Colorado End-of-Life Collaborative

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My professional “calling” is to create End of Life Tributes/ Celebrations for the dying. Also known as “Living Funerals”. Living funerals offer a unique opportunity for not only the guest of honor to share life stories, but for others to share stories, thoughts, quotes, poems about how the guest of honor has impacted their life. Tributes can be intimate or large and held at any type of venue.

I interview the guest of honor and any family/ friends they desire. I compile my notes into a professionally crafted ceremony to include wonderful stories, poems, quotes, music, etc. The guest of honor has the final approval of the celebration. I then officiate the celebration and provide a beautiful ceremony keepsake.

Other examples of legacy projects include: audio/ video interviews, letters, memory boxes/books, mementos, seasonal: holidays, ornaments, memorial gardens, anniversaries etc.

I am also a member of Rocky Mountain Life-Cycle Celebrants, a collective of celebrants certified by the Celebrant Foundation & Institute.

My services include, but are not limited to, the following:

Advance Care Planning
Grief Educator
Celebrations of Life
Funerals
Grief and Bereavement
Guided Meditation
Home Funerals
Legacy Projects
Life Review
Living Funerals
Memorial Services
Other: Essential Oils
Reiki/Energy Work
Spiritual Guidance
Support for Caregiver
Vigil Planning

Education & Training:

Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant, Memorial Celebrant, Healing & Transitions Celebrant (Celebrant Foundation & Institute)
Certified Grief Educator, by David Kessler + Grief.com
Certified Advanced Care Planning Guide (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus/ Denver Hospice)
Trained End-of-Life Doula (INELDA)
Hospice Volunteer (Denver Hospice)
Neighbor to Neighbor Volunteer (Senior Resource Center)
Certified Second Degree Reiki Practitioner (Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki, S.W. Denver Reiki)
Certified Essential Oil Coach (AADP)
Spiritual Practitioner Student (Centers for Spiritual Living)
Bachelor’s Degree: Exercise Science/ Gerontology (Metropolitan State University in Denver)

Veronica Wiley

Phone: 303-621-4864Email: vasb@bhgfvqrevgrf.betWebsite: Outside Rites, Ltd.CEOLC Member Profile: Veronica Wiley

Categories: Client Advocacy, End-of-Life Doula Services, Grief and Bereavement Support, LGBTQIA+ Ally/Advocate, MAiD Support, Meditation/Visualization, Music Therapy, Other Therapies, Sitting Vigil, Speakers Bureau, Spiritual Guidance, Vigil Planning, VSED Support, Yoga, Restorative/Supportive

Christine Pollock

Sacred Passage End of Life Doula, Holistic Energy PractitionerDurango End-of-Life Doulas

Location: Serving Durango and the Four Corners Region including Bayfield, Mancos Durango Colorado 81301 Phone: 303 582-5828Email: puevfgvar@qhenatbraqbsyvsrqbhynf.pbzWebsite: Durango End of Life Doulas

Categories: Advance Care Planning, Aromatherapy/Essential Oils, Celebration of Life, Ceremonies/Rituals, Client Advocacy, Companioning for Dying Person, Crystal Work, Directories, Education/Training, End-of-Life Doula Services, Green Burial, Life Review, MAiD Support, Massage Therapy (Licensed), Meditation/Visualization, Memorials, Other Therapies, Planning/Legal, Reiki/Energy Work, Respite for Caregivers, Reverent Body Care, Sitting Vigil, Spiritual Guidance, Support/Advocacy, Therapies, Vibrational Sound Healing, Vigil Planning, VSED Support, Yoga, Restorative/Supportive

Categories of Service Advance Care Planning, Aromatherapy/Essential Oils, Celebration of Life, Ceremonies/Rituals, Client Advocacy, Companioning for Dying Person, Crystal Work, Directories, Education/Training, End-of-Life Doula Services, Green Burial, Life Review, MAiD Support, Massage Therapy (Licensed), Meditation/Visualization, Memorials, Other Therapies, Planning/Legal, Reiki/Energy Work, Respite for Caregivers, Reverent Body Care, Sitting Vigil, Spiritual Guidance, Support/Advocacy, Therapies, Vibrational Sound Healing, Vigil Planning, VSED Support, Yoga, Restorative/Supportive

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Feeling emotionally overwhelmed and anxious around an imminent death? Are you seeking to bring comfort and peace to your loved one throughout the dying process? With me as your guide, you’ll be able to truly rest in the beautiful, meaningful moments you’ll spend with your loved one before their passage.

My Holistic End-of-Life Doula Services include:

Advanced Care Vision Planning
Compassionate Care
Creating Sacred Space
Vigil Care
Rituals and Ceremony
Providing support and guidance for both MAiD (Medical Aid in Dying) and VSED (Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking). All with intention to restore death to its sacred place in the mystery, beauty and celebration of life.

My tool chest of holistic healing and comfort care modalities for end of life include, yet are not limited to:

light touch massage
guided meditation
gentle movement
Reiki
Sound healing and singing

I understand that supporting our loved ones and maintaining self-care at End of Life can be overwhelming for an individual/family. As a Certified End of Life Doula from the Conscious Dying Institute since 2019, I have embraced my soul’s calling to honor and support sacred transitions for several years. I provide loving, nurturing care for the body, mind and soul during the entire dying process. Through heartfelt conversation, divine intuition, an array of healing approaches and spiritual resources, I am that trusted guide. I have directed life transformational retreats for over 15 years and volunteer with Hospice and LIfeSpark Cancer Resources in CO.

