In Person Deathwalker Training
Great that you are interested in the Deathwalker Trainings from pioneering Deathwalker & Celebrant Zenith Virago. If you are just checking it out, or are aware of the quality of this body of teaching. The Trainings are available through limited In-Person sessions and at any time through the Online Training at https://www.zenithvirago.com, Please take time to check them all out., and the videos and podcasts. If you are unable to undertake the comprehensive In-person , the Online is a deep body of work, both are full and rich.
The remaining 2025 Deathwalker Trainings in Christchurch, NZ are both currently full. For the May 9-11 Training there are 2 places pending. If you are interested in coming at this late moment, or want to go on a standby list please contact: zenithvirago@gmail.com.
” I offer these Trainings from over 30 years of bedside, kitchen table and ceremony experiences with thousands of people, they are a combination of comprehensive, holistic and embodied work. There are plenty of people and workshops to choose from, find the person that sings to you. After working with so many people and situations, I may not be the person for everyone, it feels like I may be for the more discerning, those who want to dive deeper into death and its mysteries and gifts.”
We are all Deathwalkers.
Our definition of a Deathwalker is:-
- a person who walks their own journey towards their death as openly, courageously and as best they can. Or..
- a person who walks with, or accompanies someone else in their death journey, i.e. the dying person, family or friends. Offering guidance and care to inform, empower and enable them to be as open, courageous and the best they can.
Death is the natural and sacred end of life – one certainty that every human being will experience, yet something we are often unfamiliar with. A Deathwalker is someone who can accompany the dying person and the bereaved through their journey.
The In-person non-residential Trainings are over 3 days and cover the whole spectrum including illness, dying & death, sudden death, body care, ceremony, disposal and on into bereavement and loss. They culminate in a small ceremony for those who have died. A hybrid of old and new ways of being present, real and beneficial at a challenging time.
Available and appropriate for everyone – for your own personal journey, a family member or friend, to increase professional skills or if you feel you have a calling to some or all aspects of this work.
Everyone has the capacity and courage to do death well. Each of us bring our own rich life experience and this training honours and builds on the awareness and strength that we are all intrinsically have to do this work for ourselves and others.
By nurturing, enhancing and strengthening your inherent capacity and gaining legal and practical knowledge and skills, any concerns or fears can be transformed. This allows you and others to make preferred and informed choices during the various stages of the death and dying process.
Zenith Virago is a leader in this field and has pioneered the concept of empowered continual care at end of life. As a professional Deathwalker for over 30 years she brings integrity, experience and wisdom. The NDCC is a registered charity and works for education, authenticity and empowerment in death, dying and loss.
The in person Deathwalker Training includes:
Exploring & Embracing Death
- Preparation Documents & Advocacy
- Caring for & being with the Dying (Doula work)
- After-Death Body Care
- Planning a Funeral, Arrangements & Options
- Creating a Healing, meaningful Ceremony,
- Ritual & Rite of Passage,
- Bereavement, Loss & Growth
