“This course is deeper than you could ever imagine and will leave you gasping for breath and crying tears of joy. The intense type of learning not only about this work but also about who YOU are IN this type of work is shattering in every way everyone needs, because what is rebuilt from those pieces is better than could even be imagined. This course was everything I thought it would be and SO much more. Forever grateful.”
Megan, End of Life Training Group Study August 2020 Student
“I knew this would be an amazing and powerful end of life course and experience and it exceeded my expectations! Be prepared to dive deep and explore your own past and current fears, concerns, regrets, and hopes surrounding living and dying of your own and others. I am grateful for the content and depth of exploration this course asks of us as well as the rich and pertinent material presented and covered in the course work. I would highly recommend taking the group study course as there is so much enriched learning from the discussions, videos, and sharing of each participants’ experiences. I am in great gratitude to Alua Arthur, the founder and instructor of Going with Grace, for all of her knowledge, expertise, creativity, honesty, and her conception of this incredible program that has been life changing for me.”
Andrea, End of Life Training Group Study September 2019 Student
“I have felt a “calling” for this work for over 3 years as I waffled between whether I really wanted to walk this path and which course would be the right one for me. I made the right choice with Going With Grace End of Life Training. Alua is one of THE most genuine, grounded, and wise people I have ever met. She approaches each module purposefully, carefully, and gives so much space for her students to process, share, reflect, and learn.
Our class had such amazing representation across gender/gender identification, race, nationality, geography, and the diversity lended incredible perspectives and fostered meaningful discussions that made every session together incredibly valuable for me. I have learned more about myself in the 12 weeks of study than I ever realized there was to learn. Thank you Alua, and to all of our GWG support team and guides – you are incredible human beings and I’m honored to share this mission with you!”
Nicole, End of Life Training Group Study January 2021 Student
“The course proved to be even better than expected and I expected it to be a really good course after I first saw Alua on youtube. Her personality and compassionate nature caused me to want to watch her videos over and over. I’ve gained so much valuable information about the dying process, about death and what we can do to take the environmental consequences, the unreasonable costs, and bring families closer to their loved ones after death by caring for their bodies themselves. The course was a wonderful experience.”
Paula, End of Life Training Self Study Student
“I cannot possibly express what this course means to me. Y’all revived me. Truly. My life has a new meaning that I never knew it would have. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I loved the format, the pacing, the teachers, the resources, the ongoing learning options, the opportunities, the community, the centering of anti-racism, and the vulnerability present in the space. Y’all did this in the most REAL way possible. I cannot begin to thank you enough.”
Rel, End of Life Training Group Study August 2021 Student
“I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to take this course, in this format, with these people. Each week drove me full speed into greater awareness and growth through deep, heart centered learning and exploration about my own relationship with death and dying and invaluable practical wisdom about being present with the process. After these twelve weeks I am excited and empowered to go out into my community and begin renegotiating our cultural narratives about death. The container created by Alua through this course has been the catalyst for profound realizations and change in my life trajectory towards death work. I am forever grateful.”
Eliana, End of Life Training Group Study June 2019 Student
“My heart is full upon finishing this course and I am so grateful to Alua for all of her hard work and the spirit she has poured into this amazing program. I’m so glad I was able to take this course. I look forward to supporting my community with my heart gifts and everything I’ve learned here. This is such an important field and I’m so honored to be a part of it. Thank you Alua. Bless your precious soul.”
Meghann, End of Life Training Self Study Student
“I am still in awe of how rich and inclusive this whole experience was. I learned so much, inquired so much, received so much, gained so much — in ways I may not understand more fully for a while! The modules and group conversations are so well-organized and yet there is enough free-form to encourage exploration, curiosity, serendipity — whatever needs and wants to come up. I laughed, cried, got uncomfortable, and bonded with wonderful people. I am excited to see what grows from my GwG experience as I integrate. So grateful for the knowledge and the community I have entered into!”
Kendra, End of Life Training Group Study January 2021 Student
“I took this course to round out what I got in the INELDA doula training course. I am so glad I did! While there was some useful overlap, Alua’s insights into the entire process, values, challenges, spirit (well, into every bit of the work!) were so valuable that I couldn’t imagine proceeding without them. If you want to become an end-of-life doula, take this course. You will be forever grateful–as I am. Thank you, Alua!”
Marcy, End of Life Training Self Study Student
“This course was and still is a precious jewel in end-of-life education and advocacy. If you were looking for empowering education, guideposts along the way, or friends to fellowship with on this life-affirming adventure look no further. The heartfelt, authentic, and genuine commitment to humanity that this organization stands for is unbelievably refreshing. And the amount of research and collaboration evident in the course material is truly admirable. Thank you so much for being such worthwhile educators, change agents, and treasured community resources.”
Vital, End of Life Training Group Study March 2021 Student
“I was astounded week after week at the depth and quality of the research, information, resources and love that have gone into creating this course. Alua is a gift to the world and it is an honor to receive teachings from her.”
Carla, End of Life Training Group Study January 2020 Student
“I am so glad I decided to take the plunge and sign up for this course. Alua is amazing! She is warm, interesting, super knowledgeable, and has created a safe space within this program for one to explore their own personal relationship with death. The course includes great resources and guests, along with interesting questions that push you to sit and be present with yourself. “
Naomi, End of Life Training Self Study Student
“This course felt like a homecoming. The work is spread out before you in a way that feels holistic and organic, easy to absorb while still being challenging enough to be fascinating. But don’t get too comfy, because the quizzes are there to ensure you’re paying attention and staying humble! I loved this course so much and never wanted it to end, but I now feel confident in the knowledge I gained herein to take out into the world and learn more as I perform this invaluable work. I feel fortified with everything I’ve learned, and I have loved the contacts I’ve made through the course. What a gift!”
