Gift comfort & understanding
With the Sacred Sendoffs DIY Kit for Animal Loss
Holidays can be glum when you miss the scampering of furry feet. Our DIY Ritual Kit lets a friend or family member know their grief matters. Includes materials and easy step-by-step instructions for four creative rituals to help honor a dog’s or cat’s life—based on the Earth, Water, Air, and Fire—plus self-care tools and meditations to help people heal.
Whether the loss was yesterday or a few decades ago, we've got some ideas to help honor loss... and heal broken hearts.
"Our animal companions have not vanished. They have been transformed. Our enduring connections with them remain for the rest of our lives. And, hopefully, even beyond that."
―SARAH BOWEN, animal chaplain & author of Sacred Sendoffs
Hello.
I am so glad you found us. Animal loss breaks our hearts. And while I have yet to find a magic wand to conjure the pain away, I do have some ideas for honoring lost lives and managing the emotions that arise when we lose an animal we love—whether from death, divorce, disaster, extinction, or because a pet does not return home one day. And whether your loss was yesterday, or years ago.
A growing body of scientific research shows that grief after losing an animal can significantly impact our lives. One study revealed 93% of humans reported a disruption in their life such as trouble sleeping or loss of appetite. Over 50% reduced their social activities, and 45% had job-related difficulties. Yet, even with stacks of research available, how seriously people respond to our pain can vary.
So, let me be clear. Grief over our beloved pets is normal and natural. No, it’s not silly to still talk to a beloved dog, cat, or other creature. Nor is there anything wrong with wanting to keep alive the memory of your relationship with them. What we experience at these times is real. And it is valid.
Our DIY Ritual Kit for Animal Loss includes Earth, Water, Fire, and Air ritual materials as well as tips for self-care and access to guided meditations designed to encourage healing.
May the memory of our beloved animal companions be an enduring blessing,
Sarah Bowen
What's Included...
Water Ritual
Fire Ritual
Air Ritual
Earth Ritual
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"An ardent invitation to multispecies mourning for our more-than-human companions, from our beloved pets, to the deer on the side of the road, to the rapidly increasing extinction of species on our shared planet."
― Cody J. Sanders, Chaplain at Harvard University & Advisor in the Office of Religious, Spiritual, & Ethical Life, MIT