How did the Crestone End of Life Project come to be? What was involved in getting it off the ground, and how does it work? A public informational event in Crestone in late April provided clear, articulate and… Read More
The annual CEOLP volunteers contemplative retreat will be held on Sunday, Feb. 4, from 8am – 2:30 pm. RSVP at ceolp.info@gmail.com. This year’s theme: reflecting on our experience of the past ten years, as individuals and as a… Read More
Chaim, the Hebrew word for “Life,” is structured in the form of a double plural. Just like yadaim, “hands,” and oznaim, “ears.” (And yes, mayim, “water,” has the same form). The single word for LIFE carries an intrinsic… Read More
By Gussie Fauntleroy If you’ve attended one of the beautifully sacred open-air cremations facilitated by the Crestone End of Life Project (CEOLP), you may have said to yourself, “If I die,” (see how we tend to think?) “that’s… Read More
An essay on the cremation ceremony of Ed Rosenberg… Our son Bothe told us about Ed Rosenberg’s death. The funeral was to be in two days, an open-air cremation at sunrise in Crestone. I felt hesitant about attending… Read More
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Last Updated: July 18, 2020 by Site Manager
‘We’re Going to See What Else the Word Funeral Can Mean’ – The New York Times
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Last Updated: July 18, 2020 by Site Manager
We Will Need New Ways to Grieve
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Last Updated: January 17, 2020 by Nicole Bass
What I Learned Photographing Death
Documenting the final moments between critically ill children and their families helped me come to terms with my cancer diagnosis. Read More Here
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Last Updated: August 30, 2019 by Nicole Bass
An Oral History of CEOLP
How did the Crestone End of Life Project come to be? What was involved in getting it off the ground, and how does it work? A public informational event in Crestone in late April provided clear, articulate and… Read More
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Last Updated: June 28, 2018 by Site Manager
The annual CEOLP volunteers contemplative retreat
The annual CEOLP volunteers contemplative retreat will be held on Sunday, Feb. 4, from 8am – 2:30 pm. RSVP at ceolp.info@gmail.com. This year’s theme: reflecting on our experience of the past ten years, as individuals and as a… Read More
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Last Updated: June 29, 2018 by Site Manager
This Is How I Want to Be Dead
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Last Updated: September 11, 2020 by Site Manager
Life Cycles—Yizkor memorial candle settings by artist Shahna Lax
Chaim, the Hebrew word for “Life,” is structured in the form of a double plural. Just like yadaim, “hands,” and oznaim, “ears.” (And yes, mayim, “water,” has the same form). The single word for LIFE carries an intrinsic… Read More
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Last Updated: June 29, 2018 by Site Manager
Crestone End of Life Project Registration Party Set for June 24
By Gussie Fauntleroy If you’ve attended one of the beautifully sacred open-air cremations facilitated by the Crestone End of Life Project (CEOLP), you may have said to yourself, “If I die,” (see how we tend to think?) “that’s… Read More
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Last Updated: July 27, 2018 by Site Manager
Sheryl Sandberg and Elizabeth Alexander on Love, Loss and What Comes Next
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Last Updated: January 25, 2017 by Informed Final Choices
Holy Smoke – The Way of Life, and End of Life Choices
An essay on the cremation ceremony of Ed Rosenberg… Our son Bothe told us about Ed Rosenberg’s death. The funeral was to be in two days, an open-air cremation at sunrise in Crestone. I felt hesitant about attending… Read More
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