Category: Death Care

23/9/2025 0 Comments

The Quiet Power of Vigil and Sitting With the Body

In the hours and days after someone dies, there’s often a rush of logistics; phone calls to make and arrangements to consider. In all of this, it can be easy to overlook something incredibly simple and deeply human: the act of just sitting with the body.

Before commercialised death care became the norm, it was common, expected, even, for family and friends to keep vigil at home. The person who had died would be washed, dressed, and laid out in a familiar room, often with candles or flowers nearby. People would come and go, bringing food, sharing stories, holding hands, sitting quietly.

Today, more families are rediscovering the quiet power of these old practices.

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3/5/2025 2 Comments

A Guide to Getting Hands-On: Reclaiming Your Role in the Funeral Ceremony

image courtesy of 'Dead Good Legacies'

When one of our people dies, many of us feel unsure of what to do - not just emotionally, but practically. It can feel like everything is suddenly in someone else’s hands: the funeral directors, the paperwork, the decisions. And while these professionals have their place, it’s worth remembering that for most of human history, we, the families, friends, neighbours, and communities, cared for our own dead.

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The Quiet Power of Vigil and Sitting With the Body

A Guide to Getting Hands-On: Reclaiming Your Role in the Funeral Ceremony

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YOUR CART

​funeral blog

The Quiet Power of Vigil and Sitting With the Body

A Guide to Getting Hands-On: Reclaiming Your Role in the Funeral Ceremony

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funeral blog