March 15 4-5 pm pst. $25

Singing Hills Memorial Park El Cajon

The Death Network invites you to join us as we gather as simple humans in a sacred, natural setting to pause and listen. Nestled in the foothills of El Cajon, Singing Hills Memorial Park is a cemetery surrounded by rolling hills, quiet paths, and wide skies - an ideal place to reflect on life, death, and everything in between.

As the day begins to soften toward evening, we’ll come together in community for a sound healing with Brent Honnerlaw, honoring sound as an ancient, grounding practice that helps us settle into our bodies and the present moment. This is not therapy or a support group - just people gathering with curiosity, reverence, and appreciation for the full cycle of being alive.

Online Every 2nd Monday

6:00 - 7:00 pm pst. $5

Are you curious about becoming a death doula - or navigating the early stages of building your practice? Whether you’re just starting out or looking for guidance as you grow, this monthly gathering is for you.

The Death Network Collective invites you to join us for an open, supportive conversation about the realities of death doula work: the highs, the lows, and everything in between.
Each month we’ll dive into common questions like:

How do I connect with my community as a new death doula?

Do I need a website or social media presence?

Who/what/where/why and how do I network?

How do I set pricing and talk about money with potential clients?

This is not a class or a lecture - it’s a casual space for doulas, by doulas, where you can ask questions, share experiences, and learn from each other.

Every 4th Saturday

10:00 - 11:30 am pst | Free

Seaside Center for Spiritual Living

1613 Lake Dr · Encinitas, CA

At a Death Cafe, people, often strangers, gather to eat treats, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.

Our discussion groups are hosted by volunteer facilitators and the intention is to foster positive conversation within a like-minded community. Please be mindful and respectful of others. Remember, this is a discussion led by you. We want to hear as many voices as possible.

Sweetwater Zen Center

2727 Highland Ave. · National City, CA

Free

The Death Network Discussion Group is a guided (but not rigid) space for deeper, topic-driven conversations around death, dying, and the many ways we relate to them.
Each month, our host team of experienced death workers bring thought-provoking prompts to help spark meaningful discussion. We’re here to explore real talk, in real time, with curious and open-hearted people.

2026 dates:

Feb 8, May 3, July 19, Oct 18

Please check Meet Up for additional details and discussion topics.

Om Center for Spiritual Living

7951 University Ave · La Mesa, CA

Free

At a Death Cafe, people - often strangers - come together to enjoy treats, sip tea, and openly discuss death. Our goal is to encourage greater awareness of death, helping us all to live more fully in the time we have.

Our gatherings are led by volunteer facilitators, with the aim of fostering positive, thoughtful dialogue within a supportive community. By coming together as a community, we forge meaningful connections that honor our shared curiosity about death.

2026 dates:

May 31, Aug 30, Nov 29

Please check Meet Up for additional information.

Thursdays 5:45 - 7:00 pm

South Park Yoga & Wellness

2985 Beech St. San Diego

Free for members / $25 drop in

Grief is a universal experience - one that touches every life, yet is so often pushed aside in our fast-moving world. Whether you're grieving a person, a place, a version of yourself, or something else entirely, you are not alone. This gathering - hosted by Penny Waugh, a death doula, and Cass Lampe, a certified yoga instructor - is an invitation to come together in community and acknowledge that we’re all carrying something. In this space, we normalize grief and gently explore creative ways to weave it into our lives, rather than hide it away. Let’s face it, none of us can avoid grief, but we can choose how we meet it.

Each week, we’ll begin by gently grounding and arriving in the space, allowing the mind and body to settle. From there, we’ll move through gentle, restorative yoga postures designed to support the release of grief held in the body. We’ll close in a restful shavasana, where a guided meditation offers space for quiet reflection and integration.

This class is open to all, regardless of yoga or meditation experience.

Every 2nd & 4th Thursday

Online 5:30 pm PST | Free

Thoughtful Thursdays is a peer-led grief circle held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, co-facilitated by End of Life Coach Rhonda LoPresti and Grief Coach Lori Krause.

This is a gentle, welcoming space where each experience is honored. There is no fixing, no advice-giving, and no pressure to explain or prove anything - just human beings meeting with care.

This gathering exists because sharing can be healing. Grief touches every life - through death, change, endings, and the quiet heartbreaks that don’t always have names. When it is spoken aloud, or simply witnessed, something softens. It becomes easier to breathe. We remember this was never meant to be carried alone.

You are welcome here, whether your grief is fresh or old, loud or quiet, known or unnamed. There is a seat for you.