This is our favorite time of year at the Life & Death Wellness center in Kapa’au, Hawaii. Not only because this year it’s our grand opening for the public, but it is also a time that many cultures honor their dead with celebration, stories, and food! We have chosen the Day of the Dead holiday […]

We will be showing inspiring films about Home Funerals. You will learn how the growing home funeral movement is changing how we care for our loved ones at the time of death. And, how participation in this beautiful and ancient ritual helps to provide deep healing and connection for those who love and care for […]

Join us as we present "Weed The People" at our center, followed with a discussion about medical cannabis with Dr. ChaCha. Click here for more info and tickets to the screening: Weed The People Movie Screening

Hawai‘i is the 7th U.S. jurisdiction to have a death with dignity statute. The "Our Care, Our Choice" act went into effect on January 1, 2019. The law allows qualified, terminally ill adult residents of Hawaii who are mentally competent and within 6 months of death to legally obtain a prescription medication to hasten the […]

This training will take place at the Life and Death Wellness Center in the beautiful serene town of Kapa'au on the Big Island of Hawaii This exciting and inspiring weekend training includes lecture, discussion, role-playing, films, meditation, journaling, learning hands-on skills and group exploration. As a prerequisite for the training, you will be asked to […]

This is a sacred space for you to enter the candlelit labyrinth in silence to remember our beloved dead, to remember all the grace and love they shed for the earth in their living. Please bring a photo or rendering of them, and something from nature that represents the loved one you will honor this […]

Hosted by Dr. Charlotte Charfen & the Oakland Manor House Dr. Charlotte Charfen is an American Board of Emergency Medicine certified ER physician with nearly twenty years of clinical practice in the field of Life and Death. She lives in Hawaii where she now spends her days coaching, consulting, and empowering others to live and […]

This training will take place at the Historic Oakland Manor House, a boutique B&B Inn located on the southern shore of Lake Apopka in Florida.  Special room prices for training participants.  We facilitate for small groups to encourage deep sharing by creating a safe and sacred container for exploration and learning. This exciting and inspiring […]

This training will take place in a private residence in Grass Valley, CA. The address will be given out in a private email upon receipt of payment and registration. We facilitate for small groups to encourage deep sharing by creating a safe and sacred container for exploration and learning. This exciting and inspiring weekend training […]