Why should I consider a home funeral?

Here are the benefits of a home funeral.

1. Honor and celebrate the dead

A home funeral is focused on respecting the last rites of the recently deceased. It's built around the values and priorities of the family and is a very personal and intimate way to honor and celebrate the dead. 

2. Timelines

Saying goodbye happens on your timeline not someone else's. Not only can you have more time to be with your dead and your family, but scheduling during this difficult time can be difficult. Staying home and being together can provide an important and held space for everyone who is experiencing this loss. This can be a powerful part of the grieving process.

3. Healthy Modeling

Home funerals can help children (and adults) learn how to mature their own relationship with death. By being with the body, coming together as a family, and experiencing the process of dying in a safe and familiar place place can help encourage and model a healthy relationship with dying that can really inform and shape people as they grow. 

4. Participation

Home funerals allow the family and loved ones to participate and help out instead of just feeling a loss and feeling unsure what to do. Everyone can play a role in the event and can help out around the house. They can feel empowered to care for each other instead of feeling like helpless bystanders. 

5. Cost - Environmental

Home funerals can be very loving to the earth. Instead of using embalming chemicals or cremation (which is a heavy fossil fuel dependent process) home funerals offer a more natural option. 

6. Cost - Financial

Home funerals can save families thousands of dollars by keeping things in the hands and home of the family.