
- The role of sacred oils in supporting the dying
- How death can be viewed as a shift in consciousness rather than an ending
- How Western medicine is missing the emotional and spiritual perspective on life and death
- What Felicity’s course on sacred oils will consist of
- How we as deathcare workers can be more present to the emotional and spiritual needs of the dying
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