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Guided Home Funerals LLC Consultant for family directed funerals Environmentally, Economically and Emotionally Healing |
Quite simply, a Home Funeral is one that is held in your private home instead of a funeral parlor. Your deceased loved one remains in your home typically for a period of one to three days. Family members bathe, dress and drape the body for viewing. The body may remain home lying in a natural state using options other than embalming. The emphasis is on minimal, non-invasive and environmentally-friendly care of the body. Final disposition of the body may be either by cremation or burial. The family acts as the “authorizing agent” in lieu of a funeral director or funeral parlor.Here are some benefits Home Funerals offers:· Economically, a Home Funeral costs 25% to 50% less than a conventional funeral· Ecologically, a Home Funeral with green burial minimizes environment impact· Emotionally, a Home Funeral empowers the family and friends through their participationA Home Funeral harkens back to the traditional practice of honoring your deceased loved one in the private comfort of his/her home, where you are most comfortable. In a home you’re able to care for your loved one in a way that only you can provide. You can slow down and hold the sacred space with family and friends while caring for the deceased. People are beginning to realize that Home Funerals offer healing and comfort at the time of great loss.
What Does a Home Funeral Offer?A Home Funeral puts the family in charge: Family and friends gather, share responsibilities, and supporting each other at a time of great loss.They allow more time: As one to three days is the usual time frame for the deceased to lie in honor, a Home Funeral provides more time for visiting, viewing, ceremony, prayers, reflection, reminiscing and ritual.They create a spirit of community: When a funeral is held at home, it honors relationships in a comfortably private and non-institutionalized setting.They honor a rite of passage: A Home Funeral acknowledges and encourages participation in the natural birth and death cycles of life and creates a healthy model for children and adults alike.They promote healing and acceptance: A Home Funeral provides a safe, loving and appropriate place where one can express grief and loss |
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“Those who learn to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teacher about life “
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross |
What Is A Home Funeral? |