SPIRITUAL DEATH DOULA

INITIATION

& TRAINING (3 DAY)

 

Certification in Ancestral Care,

Sacred Rituals & Compassionate Transition Support

Death is not an ending .. it's a passage. In our tradition, it is a return to spirit, a reunion with ancestors, and a sacred moment that deserves dignity, reverence, and spiritual guidance.

The Spiritual Death Doula Training with Asha Edouard is a once-in-a-lifetime initiation into the art of holding space for the dying and their families. This training blends traditional doula care with powerful spiritual rituals from African, Hoodoo, and Haitian lineages rituals that honor the body, protect the soul, and support the family through transition.

This course teaches you how to comfort the living, elevate the dead, and step into your calling as a spiritual caregiver, guide, and vessel for ancestral wisdom.

Program Details:

Over three transformative days, students will immerse themselves in spiritual theory, practical applications, cultural teachings, and ceremonial training. You will learn to support clients as they approach their final days, lead family meetings, prepare sacred spaces, and offer rituals that bless, cleanse, and guide the spirit into the next realm.

We cover the emotional, spiritual, and ethical dimensions of deathwork teaching you how to navigate grief, communicate with compassion, protect your energy, and guide families with clarity and gentleness. This program is rooted in ancestral remembrance, cultural preservation, and spirit-led service.

By the end of this training, you will feel empowered, prepared, and spiritually equipped to serve as a Death Doula in your community.

This is both a Retreat Experience, Initiation and Training in One Weekend

The course delves deep into the:

What You Will Learn:

This experiential program combines immersive hands-on demonstrations, daily integration, and expert instruction to equip you with the tools to master death work for yourself and your clients. Participants will experience and learn to facilitate sacred womb rituals, including:

  • Foundations of Spiritual Death Care

    • Spirituality in the context of death & dying

    • The role of the death doula as a guide, advocate, and spiritual caretaker

    Understanding the Dying Process

    • Physical, emotional, and spiritual signs of the final days

    • Cultural beliefs around afterlife & transition

    Communication & Presence

    • How to sit with the dying

    • How to communicate with families during emotional transitions

    • Holding sacred, calm, grounded energy

    Grief & Bereavement Support

    • Supporting families before and after death

    • Spiritual interventions for grief

    Ethical & Cultural Competency

    • Respect for family dynamics

    • Working within diverse traditions

    • Boundaries, confidentiality, and integrity

    Self-Care for the Caregiver

    • Spiritual protection

    • Emotional processing

    • How to prevent burnout

    Starting Your Death Doula Practice

    • How to structure your services

    • Pricing, offerings, and scope

    • Integrating spiritual deathwork into your womb, doula, or healing business

This practice is for:

  • Birthworkers

  • Womb practitioners

  • Herbalists

  • Reiki healers

  • Caregivers

  • Hospice volunteers

  • Spiritual leaders & priestesses

  • Anyone called to hold sacred space for transition

If you feel spiritually assigned to care for the dying, help families navigate grief, or preserve ancestral practices this program was made for you.

Rituals Covered:

  1. Setting Up an Altar for the Deceased
    How to prepare offerings, candles, photos, water, and ancestral tools to support elevation.

  2. Haitian Ancestral Elevation Practices
    Candle work, prayers, songs, and offerings used to help the spirit rise and transition peacefully.

  3. Final Bath for the Dying 
    A ceremonial cleansing with herbs, oils, and prayers to prepare the body and spirit for their crossing.
    This bath honors the life lived, releases lingering burdens, and blesses their passage.

  4. Elevating the Dead in Ritual
    Techniques used after death to guide the spirit, bring comfort to the family, and support closure.

  5. Removal of Spiritual Energies from Children (Hoodoo: Baby Over the Casket Practice)
    A protective practice to clear death energy from children and ensure spiritual safety.

  6. Rebirthing Ceremony Ritual
    A symbolic rite for the living to embrace transformation after loss or major life transitions.

Hospice &

End of Life

Care:

  1. Keepsake Creation for Death Doula Clients
    Spiritual remembrance items prepared for families to honor their loved one.

  2. Family Meetings for the Dying
    How to lead structured, compassionate conversations around wishes, fears, care, and legacy.

  3. How to Create a Death Plan
    Preparing end-of-life preferences, rituals, spiritual needs, and legacy items with clients.

  4. Spiritual Protection for the Spiritual Death Doula

Self-Care

  • Emphasize the importance of spiritual protection and self-care for Death Workers.

Why Spiritual Death Doula Training?

This training was born from a deep ancestral calling and years of supporting families through the most sacred threshold of life — transition. In my work as a healer, womb practitioner, and spiritual guide, I learned that death is not an ending but a ceremony, a return, a homecoming. Too many families navigate this passage without spiritual grounding, cultural wisdom, or compassionate presence. This program exists to restore that, to teach women how to hold the dying with dignity, to guide souls with reverence, to honor grief as medicine, and to serve as keepers of ritual the way our grandmothers once did. Becoming a spiritual death doula is not a career choice; it is an initiation, a calling, and an act of ancestral service.

This training was created for those who feel that pull in their spirit and are ready to answer it with devotion.

What’s Included?:

  • Lunch Provided on All Training Days
    We are delighted to provide nutritious and delectable meals for all training days. Enjoy the convenience and nourishment without the hassle of arranging meals during your transformative learning experience.

  • Hands-On Demonstrations with Follow-Along Opportunities
    Engage in immersive, hands-on demonstrations with opportunities to actively participate. Follow along with facilitators for an experiential, practical approach to mastering death doula techniques.

  • Certificate of Completion
    Upon successful completion of the training, you’ll receive a certificate of completion, recognizing your dedication and expertise as a certified Death Doula.

  • Access to a Vibrant Community
    You’ll be added to a group chat with Death Doulas creating an ongoing network of support, collaboration, and inspiration.

  • Extended Online Access
    Enjoy 6 months of access to the online class post-training. Stay updated with course enhancements, featured posts, and additional resources to deepen your knowledge.

  • Social Media Features
    Gain visibility with featured posts on the social media platforms @InGraceYoga and @InGraceUniversity, showcasing your work as a Death Doula

  • Shadowing Opportunities
    Post-training, you’ll have the ability to shadow Asha, gaining real-world experience and mentorship to refine your skills and confidence.

APPLY TO JOIN AN EXPERIENCE BELOW:

ATL: MAY 2026

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SPIRITUAL DEATH DOULA COURSE (SELF PACED)