“Death is always solemn. It’s always extraordinary, and it’s always mysterious. It’s also the most solitary act we ever undertake. No one goes with us. No one knows what we will experience there. No one stays to tell us,” says Zen teacher and palliative care nurse Sallie Jiko Tisdale.

In Tricycle’s new online course, How to Prepare for Death and Dying, Tisdale shares practical and contemplative wisdom to help you make the right decisions for your own death or that of a loved one. The course covers acceptance and denial, planning and preparing, the moment of death, and the grieving process. 

On November 4 at 3:00pm ET (12:00pm PT), in a preview of her upcoming course, Tisdale will lead a workshop to discuss fears around death and dying. This might include a fear of the unknown, like dying in a random accident, fear of the afterlife, or even the fear of waking up in the coffin. It might include a fear around being hurt or inflicting pain—phyiscal or emotional. Or it might be a fear around what other people think: of embarrassment, of being abandoned, of dying alone, or of dying among strangers. Bringing years of experience listening to and helping people navigate these kinds of fears, Tisdale will lead an open discussion on identifying our own concerns, facing them head-on, and finding ease.