Today on the podcast, Mason chats with the incredibly humble and heart-centered Zenith Virago; Marriage celebrant, educator, facilitator, author, speaker, and Death Walker. Zenith was recently named 2021 Byron Shire Citizen of the Year, for the highly respected member of the shire she is, and for the devoted work she's been doing in the community over the past 20 years. In this incredibly moving conversation around death as a right of passage, transitional space, and courageous act, Zenith shares her gratitude for having death as her teacher and for the opportunity it's given her to practice presence. As a Deathwalker, Zenith brings a holistic experience to death, ceremony, and loss. Her death ceremony work is sacred, walking with those dying, and with the bereaved, co-creating spaces and supporting them in honouring their loved ones. This conversation is moving and real. Zenith flows between courageous and beautiful stories of death and loss, imparting wisdom and bringing a sense of normality to this gateway, so many of us fear. 

 

Mason and Zenith discuss:

-The acceptance of death.

-Why death is an inside job.

-Sleep as a practice for death.

-Crafting a ceremony for death.

-How facing death enhances life.

-The many ways we deal with loss.

-Dissolving the resistance of death.

-The phenomenon of terminal lucidity.

-How to support healthy bereavement.

-How to support children through death.

-The important practicalities around death.

-The advanced health care plan (The Natural Death Care Centre)

 

Resources:

ZenithVirago.com Zenith's Facebook Zenith's Instagram The Natural Death Care Centre Death and After Death Care Plan

 

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/death-ceremony-and-walking-towards-grace-with-zenith-virago-ep-117