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Melody LeBaron’s book Transforming Death: Creating Sacred Space for the Dying is now available on Amazon.

We’re all going to die. But in our death-phobic culture, we don’t learn how to die naturally or consciously the way our ancestors did.  Instead, we fear death or over-medicalize it, becoming disempowered as a result. In these pages, those at end-of-life and their caregivers partner with the process of death and loss, improving outcomes by viewing dying as a natural passage. Within this context, death offers the dying and their loved ones opportunities for deeply meaningful maturation and transformation of their experiences.  Melody LeBaron's groundbreaking new book, Transforming Death, returns conscious dying to its rightful place within the sacred fullness of life.

Get the book here!

 
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Advance Praise for Transforming Death

 
 
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“Transforming Death: Creating Sacred Space for Conscious Dying is a marvelous and beautifully constructed antidote to our death-phobic culture, providing practical advice so you’ll be prepared with understanding, skill and compassion. I recommend this book to all those caring for the terminally ill, as well as seekers on all paths who know death is a doorway to eternal life.”

— Andrew Harvey 

Thought leader and author of The Hope, The Return of the Mother, The Direct Path

"In this insightful, inspiring and thought-provoking book, Melody LeBaron shares her intimate experiences with death and dying while artfully and eloquently offering practical guidance for those preparing for their own death or the death of a loved one. Her wisdom and heart come through in her story-telling and reflections on our relationship to and preparation for death.  This book is a gift to us all."

— Aditi Sethi-Brown, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician, End-of-Life Doula and Founder of Center for Conscious Living and Dying

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“A practical guide to the death and dying process for both the dying and their loved ones. Melody’s blend of humanistic pragmatism offers readers a safe space to examine their own beliefs on death and dying and invites consideration on how to prepare for a graceful, connected, and meaningful death.  Melody’s own awe-inspiring experiences with death have shaped her wise understanding of life’s greatest mystery.”

—William Peters

M.Ed., MFT  Founder Shared Crossing Project, Director of Shared Crossing Research Initiative www.SharedCrossing.com

“Transforming Death is a warm-hearted and clear-sighted guide to the period before, during, and after the soul separates from the body. With insightful and moving stories, and grounded practical advice, Melody LeBaron offers steady, healing support for dying people and their families.”

— Sarah Kerr

Death Doula and Ritual Healing Practitioner www.soulpassages.ca

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“Reading Melody’s LeBaron’s Creating Sacred Space for Conscious Dying was a heart-opening experience. Generously sharing wisdom and grace, the author offers invaluable tools to profoundly shift the way we participate in our own exit from this world or the exit of a loved one. I’m planning now, as a gift to myself, to have several copies of this book available to members of my family. Thank you, Melody, for doing a hard thing and doing it beautifully.”

— Carol Lynn Pearson 

Thought leader and author The Lesson, Will You Still be my Daughter?, I'll Walk With You, Mother Wove the Morning

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"Melody LeBaron has gifted us with a remarkably practical and poetic guide to all the ways we can approach our final passage in life. This is a must-read, not only for people who want to plan and prepare, but also for those who want to complete their journey with ease and grace.” 

— Jean Haner

Author of Clear Home Clear Heart: Learn to Clear the Energy of People and Places

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““Melody LeBaron’s book encompasses every aspect of the dying process and offers a holistic model to those who care deeply about bringing comfort, love and deep consciousness to this powerful stage of life. I’ve been waiting patiently for this book to become widely available, and I know it will be valuable to many. As we navigate this turning of the ages, we need tools to guide and teach us. This book is such a resource, and its reliability can be trusted, based on Melody’s lifetime of experience and sacred work.”

—Anyaa T McAndrew, MA, LPC, NCC

Transpersonal Psychotherapist, ordained priestess facilitator

"When I read this book, I experienced it not only as a therapist who has seen many clients dealing with their own or a loved ones coming death, but as someone who has recently been diagnosed with incurable stage 4 cancer myself.  In this age, in which our attitudes and values about the process of dying are changing, Melody gives us a powerful and practical handbook that demonstrates the ways we can be empowered in the process of dying.  This book is a beautifully and compassionately written must read for our times.”

