Nine Keys: Death Midwifery Conversations and Meditations with Narinder Bazen

In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder talks with Denise Johnson about how serendipitous events surrounding her mother's death four years ago led her to become a very busy end-of-life doula today. Denise and Narinder met at Denise's mother's bedside three months before her death. Narinder was called in to serve as Ms. Thelma's death midwife. What she didn't know was that she'd end up becoming Denise's teacher and colleague.You can find Denise at www.eol101.com. 

This Nine Keys episode is a real treasure hunt! Listen closely to Warlock Fulltime's conversation with Narinder to find a valuable gem just for you. Warlock drops keepsakes all through this 60-minute chat about potential portals, uncertainty, grief as a production queen, art, seagulls, sunsets, and pain as a big doorway to the art of noticing. Warlock Fulltime is the son of a Baptist pastor, a ghost on the internet, a flesh wizard, and the brother of black magick. He wants to help you feel more strength, depth, and ease in all aspects of your precious personhood. He lives in Chicago, Illinois right where the sky meets the Lake and he's thinking of you while watching the sun rise over it. He hopes you're watching it too.You'll definitely want to check out this fifteen-minute documentary about Warlock's drag art The Church of Lavonia Elberton. You can find Warlock on Instagram @warlockfulltime

In this episode of the Nine Keys podcast, Narinder talks with her best friend Deryn about the importance of play, whimsy, following our intuition, and releasing attachments to outcomes when playing with magic! Deryn is a witch and an artist living in Atlanta with his three cats and a handful of spirits. He and Narinder have been playing together between realms for years. If you seek endearing conversations about what it's like to be a witch-school-drop-out, a playful-person-in-a-time-like-this, mask play, plant magic, and more, you'll want to listen to this conversation!

In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder slips into her storytelling magic to share the true tale of how Seven Moon Cove came to be.Seven Moon Cove is an intimate space for fringe folk, makers, new-world dreamers, death workers, and grief walkers, (aka the cool kids) to explore together for seven moon cycles and to meet up in the mystic's sandbox. Narinder facilitates play spaces full of secret doors and treasure boxes designed by the Great Mother. Playfulness, creative dreamscapes, flirting with whimsy, and leaning into the journey Great Ma has for us - are all access points to inspiration, fortification, LIFE, healing, groundedness, and ease. Playfulness with the divine is a big way to reclaim ourselves from a system that is hell-bent on keeping us bogged down with personal ambition, stress, and scary uncertainty. Run through a meadow of daydreams (while giving the middle finger to the gross systems, as we do) and meet Narinder in Seven Moon Cove.

Holy moly, this episode of Nine Keys is so smart and inspiring! Narinder talks with one of her colleagues, her friend Sarah, about the benefits, collective and personal, of specialization in our death work. This is a must listen. It's so good!Dr. Sarah Parker Ward wants people to think more affectionately about death so they can experience a healthier, more fulfilling life. Sarah holds a Ph.D. in Emerging Media Studies from Boston University where her research explored death cognition and related policy implications. She continues thanatological work in practice and study as the co-founder of We Are Clio, a digital platform designed to empower individuals on their deathcare journey through personalized education and community-building with non-clinical care providers such as death doulas, green burial crafters, and legacy artisans. In addition to death doula training, Sarah has also undergone instruction in mindfulness and psychedelic peer support. You can find this mom of three on LinkedIn and on Instagram at @skparkerward.  And you can find We Are Clio here! 

If you are a death worker who is just starting your business, or a death worker who needs some warm and wholesome small business encouragement, this episode is for you! Narinder invites back one of her favorite small business mentors, Yarrow Magdalena. This conversation is cozy and very helpful. It's a great listen for driving, drawing, washing dishes, or relaxing. Enjoy!Yarrow Magdalena is a web designer, tech consultant, artist, and writer. They support folks in building joyful and sustainable livelihoods and creative practices and live on the East Coast of Scotland with their two dogs. Yarrow facilitates the Embodied Business and Making & Mending Rituals podcasts and loves talking about slow seasons, embodied resilience, and visionary dreams. You can find them at PinkWellStudio.com and YarrowMagdalena.com.

Narinder has been talking a lot about death worker small businesses for quite some time. In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder shares what the 'small' part of 'small business' means to her. Through personal stories, insights gained from mentoring death workers, and grand ideas about new paradigm work, she shares what it means to have a business that centers on taking what one needs to be able to do their work with ease.

Death workers are givers. Like, we wouldn't be doing the work we do if we were just takers. Are we spiritually bypassing the access to the longevity and sustainability of our work by not unwinding the ick around 'business'? Are we continuing to give our offerings freely because we believe that spiritual care doesn't vibe with a fee or we feel bad for charging for our work? Do we think that our work will continue to grow if we remain small? Join me May 26th 2-5pm eastern for an empowering workshop designed just for death workers who are also artists, mystics, gifted in the healing arts, and who have hang ups around building businesses or would love some new-thought inspiration for death work business development.