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Support our Community at
End of life.

A wholistic approach to death, dying, and grief.

Holding death in the hands of love and compassion as we focus on Person-Centered Dying

Our comprehensive Death Doula program empowers you to support and guide individuals and their loved ones through the profound end-of-life journey, all while encouraging personal reflection and awareness - death changes us to contemplate life and draws awareness to the fragility of relationships and connection with others.

By harnessing our natural healing gifts, unique talents, and the wisdom of our soul's calling, we inspire our community to deliver heartfelt, non-medical care with compassion.

Join us on this transformative journey while changing the way our

community is experiencing death.

Death Doula Certification
Death Doula Certification
Death Doula Certification

Program

September 2025 to April 2026

First Weekend of the Month

Saturday and Sunday

10 am to 5 pm

Dundas, Ontario

In-person​

Cost is dependent on volunteer positions, private doula or scholarship positions.

Connact us for more information.

Why Journey Home?

We are more than a training—we are a movement.
We believe death is not a failure, but a sacred part of life.

Our approach is inclusive, trauma-informed, heart-led, and rooted in compassion.

Receive

  • Death Doula Certification

  • First Degree Usui Reiki Certification

  • Path to be In-Light Personal Development Course

  • Community Connections

  • Individual Mentorship with a small class of 15 participants

Experience 

Learn

  • Conscious Breathwave

  • Sound Healing

  • Art Therapy

  • Aromatherap

  • Reiki

  • Grief Healing through Movement

  • How to facilitate a home death

  • Cultural end of life practices

  • Understand the MAiD Positive movement

  • Policy and procedures of hospitals and hospices 

  • Palliative care offerings

  • Body remains options

  • Financial and Legal logistics 

  • Advanced Care Planning​​

Facilitators

Death Doula Certification
Renee Moor 

Founder and Executive Director of Journey Home

Buddhism Psychotherapist

Death Doula

Usui Reiki Master

Yoga and Meditation Teacher

Bre Pietracupa

Community Coordinator Journey Home

Trained Paramedic

Death Doula

Second Degree Usui Reiki

A Few of our Guest Teachers

Brayden Jones and Jacquline Jones

My Heartspath Spiritual Centre

Melissa White 

Sojourn Psychotherapist

Erin Gallagher

Hamilton Health Sciences

Alex Moroz

Hamilton Natural Burials

Brianna Kennelly

Margaret Place Hospice

Dying with Dignity Canada

MAiD 

 

Kristen Lew-Byrne

RSW Growing in Grief

Allie Blumas

Healing Through Movement

Karin Schuett

Circle of Life Cremation and Burial

Tony Velenosi

Financial Solutions

Begin the Application Process
**space is limited to 15 students

Thank you for taking the time to reflect, once we review your answers we will contact you to set up a virtual meeting.

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