About us
Founded by Sarah Kerr, PhD in 2012, The Centre for Sacred Deathcare helps people meet death –and life– in ways that are more healing, and more whole.
We gather a vibrant community of learners and seekers who gather to share our curiosities, passions, insights, and experiences. Our approach is rooted in nature-based spirituality and modern consciousness research, and we welcome those of all spiritual perspectives (or none).
We primarily provide online education and training, but are grounded in Victoria, BC and offer in-person, weekend grief rituals here 3-4 times a year.
We welcome anyone who’s interested in bringing a more spiritual lens to death and bereavement, including:
- Everyday mortals wanting to learn about Sacred Deathcare for themselves, their family, and their communities.
- Those walking their own healing path after a deep personal experience with death and wanting to support others through the process.
- Birth doulas, healthcare or funeral professionals, bodyworkers, counsellors, energy practitioners, chaplains, and hospice volunteers looking to bring more spiritual depth to their practice.
- Death doulas wanting to step beyond practical and logistical training into soul-centric approaches that resonate more deeply with their calling.
Upcoming events
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Somatic Grief Ritual for Death and Loss
White Eagle Hall, Dock Street and Niagara Street, James Bay, BC, CAA Somatic Grief Ritual for Death and Loss
July 17th-19th
Victoria BC🔹 Bring ease and resolution to deathly issues
🔹 Explore the afterlife journey
🔹 Find healing with your deceased loved ones
🔹 Connect more deeply to lifeRooted in the lineage of Systemic Family Constellations, this weekend grief ritual is a powerful blend of sacred ritual, sound healing, energy work, and collective healing.
As a group, we explore deathly topics from individual participants. You may come with your own topic, or participate in rituals for others’ topics, such as:
🌀 Guilt, regret, or self-blame connected to a death
🌀 Unfinished business, including estrangement or conflict before death
🌀 Abortion, miscarriage, or pregnancy loss
🌀 End of Life dementia
🌀 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)
🌀 Spiritual or intuitive experiences that need context or integration
🌀 Questions about the afterlife and the soul’s journey
🌀 A sense that a dead person has not crossed over, or is not at peace
🌀 Supporting a loved one who is dying
🌀 Understanding and preparing for your own death
🌀 Claiming your place as a modern-day Deathwalker
🌀 Any topic related to an upcoming death, or one in the recent or more distant pastThe process is slow and gentle, but deep. As we connect with the wisdom of the healing field, we create a resonant healing space, and discover deep truths about ourselves, each other, and our world.
📆 July 17th-19th in Victoria BC
Friday: 7:00-8:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00-5:00 PM
$450 CAD - Register here🌿 “Without a doubt, it's the most profound healing modality I’ve seen for addressing bereavement, loss and unfinished business with our dead.” - Sheila S.
Facilitator, Sarah Kerr, PhD
As founder of The Centre for Sacred Deathcare, Sarah has been teaching everyday Deathwalkers to meet mortality in a soul-based way since 2012. She has facilitated somatic grief rituals in Canada, the US, and Australia since 2017. Visit her Instagram @sacreddeathcare.🌿 "I'm transformed every time I attend an Across the Veil Grief Ritual. I always feel in good hands as Sarah leads us fearlessly through places we thought we couldn't go." - Rowan W.
For Death Doulas and End-of-life Practitioners
If you support dying people and their families, part of what you bring is your own embodied familiarity with the dying journey. People feel it, and it’s part of the healing gift you offer. Join us to build and strengthen this embodied knowing by deepening your relationship with the dying process.🌿 "I feel really alive to the possibilities of my life ahead... something that has been holding me back or really constraining me has dropped away." - Katherine S.
We enter through the gateway of death and loss but what we find is deeply life-affirming.
You’ll leave feeling lighter, more connected, and with a renewed sense of meaning.
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