Celebrating This Precious Life: Honest Conversations about Living and Dying 2025
We come and we go;
Death is our life companion—
Thousands of leaves fall.
from ‘The Impermanence of Being Here’ by Wendy Haynes
STARTS THIS COMING FRIDAY 7TH MARCH. 9-11am AEDT
As we come into autumn, and the leaves fall, and cyclone Alfred makes it way to reach out land by tomorrow afternoon, these are potent times for contemplating impermanence. Our program, Celebrating This Precious Life—Honest Conversations on Living and Dying, gets underway this Friday March 7th! I hope you can join us.
Chani and I are ready to welcome you as we dive into 6 months of heartfelt enquiry, engaging conversations, practical considerations, meditation, deep listening, self-empathy practice, creative writing, poetry, and rich community connection.
It’s a chance to look deeper, lean in, clear out, let go, and embrace life while we still live it. You will be gaining practical tools and knowledge, as well as developing valuable skills and inner resources to be a true ally to yourself, your loved ones, and your community. We meet on the first Friday of each month, 9am – 11am AEST / 11am – 1pm NZT STARTING 7th March… this Friday!
Through engaging discussions, sharing real life stories and reflective exercises, we’ll delve into:
✨ Living with openness: How do we nurture life-affirming ways of being? What are our support networks?
✨ Creating community: How can we find belonging during times of challenge?
✨ The wisdom of getting older: How do we embrace different life stages?
✨ The interplay of grief and aliveness: How do we live with, and honour, both mourning and celebration
✨ Practical tools for self-regulation: What resources are available to us? Where do we source solace and inspiration?
✨ Finding peace in uncertainty: What does it mean to let go and accept life as it is? How do we live when indignity arises?
✨ Purpose and energy: What is mine to do in this life?
This program invites reflection on life, relationships, and legacy in an atmosphere of compassion and support. Together, we will find ways to celebrate the beauty of this precious life, in all its imperfections and complexity.
You will not find prescribed answers; rather, you will enter the space for exploration. Through the power of open-ended questions, storytelling, listening, sharing, people find that they clarify their feelings, thoughts, worldview, and the meaning they derive from their circumstances.
- Friday mornings 9am – 11am AEDT/AEST commencing Friday March 7th 2025. Best suited to people in Australia, New Zealand, and the US. (Follow this link to register.)
Testimonials
“In turning towards the beautiful and deep inquiry into these questions of life, death, preparation for death and legacy, I became very aware of all that was needed to leave this beautiful life in peace and feeling complete. You have provided and embraced me with incredible tools and skills needed for this next chapter of my life with deep acceptance, compassion, and understanding. The connection with the amazing soulful participants from all over the world has me so deeply and will be in my heart forever.’ BJ, USA
‘Thank you so much for last night. It felt very familiar and comforting to be back in that space of trust and deep sharing. I left a few moments before the end because I received a message saying my sons had been in a car accident. Thankfully they were fine. The driver may have a broken foot but no one was badly injured. I was glad to be able to approach the situation with a calm, curious response after our discussions.’ B.E. Australia
‘Wendy and Chani I honestly can’t think of any way you could improve the program: your presence and gentleness, your language and respect – how you’ve planned the course – your vulnerability and ease. All of this I so acknowledge and appreciate.’ RS, Australia
