by Content Admin | Feb 9, 2019 | News, Story
By Pauline Morris The very nice lady at the undertakers handed me a box. I walked out to my car and carefully placed it in the boot. I didn’t open that box because I already knew what it contained – my mum’s ashes. I took them home, put them in the spare room and then...
by Content Admin | Jan 26, 2019 | Information, News
Famously Benjamin Disraeli is said to have uttered the lines “there are lies, damn lies and statistics”. Is this true? In the case of death, we can say with 100% certainty that we will all die. The statistic is undisputed. Why then are so many of us reluctant to...
by Content Admin | Jan 12, 2019 | DeathCafe, Event, News
Yoga philosophy evening Jayne Orton, an advanced yoga teacher (pictured above with B.K.S. Iyengar) and co-director of the Birmingham Iyengar Yoga Institute in Acock’s Green, and BrumYODO member Anna Lock recently co-hosted a yoga philosophy evening for yoga students...
by Content Admin | Dec 24, 2018 | News
The Death Show is going on tour! The Death Show (created by Antonia Beck and Lucy Nicholls) is going on tour in 2019. Following preview performances at the Birmingham Rep Theatre in January 2018, the show will now be touring to a range of venues across the UK next...
by Content Admin | Dec 24, 2018 | DeathCafe, Event, News
Join us to share how we can create space to talk about death and dying Friday 1st February 2019, 7pm at Loco Lounge, Kings Heath Want to run a Death Cafe? Do you have an idea for a death related storytelling or film evening? Let’s share how we can learn and...
by Content Admin | Dec 24, 2018 | Event, News
Birmingham Learning Marathon Showcase Evening On Tuesday 22nd January from 6:30pm – 9pm, BrumYODO member Cassie is presenting her personal exploration of death, dying, life and hope through conversation, storytelling, arts, writing and research. It’s part of the...
