We invite you to join us for a weekend of experiential learning, reflection and connection through meditation, sacred music, ceremony, and conversation.  

For those death curious, death facing, and spiritual seeking, we invite you to explore, network, and learn via:

                  Interactive workshops/Practices 

                  Guided Meditation

                  Green Burial Panel

                  Musical Offerings 

                  Fire Circle                

                  Reflection and Sharing

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Schedule:

Friday, October 9, 2025

4:00-6:00p: Arrival and Welcome

6:00-7:00p: Dinner

7:00-7:30p: Introduce practices to weave through the weekend

7:30-9:00p: The Last Ecstatic Days Film and QxA with Aditi and music

9:00p: Fire and music in the evening with members of Emberlight

Saturday, October 10, 2025

7:30-8:00: Meditation

8:00-9:00a: Breakfast

9:30-11:30a: Workshop with Amy Wright Glenn

12:00p-1:00p: Lunch and Free Time

1:00-1:30p: Threshold Choir

1:30-3:00p: Natural Burial Grounds Panel

3:00-3:30p: Tea Break

3:30-4:00p: Observations check-in 

4:00-6:00p: Music Panel (Experiential)

6:00-7:30p-Dinner

8:00-10:00p: Ceremonial Grief Concert

Sunday, October 11, 2025

7:30-8:00a: Meditation

8:00-9:00a: Breakfast

9:30-10:30a: Death Meditation Bardo 

10:30-11:30a: Group Reflections and Connection

12:00-1:00p: Lunch and Departures

Pricing:

Early Registration (until May 31st): $235

Standard Registration (until August 31st): $275 

Late Registration (until October 2nd): $325  

Residential Supplement: +$265/person (room and meals)

Commuter Supplement: +$140/person (meals only)

You may attend the retreat as a commuter (staying off campus, driving in each day to attend the retreat sessions), or as a residential participant (staying on site at Claymont Retreat Center). 

Commuter rate includes meals but no lodging. 

Residential rate includes meals and lodging in shared rooms. Most rooms at Claymont have 2-4 single beds, 4 have double beds. There is 1 ground floor handicap accessible room. Rooms are mainly upstairs. Shared bathrooms. A schematic of the floor plan can be seen on the Claymont Retreat Center website. We will be in the Great Barn.

You may specify any lodging or roommate requests during checkout. 

Please note that all event tickets are non-refundable, though if Emberlight cancels the event for any reason, a full refund will be issued.

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