A little bit more about me…

I was born in London, Canada, and moved to Colorado over 30 years ago. I presently live in the beautiful mountains outside of Durango, CO. My journey from a telecommunications corporate manager to a transformational well-being/spiritual retreat leader and intuitive healer commenced in 2004. Since then, I have owned and operated a B&B and Retreat & Holistic Healing Centers. I have been developing and leading transformational individual and small group healing and spiritual retreats for over 15 years in Colorado.

I love to naturally intuit or co-create personal comfort care sessions to meet the dying one’s evolving care needs during all phases of the transition process.

I serve the Durango Area and Four Corners Region, including Bayfield and Mancos.

A Complimentary Care Guide called, Durango End-of-Life Doula Care Guide – A Loving Approach to Death & Dying, written and prepared by Christine is available on her website (Available on my website)

“Dying with Grace: A Sacred Transition”, is an article that was written by me and published in EPIC Magazine Durango Edition Jan/Feb 2020. The article focuses on the contemplation of your beliefs around dying and creating a vision for your death.

Veronica Wiley

End-of-Life Doula, Ecotherapy Facilitator, Yoga Instructor (E-RYT & YACEP)Outside Rites, Ltd.MBA

Location: PO Box 372244 Denver Colorado 80237 Phone: 303-621-4864Email: vasb@bhgfvqrevgrf.betWebsite: Outside Rites, Ltd.

Categories: Client Advocacy, End-of-Life Doula Services, Grief and Bereavement Support, LGBTQIA+ Ally/Advocate, MAiD Support, Meditation/Visualization, Music Therapy, Other Therapies, Sitting Vigil, Spiritual Guidance, Vigil Planning, VSED Support, Yoga, Restorative/Supportive

Vanessa Johnston

End-of-Life Doula, Co-Founder, CEOLC Volunteer Vice President, MembershipDenver EOL DoulaInternational End-of-Life Doula Association (INELDA)

Phone: (303) 241-3396Website: DenverEOLDoula.comCEOLC Member Profile: Vanessa Johnston

Categories: Companioning for Dying Person, End-of-Life Doula Services, LGBTQIA+ Ally/Advocate, Life Review, MAiD Support, Meditation/Visualization, Other Therapies, Planning/Legal, Reiki/Energy Work, Respite for Caregivers, Sitting Vigil, Speakers Bureau, Spiritual Guidance, Support for Caregivers, Support/Advocacy, Therapies, Vigil Planning, VSED Support

Kerry Arquette

End-of-Life MidwifeEnd of Life MidwifeCertified by The Conscious Dying Institute, Denver Hospice

Location: Denver area Fairplay & surrounding Colorado United StatesEmail: qrnguzvqjvsr.nedhrggr@tznvy.pbzWebsite: End of Life Midwife

Categories: Celebration of Life, Ceremonies/Rituals, Client Advocacy, Companioning for Dying Person, End-of-Life Doula Services, Funerals, Grief and Bereavement Support, Legacy Projects, Life Review, Living Funerals, MAiD Support, Meditation/Visualization, Memorial Services, Memorials, Planning/Legal, Respite for Caregivers, Sitting Vigil, Speakers Bureau, Support for Caregivers, Support/Advocacy, Therapies, Vigil Planning, VSED Support

Christine Pollock

Phone: 303 582-5828Email: puevfgvar@qhenatbraqbsyvsrqbhynf.pbzWebsite: Durango End of Life Doulas

Categories: Advance Care Planning, Aromatherapy/Essential Oils, Celebration of Life, Ceremonies/Rituals, Client Advocacy, Companioning for Dying Person, Crystal Work, Directories, Education/Training, End-of-Life Doula Services, Green Burial, Life Review, MAiD Support, Massage Therapy (Licensed), Meditation/Visualization, Memorials, Other Therapies, Planning/Legal, Reiki/Energy Work, Respite for Caregivers, Reverent Body Care, Sitting Vigil, Speakers Bureau, Spiritual Guidance, Support for Caregivers, Support/Advocacy, Therapies, Vibrational Sound Healing, Vigil Planning, VSED Support, Yoga, Restorative/Supportive

Categories of Service Advance Care Planning, Aromatherapy/Essential Oils, Celebration of Life, Ceremonies/Rituals, Client Advocacy, Companioning for Dying Person, Crystal Work, Directories, Education/Training, End-of-Life Doula Services, Green Burial, Life Review, MAiD Support, Massage Therapy (Licensed), Meditation/Visualization, Memorials, Other Therapies, Planning/Legal, Reiki/Energy Work, Respite for Caregivers, Reverent Body Care, Sitting Vigil, Speakers Bureau, Spiritual Guidance, Support for Caregivers, Support/Advocacy, Therapies, Vibrational Sound Healing, Vigil Planning, VSED Support, Yoga, Restorative/Supportive

Marti Steger

Death Doula / Energetic HealerPathways to Journey

Phone: 720-620-5925Email: znegv@cngujnlfgbwbhearl.pbz

Categories: Advance Care Planning, Aromatherapy/Essential Oils, Celebration of Life, Ceremonies/Rituals, End-of-Life Doula Services, Legacy Projects, LGBTQIA+ Ally/Advocate, Living Funerals, MAiD Support, Meditation/Visualization, Memorial Services, Reiki/Energy Work, VSED Support