Consciousness of death in Puerto Rico
What are the ends of end of life?
We are non -medical professional companions that provide physical, emotional, spiritual and practical support to people in life transitions at any stage of their life, especially around death. We support to accept and navigate the process of dying in a dignified and conscious way, empowering both people and their support circles to transit changes, losses and death with peace and autonomy.
He supports and participates in this transformative initiative that seeks to improve the quality of life and death in Puerto Rico, creating a more prepared, conscious and resilient community against our losses, our duels and at the end of life.
Key objectives
Raise awareness
Promote open understanding about death, duel and life transitions, overcoming cultural taboo and educating about the importance of talking about these issues from all stages of life.
Educate
Provide practical tools and knowledge about the integral management of loss and preparation for the end of life.
Support
Promote compassionate accompaniment and community care at the end of life, inspiring more people to get involved in this practice.
Cocrear
Generate spaces for the community to develop new narratives and languages around death, duel and life, promoting a cultural evolution in Puerto Rico and promoting care and collaboration networks.
About the project
The project facilitates diverse activities in different villages of the island. Among the activities are informative sessions, interactive workshops, community support circles, cineforos, conversations in public squares, performance in galleries, talks to professional groups, training, among others. You will find more details about the events in the Menu of Activities.
SCOPE OF THE FIRST TOUR
Itinerary and program
The events and activities of awareness of death are free, but some as some have a limited quota, it is necessary that you reserve your space by filling the registration format Below, available soon for events in Mayo 2025.
Collaboration for a common good
The Movement of Consciousness of Death in Puerto Rico is a community initiative promoted by a meeting of wills of organizations and people putting their capacities and resources at the service of revolutionizing the culture of death and duel on the island.
Meet the team
Accompany and end of life with complementary strengths and skills, Ivette Pérez Toro, Che Vázquez Colón, Wilka Roig, Janice Karana and Lilliam Irizarry Echevarría are managers of the death consciousness movement in Puerto Rico.
Wolf Roig, MA, MFA
Transpersonal psychologist, photographer and performance artist, activist and death doula, and counselor of Duel, dedicated to the evolution of our culture of loss, duel and death. Passionate activist in the movement of death awareness, facilitates cross -border support for Spanish -speaking citizens and immigrants and directs focal groups with pioneers in North, Central and South America to develop and establish solutions.
Founder and president of the Elisabeth Kübless (EKR) Mexico Center and the First Latin American Training Program of Life, Death and Transition, through its training space for the integration of death (effhim). Co -founder of the Latin American Accompaniment Network in Death and Duel, Deputy Director of Education of the EKR Global Foundation, Educator of End of Life, International Advisor and Coordinator of the Certification Program of the International Association of End of Life Doula Inner Immersion curriculum developer.
Che Vázquez Colón, MS
Caribbean person, Cuir, Trans and Neurodiversa, Doula for end of life with experience in social work, racial equity consultancy, facilitation and basic work. It has a preparation in the accompaniment of end of life and grieving processes of A Sacred Passing and International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA).
With more than eight years working with homeless people in cases management, counseling in use of substances, supervision of housing and subsidy management program, practical motivational interview skills, cases and counseling focused on attending traumatic experiences and substance use. With more than four years working as an organizational consultant on racial equity and its intersection with other oppressed identities, it creates and facilitates working groups focused on organizational equity, mainly of race and gender. It has skills in individual interviews, data collection, quantitative and qualitative analysis, writing proposals for subsidies, management, administration and monitoring of housing subsidies, and the creation and facilitation of workshops on death and duel.
Dra. Janice C. Karana
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Doula de End of Life, Teacher of Hatha Yoga and founder of the Moriviví Center, a project dedicated to the integral and holistic accompaniment of people with chronic health conditions and terminal diagnosis, as well as their families in logistics preparations and grief management. His approach fuses natural medicine with palliative care, providing physical, psycho -emotional support through natural therapies such as homeopathy, acupuncture, aromatherapy, music therapy, hydrotherapy, botany and nutrition. It seeks to relieve pain, anxiety and side effects of medicines, promoting a transition to the most dignified and humanized death. It offers face -to -line and online consultations, integrating relaxation techniques, guided meditations, breathing techniques, forest baths and yoga classes centered on trauma.
Throughout his career, he has worked as an educator, consultant and therapist in the management of the duel due to death or loss of pregnancy, supporting families in both Puerto Rico and the United States. In addition to its clinical approach, it facilitates retreats, talks, workshops and monthly circles, where it creates safe spaces to explore and deepen the issues of death and duel, provided practical tools to navigate these processes in a healthy, compassionate and harmonious way.
