The Heart of Community Deathcare

The Art of What’s Possible: Exploring Home Funerals

Course Dates: 9/10/25 - 10/8/25 (Live Sessions on Wednesdays 5 - 7pm MT)

Cost: $450 USD

Course Schedule

9/10/25 - Zoom #1
9/17/25 - Zoom #2
9/24/25 - Zoom #3
10/1/25 - Zoom #4
 10/8/25 - Zoom #5 
 
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Registration Opens 7/12/25

Program Cost: $450 USD (includes processing fees)

REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY: WE DO NOT OFFER REFUNDS. IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR COURSEWORK AND GRADUATE WITH THEIR COHORT IN ORDER TO EARN A CERTIFICATE. IF YOU HAVE PAID AND NOT YET ACCESSED THE COURSEWORK, YOU MAY CONSIDER OFFERING A ONE-TIME GIFT OF YOUR ENROLLMENT AS A SCHOLARSHIP TO A STUDENT IN NEED.
Are you interested in learning more about the world of community deathcare as it relates to home funerals? There are so many different ways that a home funeral can look, feel, and function. Join us for 10 hours (5 weeks) of live class with Tawnya Musser as we explore the wide array of what’s possible. 

Disclaimer: course content does not constitute legal advice 

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

This enrichment course is open to anyone. Community deathcare is for all! No past experience or training in deathwork is required.

WHAT IS REQUIRED:

  • open hearts & open minds
  • purchasing a copy of the National Home Funeral Alliance's Home Funeral Guidebook, which is available as a pay-what-you-can PDF download (or in print copy form) - please do not share copies of the guidebook and please do make a donation when downloading your copy to help support and further the mission of the NHFA

WHAT TO EXPECT:

  • 5 live weekly Zoom calls (2 hours each)

  • participation in group discussions

  • homework between classes including a variety of content to read, videos to watch, and podcasts episodes to listen to

YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:

  • the home funeral/community deathcare movement as a direct response to the funeral industrial complex and the professionalization of deathcare
  • the potential benefits of home funerals, and ways to communicate about said benefits within your community
  • things to consider when planning a home funeral including logistics, as well as ways to elevate the experience by incorporating ritual and ceremony 
  • ways of caring for a body after death, including considerations for special circumstances like sudden death, autopsies, and organ and tissue donation
  • legality - a broad overview of state laws, legal cases, and navigating barriers to access in order to exercise your rights

 

Meet your Instructor...

Tawnya Musser

FACULTY
BIO