Britt, End of Life Training Group Study June 2019 Student
“This course is so well-paced and opens many doors into a unique movement. You may think you’re going into a specific kind of practice before signing up (I know I sure did) but there’s a little bit of something for every kind of person in the course. In this course you will find out how your unique gifting and life experience can help another person who is going through something as transitional as death and grief. This is truly a course in learning just how your differences are needed in this world. I am SO grateful to be included in this journey with you and your team, Alua. You are a light in this world. Thank you for passing the candle my way.”
Allison, End of Life Training Group Study September 2019 Student
“Choosing and completing this course has been one of the most profound, and incredibly healing experiences of my life. I could not have imagined walking away with as much education, wisdom, support, and total fulfillment as I was given. It is a gift I cherish every moment of the day. Thank you, for paving the way, thank you for creating this program and community. Thank you for being you. Going With Grace is exactly as it sounds. Whether we are coming or going, it is with unending and complete, loving grace.”
Carly, End of Life Training Self Study Student
“This course has deepened my experience of being alive, expanded notions I already had around the experience of dying, and connected me to an amazing and supportive cohort that enjoys exploring ideas together. I feel like I’m a better person for having studied this course. Thank you.”
Courtney, End of Life Training Group Study August 2020 Student
“This course is astonishingly thorough. Be prepared to take a good look at yourself and your beliefs. My beliefs were certainly tested in the best way, opening up my eyes and expanding my view of what it really means to die and not only the immensity of it, but also, the quiet grace of it, the primal, natural experience it is. The people drawn to this work are revolutionaries, visionaries, and those that think outside the box. You will be with your people.”
Lynn, End of Life Training Group Study June 2019 Student
“An excellent course to deepen your relationship with death and how to care for people through their end-of-life experience. I would recommend this course to people, whether or not they intend to become a Death Doula, just so that they have a container to explore their relationship with death and learn about the practicalities required to be prepared for their own passing, as well as their loved ones!”
Ephemeral, End of Life Training Group Study January 2021 Student
“This course was the best decision I’ve made for myself, for my family, and for those whom I will serve in my next stage. The modules are inspiring and easy to follow and the resources (particularly the handbook) are absolutely incredible. The course materials and videos give you all you need to get started as a death doula, but perhaps the most beautiful aspect of the course is the fellowship you enjoy being with others in the group study. We inspire one another, build each other up, and challenge each other to reach higher. This course went above and beyond my expectations. What a gift Alua is to the world, and by taking the group study course, you are able to share in her light! What a blessing! I feel so fortunate to have been able to share in this course with Alua and my fellow classmates. Thank you, dear teacher! You’ve made my heart grow a million times over for this work and I have utmost gratitude for you, Alua!”
Annie, End of Life Training Group Study June 2019 Student
“I am deeply transformed after completing GwG’s End of Life Training course with Alua. I have shifted the way I think about death and the way I move through the world. This course has literally helped me to stop and smell the roses (I just bought myself some gorgeous fiery roses earlier today!). I am committed to shifting how our society relates to death and dying, and how we can be more compassionate to those at the end of life. The course was the perfect blend of practical and philosophical, useful and expansive. I learned so many tools and skills, and am filled with knowledge — yet I also feel wiser and somehow more whole than I was before I enrolled in the course. While I “completed” the course, it is clear that the work of the course and my blossoming death work practice will continue to grow. Alua is authentic, compassionate, brave, immensely knowledgeable, and kind. I feel so lucky to have learned from her and all the wonderful guest teachers. Tracey and the GwG team go above and beyond to facilitate such an amazing student experience. I’ve taken many courses in my life and I have to say… this training was fantastic. I highly recommend this course to anyone who has even an inkling of an interest in death care.”
Sameerah, End of Life Training Group Study June 2021 Student
“Well. I just took a long pause after writing ‘well’. There is so much to say. This course is about humanity and how we connect and love and togetherness in a time of separation and asking difficult questions and acknowledging privilege and being humble and journeying with and living and beauty and connecting with our human-ness. Every step that I have taken in my life has guided me to Going with Grace. I feel so accomplished having completed it and I am full of joy having met my people along the way. This course has changed my life in a profound way. I am still sentimental and sensitive and emotional but I am no longer resistant to the circle of life. As painful as it can be sometime, there is beauty in letting go. I have re-committed myself to dying empty, not full of hopes and dreams and ideas and regrets. I have loved every aspect of this course from Alua’s guidance and insight to Rev Dixon’s unique ability to bind our group together. I hope to meet you all in person one day and hug you! I have truly loved this course and I am deeply thankful that it exists in this world and that I have had the good fortune to be involved in it.”
Avril, End of Life Training Group Study June 2020 Student
“I can barely find the words to use to express how meaningful this course was for me. I learned so much from the content, from the videos, and from Alua’s interviews with other experts in the field of death and dying. I enjoyed the pacing of the modules. I got behind when there was intense emotional outpouring from me by the content (module 3 and 4). But, there was never any pressure and I enjoyed the luxury of knowing I could in fact fall behind without penalty. I was always excited about the new modules coming out and the live video conversations. Everything, I thought was really brilliant. If there were any hiccups, they were hard for me to see. I loved this course. I want to take it again!!!! Thank You”
Pamela, End of Life Training Group Study August 2020 Student