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Memento Mori: Reflecting On Mortality, Awakening To Life
With Rebecca MicheleIn this 5-day Memento Mori course, we’ll explore how awareness of death can deepen our appreciation for life. We’ll begin by looking at the history and cultural roots of Memento Mori, then gently face common fears around death and learn ways to meet them with acceptance and understanding. Next, we’ll use journaling as a powerful tool to reflect on our mortality, guided by ten thoughtful prompts. From there, you’ll find inspiration to craft your own meaningful Memento Mori keepsake. Finally, we’ll close the course with a nurturing guided meditation, featuring a body scan, gentle visualization, a loving-kindness practice, and Stoic wisdom. By the end, you’ll have practical tools to live with more presence, gratitude, and heart. Trigger Warning: This course involves reflections on death. Music: Spiritual Alchemy's "Embodied Wisdom" and Enlightened Audio's "Mystic Dawn - Theta - Subtle Edition"
By confronting death with courage and compassion, you’ll discover how it can teach you to live fully, freely, and with deeper joy.
About this course
In this 5-day Memento Mori course, we’ll explore how awareness of death can deepen our appreciation for life. We’ll begin by looking at the history and cultural roots of Memento Mori, then gently face common fears around death and learn ways to meet them with acceptance and understanding. Next, we’ll use journaling as a powerful tool to reflect on our mortality, guided by ten thoughtful prompts. From there, you’ll find inspiration to craft your own meaningful Memento Mori keepsake. Finally, we’ll close the course with a nurturing guided meditation, featuring a body scan, gentle visualization, a loving-kindness practice, and Stoic wisdom. By the end, you’ll have practical tools to live with more presence, gratitude, and heart. Trigger Warning: This course involves reflections on death. Music: Spiritual Alchemy's "Embodied Wisdom" and Enlightened Audio's "Mystic Dawn - Theta - Subtle Edition"
Meet your Teacher
Rebecca is a certified meditation teacher, who helps people cultivate presence, gratitude, and inner peace. Following the untimely loss of her mother, she studied mortality and meaningful living, specifically the Stoic and Buddhist approach to Memento Mori. For those looking to explore grief, she also offers a free guided meditation here on the app. Her teaching combines personal experience, meditation practice, and reflective tools to support others in embracing life fully, with love and compassion.