Join EcoLove Transitions for an engaging San Diego Climate Week
About this Event
THE CIRCLE OF LIFE
Birth → Life → Death → Return → Renewal
Gentle Death Care for People & Planet
What happens to us after we die, and what does it mean for the planet?
Join EcoLove Transitions during San Diego Climate Week for an engaging and thought-provoking conversation about the environmental impact of death care and the choices available to us.
We spend so much of our lives thinking about how our choices affect the Earth. What we eat. What we buy. How we travel. How we live.
But few of us ever stop to ask:
What happens to our bodies when we die?
Death care has an environmental footprint too. Land, energy, water, materials, chemicals, transportation, and long-term land use all play a role.
And there are more choices than most people realize.
Together, we'll explore:
🌱 Green burial
💧 Aquamation, also known as water cremation
🌿 Natural organic reduction
🌊 Burial at sea
🔥 Flame cremation
⚰️ Traditional burial
🔬 Whole-body donation
We'll look at how each option works, its environmental considerations, costs, availability, and how each approach fits into the natural cycle of life.
But this conversation is about more than environmental impact.
It's about making decisions based on what matters most to you.
Maybe you want to return to nature.
Maybe minimizing your environmental footprint is important to you.
Maybe you want simplicity, affordability, or to honor a cultural or spiritual tradition.
Maybe you want your body to contribute to medical research.
There is no single right choice.
There is the choice that reflects your values.
WHEN WE KNOW, WE CARE.
When we understand our options, we have the opportunity to make more conscious decisions for ourselves, our families, and the planet.
THE CIRCLE OF LIFE
Birth → Life → Death → Return → Renewal
We enter this world as part of nature.
We live within the Earth's systems.
And eventually, we return.
What if we approached our return with the same thoughtfulness we bring to the way we live?
Join us for an afternoon of learning, conversation, community, and connection.
You'll have an opportunity to:
🌿 Learn about sustainable and emerging death care options
🌎 Explore the environmental impact of different choices
💚 Connect your end-of-life decisions with your personal values
🤝 Meet local organizations and professionals working in sustainable death care
🌱 See examples of eco-friendly products and materials
🥂 Enjoy light refreshments and a Climate Week happy hour
You do not need to be planning a funeral to attend.
You do not need to have experienced a recent loss.
If you care about the planet, conscious living, your family, or the legacy you leave behind, this conversation is for you.
Come curious.
Ask questions.
Rethink what it means to return.
WHEN WE KNOW, WE CARE.
Thursday, October 1
3:00 to 5:00 PM
LOCATION & ARRIVAL
EcoLove Transitions
Del Mar, California
Please enter through the back alley. Look for the black gate between Enfuego and Del Mar Seaside Grill. I'll have baloons marketing the spot too.
Street parking. Please allow a few extra minutes to find the rear entrance.
Part of San Diego Climate Week
Hosted by Nicole Soares, Founder of EcoLove Transitions, California Licensed Funeral Director, Certified Death Doula, End-of-Life Planning Guide, and Religious Science Practitioner.
EcoLove Transitions, Del Mar, CA. EVENT ENTRANCE IS IN THE BACK ALLEY BEHIND THE BUILDING. Please do not enter from the main street. Look for the gate between Enfuego and Del Mar Seaside Grill.
Event venue & nearby stays
1330 Camino Del Mar #11, 1330 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, United States
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