Death Nesting
The Heart-Centered Practices of a Death Doula
By Anne-Marie Keppel
A 2024 Coalition of Visionary Resources Gold Award winner, Death Nesting is a deeply compassionate and practical guide for anyone supporting the sacred threshold of death—whether as a death doula, caregiver, or loved one. Written by Anne-Marie Keppel, this tender manual weaves together ancient wisdom and modern practice to help you physically, emotionally, and spiritually care for the dying with reverence and clarity.
Inside, you'll find grounding tools to soothe anxiety, ease pain, and reduce stress during the active dying process—alongside techniques for supporting the bedridden, creating ceremony, and establishing energetic boundaries. From breathwork and herbal healing to ancestral support and Reiki-based care, Keppel offers a holistic map for tending to both the living and the dying. She also speaks gently to the hearts of those grieving, offering self-care rituals, mindful ways to process loss, and ideas for “things to do” when there seems to be nothing left.
With guidance on how to talk with children about death and contemplative practices for exploring your own mortality, Death Nesting invites you to meet the end-of-life journey not with fear, but with sacred presence and love.
Death Nesting
The Heart-Centered Practices of a Death Doula
By Anne-Marie Keppel
A 2024 Coalition of Visionary Resources Gold Award winner, Death Nesting is a deeply compassionate and practical guide for anyone supporting the sacred threshold of death—whether as a death doula, caregiver, or loved one. Written by Anne-Marie Keppel, this tender manual weaves together ancient wisdom and modern practice to help you physically, emotionally, and spiritually care for the dying with reverence and clarity.
Inside, you'll find grounding tools to soothe anxiety, ease pain, and reduce stress during the active dying process—alongside techniques for supporting the bedridden, creating ceremony, and establishing energetic boundaries. From breathwork and herbal healing to ancestral support and Reiki-based care, Keppel offers a holistic map for tending to both the living and the dying. She also speaks gently to the hearts of those grieving, offering self-care rituals, mindful ways to process loss, and ideas for “things to do” when there seems to be nothing left.
With guidance on how to talk with children about death and contemplative practices for exploring your own mortality, Death Nesting invites you to meet the end-of-life journey not with fear, but with sacred presence and love.
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