We all know, intellectually, that our time is limited.
But knowing something and really knowing it are two very different things.
Modern life gives us plenty of ways to avoid thinking about mortality. We stay busy. We put things off. We wait for the right time. We tell ourselves we'll make the change, have the conversation, take the trip, leave the job, say the thing, when life settles down.
And sometimes it takes illness, loss, burnout or another major life event to remind us that life isn't actually waiting for us to get around to it.
ALIVE TO THIS offers another way.
Rather than waiting for a crisis to create perspective, this experience invites you to consciously step towards the reality that your life is finite.
Not to frighten you.
Not to dwell on death.
And not to tell you how you should live.
But to create the conditions for something to shift.
When you consciously step to the edge of your life, what becomes clear?
Through a carefully held and guided process, you will be invited to:
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come into conscious contact with the reality of limited time
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reflect on how you are actually living
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consider the people, relationships and experiences that matter most
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notice what may be taking up space that no longer deserves it
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explore what you might do differently if you stopped assuming there will always be more time
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experience mortality not simply as an idea, but as something felt and embodied
This is not a workshop about death.
There is no presentation, no death-by-PowerPoint, and no expectation that you arrive with answers.
It is an experience.
You will be guided through a structured non-religious ceremonial process in a safe and respectful environment, with plenty of space for your own responses, reflections and meaning-making.
Because the point isn't to tell you what mortality means.
It is to provide space for you to discover what it means to you.
Why Mortality?
Death is something most of us would rather not think about.
Yet the fact that we will die is one of the few things we can know with absolute certainty.
When we consciously acknowledge that our time is finite, some things can become surprisingly simple.
The argument that doesn't matter.
The thing we've been putting off.
The relationship we want to tend.
The dream we keep saying we'll get to one day.
The version of ourselves we've outgrown.
Mortality has a way of putting things into perspective.
Death just happens to be the most honest teacher we have.
ALIVE TO THIS is an invitation to listen.
This is experiential, not theoretical
You won't spend two hours sitting in a room being told to think positively about your life.
This work is experiential, embodied and deliberately different from conventional personal-development workshops.
The experience has been created to allow you to slow down, step outside the usual noise of everyday life and encounter mortality in a way that is conscious, contained and deeply human.
What happens from there is yours.
You might leave with clarity.
You might leave with questions.
You might feel something you've been avoiding.
You might simply find yourself looking at your ordinary Tuesday a little differently.
There is no prescribed outcome.
The experience is the invitation. What you do with it is yours.
About the Facilitator
Sherie Sullivan | Deathwalker
Founder of Sovereign Departures
Sherie Sullivan is an experienced end-of-life doula, death educator and family-led funerals guide, and the creator of ALIVE TO THIS.
Sherie's death work has grown from years of accompanying people and families through end-of-life, where she has witnessed the profound clarity that can emerge when we stop avoiding mortality and create space to face it honestly.
Alongside her death work, Sherie brings more than 25 years' experience as a coach, facilitator and leadership practitioner.
ALIVE TO THIS grew from the intersection of these worlds:
death work, coaching, deep listening and a fascination with what becomes possible when we stop waiting for a crisis to remind us that we're alive.
Sherie creates experiences that are grounded, carefully held and deeply human, while respecting each person's autonomy and inner authority.
Recently featured on TVNZ
ALIVE TO THIS was recently featured in the TVNZ documentary Menopause and Us, with actor Robyn Malcolm, bringing this very different conversation about mortality, perspective and living fully to a wider audience. audience.
Event Details:
Date: Sunday, 1 November
Time: 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Location: Omaha
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