Rooted:
Death Doula Training

5-Month Training

An immersive training designed to empower you to root this wisdom into your local community.

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The skills of tending to big thresholds like grief and death are ancient and ancestral, with the wisdom held deep in our bones.

No one owns these skills. They exist beyond the realm of "experts." They ask us to respond to the truth of the moment as we build new structures of support through relationship, while tending to our inner worlds.

At its heart, this training is here to help you remember these skills and be a keeper of their wisdom in your families and communities.

Slow & Embodied

Over a 5-month journey, we will move at the pace of our hearts to integrate course material into loving action. This work is meant to be slow, so the wisdom can root deep.

Community Rooted

This training is intended to empower you to show up and create what is needed in your local community.

Immersive & Embodied

Through group discussion, somatic practices, case studies, and more we’ll learn by doing.

In death work, rigid plans rarely hold, so we will practice staying responsive to what emerges.

What You Will Learn

Cultivate Presence

Show up with steadiness, skill, and an open heart through end-of-life transitions, grief, and the moments of change that ask everything of us.

Tend the Threshold

Build practical skills for death care, grief support, and end-of-life planning. Learn the resources to help people make informed decisions.

Build Community

Explore creative structures of support for your local community. Identify partners, resources, and begin crafting your personal contribution.

5-Month Curriculum

Each month builds on the last, moving from inner exploration toward community action.

  1. Month 1 · November 2026

    Inner & Outer Death Work

    Explore how your own grief informs this work and how death doulas serve their communities.

    What do we bring to this work? Embody the wisdom of life's cycles and the power of grief as our biggest teacher, holding the old and the new, tending to our own grief, and examining what we carry into this work.

    What is a doula? Deepen your understanding of the current cultural landscape and needs, globally and locally. Learn the many roles you can embody as a death doula and explore how to hold steady in individual and collective uncertainty.

  2. Month 2 · December 2026

    Preventative Care

    Informed decisions before the threshold arrives.

    End-of-life planning and education. Learn the resources to help people make informed decisions before it arrives. Advanced care planning, palliative care and hospice, dignified death, and life review and legacy work.

  3. Month 3 · January 2027

    Active Dying & After

    Deep dive into logistics and technical skills

    These are threshold moments that exist outside of linear time, asking us to be present in logistics while holding the wisdom of Spirit. We'll cover terminal and spiritual agitation, all options including home funeral and green burial, and grief support for clients and community.

  4. Month 4 · February 2027

    Structure for Service

    How your work gets expressed in the world.

    In what way do you want to shift your community and culture?

    We'll explore one-on-one client care, community care models, and business structures, learning from case studies and honing your skills for direct service.

  5. Month 5 · March 2027

    Growing Into Action

    Moving from learning into practice & celebration

    This is where learning becomes practice. We'll integrate everything we've covered, present our final projects, and explore potential certification options. We close with celebration and a clear path forward.

Lisa Marie seated outdoors among trees

Your Guide

Lisa Marie

A Death Doula, Owner of HeartBloom Yoga, and Community Educator, Lisa Marie supports individuals and families through end-of-life transitions with a focus on earth-based wisdom. Her work bridges the practical and the spiritual, drawing on plant medicine, community care, and grief support.

She is a member of the National End-of-Life Doula Association, holds the NEDA Proficiency Badge, and serves as a guest teacher and facilitator for a national group of doulas. She is a yoga teacher, folk herbalist, and somatic therapy bodyworker, and a humble steward of the earth.

Get a Feel for How I Teach

Becoming a Death Doula

Watch a workshop I taught in the past to get a sense of me and this work before you join.

Monthly Rhythm

We repeat this same rhythm each month with a new topic.

  1. 1

    1st Live Zoom Call

    1st Tuesday

    4–6:30 PM PST / 7–9:30 PM EST

    Teaching on the month's theme, key concepts, and learning material.

  2. 2

    2nd Live Zoom Call

    3rd Tuesday

    4–6:30 PM PST / 7–9:30 PM EST

    Continuation of month’s learning topics, with case studies, videos, breakout rooms, etc.

  3. 3

    3rd Live Zoom Call

    4th Monday

    4–6 PM PST / 7–9 PM EST

    A call for partner practice and group integration.

  4. 4

    Self-Paced Learning

    Between months

    Assigned readings/videos and a short reflection to help you apply the month's learning and carry it into real life.

Full Schedule

November 2026 – March 2027

Month 1

November 2026

Inner & Outer Death Work

  • 1st Zoom

    Tuesday, November 3

    4:00–6:30 PM PT
    7:00–9:30 PM ET

  • 2nd Zoom

    Tuesday, November 17

    4:00–6:30 PM PT
    7:00–9:30 PM ET

  • Integration Call

    Monday, November 23

    4:00–6:00 PM PT
    7:00–9:00 PM ET

Month 2

December 2026

Preventative Care

  • 1st Zoom

    Tuesday, December 1

    4:00–6:30 PM PT
    7:00–9:30 PM ET

  • 2nd Zoom

    Tuesday, December 15

    4:00–6:30 PM PT
    7:00–9:30 PM ET

  • Integration Call

    Monday, December 28

    4:00–6:00 PM PT
    7:00–9:00 PM ET

Month 3

January 2027

Active Dying & After

  • 1st Zoom

    Tuesday, January 5

    4:00–6:30 PM PT
    7:00–9:30 PM ET

  • 2nd Zoom

    Tuesday, January 19

    4:00–6:30 PM PT
    7:00–9:30 PM ET

  • Integration Call

    Monday, January 25

    4:00–6:00 PM PT
    7:00–9:00 PM ET

Month 4

February 2027

Structure for Service

  • 1st Zoom

    Tuesday, February 2

    4:00–6:30 PM PT
    7:00–9:30 PM ET

  • 2nd Zoom

    Tuesday, February 16

    4:00–6:30 PM PT
    7:00–9:30 PM ET

  • Integration Call

    Monday, February 22

    4:00–6:00 PM PT
    7:00–9:00 PM ET

Month 5

March 2027

Growing Into Action

  • 1st Zoom

    Tuesday, March 2

    4:00–6:30 PM PT
    7:00–9:30 PM ET

  • 2nd Zoom

    Tuesday, March 16

    4:00–6:30 PM PT
    7:00–9:30 PM ET

  • Integration Call

    Monday, March 22

    4:00–6:00 PM PT
    7:00–9:00 PM ET

From Lisa Marie

This offering is shaped by what my work as a death doula continues to show me: we are hungry for more honest, skillful, and community-held ways of being with death, grief, and care. I want this to be a place where we can learn together, build real skills, and strengthen the webs of support that hold us through the most human moments of life.

For me, success from this looks like seeding a small group of people who can change the fabric of our community through direct service, creative skill building and sharing, and the embodiment of death awareness in everyday life.

My absolute dream is for this to lead into a vibrant community web of support for those embarking on this path, and for the people and families who will one day need that care.

I hope to have you along for the ride!

Xoxo Lisa Marie

Enrollment Open

Join the November 2026 Cohort

  • 5-Month Training
  • Live Zoom Calls
  • Self-Paced Learning
  • Access to class recordings

I have a few partial scholarships and extended payment plans available. If you need either, just email me at lisa@heartbloomyoga.com :)

Questions & Answers

Ready to Begin?

The November 2026 cohort begins Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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November 2026 Cohort

Begins November 3

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