Deathwalker Training

As a Deathwalker, you really have to explore your own mortality before you can walk with or accompany dying and bereaved people in a considered and meaningful way. Discover how to be more comfortable and skilled in intimate situations, at the bedside or the kitchen table, and sensitively guide people through their whole journey.

Deathwalker training is for everyone and the perfect training to start with.

online deathwalker training

Overview

Whether you are dying yourself, you will be, you are caring for someone, or enhancing your professional skills, this training provides educational and real experiential resources on the aspects involved in the role of a Deathwalker. This includes Doula work and much more. It is tailored to empower you, those around you or those you work with to be informed and have an optimal experience through dying, death and bereavement stages.

Deathwalker Definition

A person who walks:

  • their own journey towards their death as openly, courageously and as best they can.
  • with or accompanies others, in their death or bereavement journey to encourage and empower them to be as open, courageous and the best they can. Offering guidance to encourage and empower everyone.
deathwalker training

Deathwalker Training

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Online Training Modules
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Hours of Online Training

Deathwalker Training Outcomes

After you have completed all 10 online video modules, and have read the comprehensive manual, you will have gained a thorough understanding of the role of a Deathwalker. The Online Deathwalker Training Course outcomes include:

Understand how to awaken and strengthen your inherent capacity to do dying, death and bereavement well.

Learn how to apply all aspects of the continual care role of a Deathwalker.

Become familiar with the stages involved in the continuum of illness, dying, death, after-death care, body disposal, ceremony, loss & bereavement.

Understand the importance and benefits of advocacy and the preparation of legal paperwork involved before and after-death.

Learn how to better communicate with the dying person and the bereaved; compassionately and with heightened empathy.

Learn what is needed and involved in caring for a dying person at home.

Learn how to identify what the signs are when someone is close to death.

Understand the options available for after-death body care and disposal.

Learn how to be comfortable with loss and healthy bereavement.

Know how to charge a fair fee for your services.

Deathwalker Training Modules

  • Introduction to Deathwalking

  • Core elements & self care

  • Continuum of life, death and loss

  • Ways to die

  • Supporting children

  • Preparation & advocacy

  • The dying process

  • At death & after-death care

  • Shrouding, coffining & disposal

  • Funeral arrangement options

  • Charging a sustainable & fair fee

Start your journey as a Deathwalker

Enrol online with Zenith Virago

Learn in the comfort of your own home, at your own depth and pace
Contemporary and comprehensive video training modules with manuals and documents offering a wealth of information and experience.