Walk Your Community Home
Death Doula Certification & Self-Empowerment Program
A call to presence, courage, and compassionate service
This isn’t about death - it's about how we live and how we care for one another when life becomes tender.
To walk someone home at the end of life is one of the most profound acts of service a human being can offer. A death doula does not fix, rush, or rescue.
They walk beside with steadiness, honesty, reverence, and heart.
This in-person certification is an invitation to become that kind of presence in your community.
Who This Program Is For
This program is for people who feel called, not just curious.
You may be:
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A community member, caregiver, or volunteer
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A healthcare, hospice, social service, or wellness professional
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Someone who has experienced death up close and feels changed by it
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Someone seeking deeper meaning, grounded service, and conscious living
No medical background is required, as a Doula is a non-medical role - reclaiming death to be a sacred life experience held in the hands of the community.
What You Will Learn
You will learn how to offer non-medical, person-centred support to individuals and families before, during, and after death; emotionally, practically, and spiritually.
This program weaves together:
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End-of-life education
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Presence-based skills
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Self-inquiry and personal growth
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Ethical and trauma-informed practice
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Community-rooted care
You will leave not only trained but transformed.
Program
June 2026 to January 2027
Second Weekend of the Month
Saturday and Sunday
10 am to 5 pm
Dundas, Ontario
In-person
$2000
October 2026 to May 2027
First Weekend of the Month
Saturday and Sunday
10 am to 5 pm
Toronto, Ontario
In-person
$2000
What Makes This Program Different
This is not a fast-track or online certification.
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In-person (because presence cannot be taught through a screen)
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Slow, spacious, and relational
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Rooted in real community needs
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Deeply reflective and experiential
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Shared experiences, somatic practices and deep connection to self and others
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Teachings, presentations and connections to local end of life community organizations and businesses
We believe you cannot companion others through death without first meeting your own
relationship with impermanence, grief, fear, and love.
This program honours that truth.
Receive
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Death Doula Certification
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First Degree Usui Reiki Certification
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Path to be In-Light Personal Development Course
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Community Connections
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Individual Mentorship
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Somatic Practices
Learn
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How to facilitate a home death
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Cultural end of life practices
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Understand the MAiD Positive movement
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Policy and procedures of hospitals and hospices
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Palliative care offerings
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Body remains options
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Financial and Legal logistics
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Advanced Care Planning
Experience the incredible transformation that awaits you in our one-of-a-kind doula program! Here, we not only create peace and meaning for others during their most vulnerable moments but also honour our own journeys.
Join us in a warm, nurturing space that thrives on connection, empowerment, and growth. Dive into our unforgettable in-person training and discover how to show up authentically for yourself and those you serve.
Embrace the art of doula work with us and make a lasting impact today!
Lead Facilitator
Renee Moor
Founder and Executive Director of Journey Home Support
Buddhism Psychotherapist
Death Doula
Usui Reiki Master
Yoga and Meditation Teacher