A Sacred Passing

Death education with A Sacred Passing is explicitly anti-racist and gender-inclusive. They prioritize learning with resources & relationships grounded in storytelling, history, and present-day realities. They offer online and in-person options, abortion doula training, and a course in shrouding and after-death care.

Nine Keys – Narinder Bazen

Apprenticeship course taught by Death Midwife Narinder Bazen which is divided into nine sections (“keys”) and completed over nine months. Each section has a monthly group class, an average of six assignments, and up to two 1:1 phone calls with the instructor.

Going With Grace

The Going With Grace training course aims to develop each individual’s unique offering and prepare them to make it come alive in the world. Using cultural, philosophical, and personal perspectives, students explore conscious dying as a vehicle for a conscious living while critically examining their own narratives on death and dying.

National End of Life Doula Alliance

NEDA seeks to inspire positive, creative change in American death practices by creating high standards, ethical and practical guidelines, and rich networking opportunities for all EOLDs, resulting in meaningful experiences for the dying, their caregivers, and the agencies involved. They have a great trainer directory: https://www.nedalliance.org/trainer-directory.html

UVM End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate

This academic certificate explores end-of-life care and learn how to support clients with individualized, compassionate care. UVM’s online, 8-week end of life doula training gives you access to a network of industry professionals and chances to learn from their own experiences, beliefs, hopes, and fears about death and dying.