Death Club

3 Sundays: October 19, 26, November 2

11 AM - 1 PM EST | Virtual Gathering on Zoom

Death Club is a 3-week pilgrimage into the sacred territory we’ve been taught to avoid. Death Club isn’t only about dying, it is about living with the fullness that only comes when we stop pretending our bodies are permanent.

“Death is not an entrance into nothingness—rather, it is the birth canal we must travel through to be born into eternal life. Similar to how we wake up from a dream by opening our eyes, when we die we do not disappear, we simply open our eyes to another reality.”

- A. Helwa, Secrets of Divine Love

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ASK THE QUESTIONS THAT CHANGE EVERYTHING

How is our fear of death and loss impacting our capacity to love?

How do we honor the little deaths of ourselves?

How do we alchemize grief and trauma to live more intentionally and present in the time we have?

What can we learn about sitting with death and being of service in the transition of loved ones?

What would it feel like to attend your own funeral?

YOUR INVITATION TO SIT WITH THE ULTIMATE TRUTH

Through the wisdom of grief workers, death doulas, and ancient ritual, we’ll discover that death is life’s most honest teacher.

This is your invitation to sit with the ultimate truth and let it remake how you move through the world.

THE JOURNEY

(subject to change)

WEEK 1: SACRED THRESHOLDS with Carla Fernandez

Carla Fernandez is an impact strategist, facilitator, and writer exploring how circles of people come together to shift culture when a new status quo is called for. Her first book, Renegade Grief: A Guide to the Wild Ride of Life After Loss, was published by Simon & Schuster, debuted as a #1 New Release on Amazon, and has been featured by NPR, The Guardian, and The New York Times.

Carla is the cofounder of The Dinner Party, a national network of peer-support circles for young adults navigating loss, named on Buzzfeed as the #1 thing to do when grieving. Beyond her work in grief, Carla leads her Community Design Studio, partnering with foundations, governments, and impact networks to foster shared visions, map pathways to action, and rewire cultural narratives. She has been named an Eames Institute’s Curious 100, is a Senior Fellow with USC’s Annenberg School Innovation Lab, and a Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Scholar in Social Entrepreneurship at NYU. She divides her time between the Hudson Valley and Joshua Tree.

Carla will guide a session focused on The alchemy of grief and the art of holding space.

WEEK 2: LOVE IN THE SHADOW OF LOSS with Hawah Kasat

Hawah Kasat is an author, educator, non-profit leader, podcast host, TEDx speaker, and yogi. He has been studying movement, meditation, and philosophy since childhood.

For over 20 years, Hawah has taught yoga, mindfulness, social-emotional literacy, conflict transformation, the healing arts, and trauma-informed care to a diverse range of students. As a community organizer, Hawah is the co-founder and former Executive Director of One Common Unity, and most recently, he helped launch Roots to Sky Sanctuary, a 125-acre regenerative farm and healing arts center situated in northern Appalachia, where he serves as a Managing Partner.

Hawah is the creator and host of “Everlutionary,” a bi-weekly podcast with listeners from around the globe. You can learn more about his work by visiting: www.HawahKasat.com and Spotify

Hawah will guide us through the ancient practice of Savasana—corpse pose—where we learn to embody death while still breathing. When we practice dying, we practice letting go, and discover what it means to love without clinging.

WEEK 3: THE GREAT REMEMBERING with John Christian Pfifer of Larkspur

John Christian Pfifer has led the creation of Tennessee’s first conservation burial ground, a nature preserve for natural burial. He currently serves as CEO and creative mind of Larkspur Conservation, a nonprofit organization based in Nashville, Tennessee.

John Christian serves the national community in a broader capacity as the Founding President of the Conservation Burial Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy and education organization supporting conservation burial everywhere. John Christian utilizes his background as a funeral director, embalmer, end-of-life doula, funeral celebrant, and a home funeral guide to demystify death. His life has been profiled on PBS in a documentary film called Bury Me At Taylor Hollow which is now available everywhere. After 26 years working in funeral care he holds a deep respect for mother nature and works to educate and empower the public by bridging environmental advocacy and end-of-life care.

John Christian will guide us through our own community funerals where we will be writing and reading our own eulogies and be in ceremony for our life transition.

HOW WE GATHER

Live Virtual Gatherings
3 Sundays in October, 11 AM - 1 PM EST on Zoom

Deep Listening: Each session weaves together guest wisdom, and guided reflection

Sacred Continuity: Breakout “pods” where deeper connection happens. pod remains consistent to build trust that lets us go deeper each week.

Between Sessions: Our Discord community holds space for ongoing connection.

Gentle Integration: Recordings and resources support your process beyond our time together.

This work touches the tender places. Move gently. Trust your pace. You’re not walking this path alone.

YOUR GUIDE

Noor Tagouri is an award-winning journalist investigating (mis)representation in media. Through AYS Club, she turns the journalism inward and curates concentrated 3-5 week programs focused on themes relating to self-investigation. Through AYS Clubs, she's created transformative containers for over 1,000 seekers worldwide.

INVESTMENT & ACCESS

Full Investment: $199
Your registration includes all live sessions, recordings, resources and broader AYS community access including our Discord channel, meetups and more.

Scholarships Available
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