January/February 2024 Alchemical Voice
Happy New Year to all our readers! This is a spiritual magazine, non-religious. We have so many eye-opening articles for you this year. Here's a list of what we have in this publication. Sue Penney talks about spreading love and kindness and which crystals will work for you this season. Shaman John Sjovik has written a short article on How to Find the North Pole (sound familiar....?) He also has written a lovely thought provoking article called Betwixt and Between. Learn about how a Death Doula can help with Joannah Bishop. Hear about how special the Dogon tribe and the nommos are with Julie de Vere Hunt. Our lovely dream builder/life coach Carol Coggan talks about Energy, Vibration and Love. Energy Psychologist Martin Lewis explains what the Levels of Consciousness are. Our final article on the Ayurvedic doshas - Kapha by Claire Sparks. Jovi Hoonjan writes about what a Shaman Alchemist can offer.
Happy New Year to all our readers! This is a spiritual magazine, non-religious. We have so many eye-opening articles for you this year. Here's a list of what we have in this publication. Sue Penney talks about spreading love and kindness and which crystals will work for you this season. Shaman John Sjovik has written a short article on How to Find the North Pole (sound familiar....?) He also has written a lovely thought provoking article called Betwixt and Between. Learn about how a Death Doula can help with Joannah Bishop. Hear about how special the Dogon tribe and the nommos are with Julie de Vere Hunt. Our lovely dream builder/life coach Carol Coggan talks about Energy, Vibration and Love. Energy Psychologist Martin Lewis explains what the Levels of Consciousness are. Our final article on the Ayurvedic doshas - Kapha by Claire Sparks. Jovi Hoonjan writes about what a Shaman Alchemist can offer.
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<strong>Alchemical</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> - L2M - Issue 24<br />
When someone feels supported, is pain-free, and<br />
can express any final worries and wishes at the end<br />
of life, this can help bring peace to the dying<br />
process. For the people around them, this can bring<br />
comfort and may help with their grief.<br />
When someone doesn't get the right support at the<br />
end of their life, it can be very distressing for them<br />
and the people they leave behind. In some cases, it<br />
causes complicated grief that can last a lifetime.<br />
Death Doulas do not assist with dying, euthanasia<br />
is illegal in the UK.<br />
How are death doulas funded in the UK?<br />
The most common way people access support from<br />
death doulas is by paying for the service<br />
themselves, although it may be possible to get<br />
support for free if you can't afford it, or to pay for<br />
it using a Personal Health Budget.<br />
Do death doulas work alongside spiritual and<br />
religious roles?<br />
For more information on costs, contact End of Life<br />
Doula UK https://eol-doula.uk/.<br />
Many death doulas are flexible and support people<br />
with a variety of spiritual beliefs – whether<br />
religious or otherwise. They may work alongside<br />
faith leaders, such as a person's priest, imam or<br />
rabbi, so that the individual gets the range of<br />
support they want and need.<br />
Some doulas work specifically within communities<br />
of a particular faith.<br />
How do I find a death doula?<br />
There's no single way to find a death doula. In the<br />
UK, End of Life Doula UK is the main membership<br />
organisation for death doulas and can help you find<br />
self-employed doulas who operate under their<br />
banner. All members have to be trained in, or have<br />
completed, the Living Well Dying Training<br />
programme.<br />
You could also ask your local hospice or hospital if<br />
they have any recommendations.<br />
How long do death doulas support you for?<br />
A death doula supports someone for a varying<br />
length of time depending on how soon that person<br />
requires their help. Some people might want<br />
support soon after they've been diagnosed with an<br />
illness they're likely to die from. For others, it<br />
might not be until their final weeks and days of life.<br />
Doulas may also continue to support a person's<br />
family for weeks or months after their<br />
bereavement.<br />
Why do people become death doulas?<br />
For many, becoming a death doula can be a<br />
personal calling. Some people will have been<br />
influenced or inspired by events in their own lives<br />
to train as a death doula, to support others to have<br />
better deaths.<br />
Others will be drawn to the caring, spiritual or<br />
supportive elements of the role.<br />
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