— Rebecca Sullivan, MSW, LCSW

Former CEO of Willowstone Family Services

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“For generations, spiritual teachers from almost every tradition have been urging us to get more comfortable with death and dying.  And yet, the modern conscious living world so often refuses to go there. In this warm and highly informative book, Melody LeBaron gives today's spiritual seeker a pathway to making values-aligned choices when we find ourselves on one of the biggest adventures in life - facing death with our eyes and hearts open.  Highly recommended!!"

— Paul Zelizer

Conscious Business Coach and Founder of Awarepreneurs

“Transforming Death is a gift for yourself—and your loved ones.  As an elder law attorney for over 25 years, I tell clients that getting a plan in place is your gift to your family. Melody’s book provides a beautiful way to reframe death so that you do not look back with regret; so you can be there with compassion; so you can be the love in the room.”

— Kim Boyer

Elder Care Attorney and co-author of Alzheimer’s and Dementia:  A Practical and Legal Guide for Nevada Caregivers and The Essential Eldercare Handbook for Nevada

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“Melody LeBaron’s book on creating sacred space for conscious dying is a masterpiece that covers all details of the dying process. It is written from a place of ego-dissolving vulnerability. Melody openly shares her own challenges, pain and celebrations. The reader is never abandoned; she constantly offers tips and guidance to navigate such situations with greater ease and spaciousness.  Reading this book will transform your experience of being human. Your heart will resonate with loving-kindness.”

—Rex Lasalle

“A wonderfully wise guidebook that will prepare you physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually to guide a loved one to a more graceful death. Melody’s book can transform your relationship with the dying process.”

—Dale Borglum 

Living/Dying Project 

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 “A way-shower knows before you can fly, you must fall; before you can lead, you are lost. Melody Lebaron takes us into the caverns of loss to reach the ‘gold’ that we might easily miss without her lived-in wisdom, born from the depths of the human experience. Now, more than ever there is a need for Transforming Death to resolve the collective confusion and amassed fear around dying.  This book is a torch dispelling the darkness, igniting a passageway between two worlds to reveal the treasures of being in, and creating sacred space. Melody illuminates the most important ‘right of passage’ we will each eventually take, by showing us how to rekindle and then embody the Light we carry into and from this life.”

—Toby Evans

Author of Dead, But Not Gone: Are You Part of the Soul-Bridge to Guide Them Home?  Keeper of the Circles: Answering the Call to Wholeness, and Chakra Labyrinth Cards. www.sagebrushexchange.com

“Melody brings to life a difficult topic to discuss – death. She does so beautifully with ease and grace so that others may die in a better way. Knowledge is power and Melody brings that power to you with a fresh perspective. This book is a gift to every living soul.”

—Victoria L. Collier

Certified Elder Law Attorney, Founder, The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm, PC, Author, 47 Secret Benefits for Seniors: Benefits You Have Earned but Don’t Know About (2010)

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"What a lovely and gentle exploration of end-of-life. Creating a sacred space is one of the greatest gifts you can give to your loved one and your family. Melody is a well attuned, wise guide you can trust.”

— Martha Jo Atkins, Ph.D, LPC-S

End-of-Life Counselor, speaker and author of Signposts of Dying: What You Need to Know

Melody has written a must-read guide to assist others to embrace the taboo topic of death and dying.  By sharing with the audience her personal experiences and the lessons she has learned from them, her commitment to serve and support persons through the dying process radiates throughout the passages in this book.  We are all going to experience death of loved ones (if you have not already) and our own ultimate death.  We owe it to ourselves and our loved ones to ensure that the death and the dying experience is one of dignity, comfort, love, support, and celebration.  You just need to know how to ensure this occurs.  That is why you should read this book and learn from one of the best.

- Shannon M. Pawley, J.D., LL.M.

Managing Partner at The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm