The HeartWay: Embracing Life thru Honoring Death

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The HeartWay: Embracing Life thru Honoring Death

The HeartWay serves those who are at end of life transitions, their caregivers, and loved ones. The HeartWay.

The HeartWay, a not-for-profit foundation, assists in co-creating a visionary map with the dying and their families to help navigate through the labyrinth of fear, perplexing medical systems, emotional and spiritual landscapes, and practical end of life decisions.

*is a nonprofit (501c3) conscientious organization driven by compassion
*provides compassionate, integrative, and comprehensive end of life care plan at no cost
*strives to strengthen the bodies, mind, and hearts of those during life transitions
*is devoted to enhancing the quality of life through healing, education, and raising the consciousness
*envisions a world where no one dies alone, fear-laden or without the presence of love

Current Programs:

-End-of-Life Counseling, Advocacy, and Ministry Services
-End-of-Life Advanced Directives and Planning Counsel
-Grief Counseling
-Celebration of life, Funeral, and Memorial Planning
-Death Cafe
-Healing Grief Thru HeArt
-End-of-Life Practitioner (Death Doula) 600 hour Certification Training Program
-Yoga Nidra: Graceful Transition Workshops
-Yoga Nidra for End-of-Life Teacher Training
-Banners and Flags
-Into the Mystic Bookclub

We invite you to contact us, visit our website and other pages for support and information:

-www.theheartway.org

-Friends of The HeartWay: Healing Grief Thru HeArt https://www.facebook.com/groups/healingthruheart/

-The HeartWay: Healing Grief Thru HeArt
https://www.facebook.com/healthruheart/

We welcome and appreciate your support. Donations are accepted on our website and by using the "Donate" tab included above the cover photograph.

949.433.8228

09/10/2025

🕊️ Today is World Su***de Prevention Day

At The HeartWay, we believe that no one should face their darkest moments alone.

We hold space not only for the end of life, but for the deep grief, pain, and questions that often go unspoken. Today, and every day, we stand with those who are struggling — and those who carry the weight of losing someone to su***de.

💛 You are not alone.
💬 Talk about it.
🤝 Reach out.
🎗️ Hold space for others.
💧 Honor your grief — it is love that has nowhere to go.

Let’s build a world where compassion, presence, and deep listening can save lives.

***dePreventionDay

09/07/2025

Some experiences are too sacred for words — but Damon’s come close.

“Andrea provided compassion, empathy, moral support and education as my wife struggled with her decision to end her life peacefully using medical aid in dying. Ultimately, her passing was peaceful and well planned, which made it that much easier to accept. I am very grateful that Andrea got involved and stayed involved all the way to the end and beyond.” — Damon Judd

This is the work: to show up fully. With heart. With knowledge. With presence.

To hold space for the hardest decisions — and walk beside people, not in front of them.

Deep thanks to Damon for trusting Dr. Deerheart during such an intimate and courageous chapter.

09/05/2025

September 5th is International Day of Charity — a global reminder that even small acts of kindness ripple out to change lives. 💛

At The HeartWay, your support helps us:
✨ Provide conscious, heart-centered end-of-life education
✨ Train compassionate practitioners
✨ Offer support to individuals and families navigating loss
✨ Create sacred space for healing and dignity at life’s threshold

As a nonprofit, we rely on the generosity of our community to sustain this work. Every donation — large or small — becomes part of a legacy of love and care.

🕊️ On this day of global giving, we invite you to make a gift in honor of someone you’ve loved and lost… or in honor of the life you want to lead.

🔗 https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-heartway-inc/help-support-the-heartway

Thank you for helping us serve with presence, compassion, and heart.

09/03/2025

🧘‍♀️ Rest. Restore. Reconnect.�Join us this Thursday, September 4th from 10:00–11:30 AM (PST) for our Free Monthly Yoga Nidra with beloved guide Dr. Andrea Deerheart.

This isn't just rest—it's deep soul nourishment.

✨ If you're feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated, or simply craving peace, Yoga Nidra offers a space to slow down and return to yourself. It’s like a massage for your mind and a balm for your heart.

🕊️ Set aside the noise of the world and step into a sacred pause.�Let stillness do its sacred work.

👉 Register here: https://www.theheartway.org/free-monthly-yoga-nidra

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day from The HeartWay ❤️

Today, we celebrate you—the hearts and hands that make a difference every day. Whether you're creating, healing, leading, or caring, your work matters deeply.

Take a moment to rest, reflect, and be proud of all you’ve given. You are seen. You are appreciated. 💛

08/30/2025

The Summer I turned inward 🌿🕊️

it wasn’t all iced lattes + sunsets — it was…

✦ becoming a different kind of practitioner
✦ sitting in circles where truth was spoken
✦ putting my plans on paper — for real this time
✦ learning how to hold space for what hurts
✦ finding a quiet, powerful guide in .heartway

If you know, you know.
the kind of summer that softens you.
the kind that changes how you move through the world.

This summer, I didn’t just glow up.
I grew deeper. 🌱

08/28/2025

🌿 Words That Carry Heart

We are so honored to share this reflection from Mary — a cherished member of our board and community — who entrusted Dr. Deerheart and The HeartWay to walk beside her through some of life’s most sacred and tender transitions.

“Dr. Deerheart has supported me through the passing of multiple family members over several years. Recently she supported my husband and I through his six months on home hospice care with the same responsive heartful attunement and support that she had previously provided.”

“Her comprehensive and insightful expertise provided helpful guidance and support that was well timed and respectful of our process and choices.”

“The HeartWay provides the comforter on top of capable hospice care. My husband and I were grateful to be so well companioned on his final journey.”

These shared experiences help others understand the heart of what we do — and remind us why this work matters so deeply.

Each voice, each story, helps others find comfort, care, and connection when they need it most. 💛

We’re grateful for Mary — and for all who share their journeys so openly.

08/26/2025

🌾 The Quiet Grief of Late August

As summer begins to soften, we may feel a subtle ache—an unspoken grief for what’s passing.

The long days shorten. The light shifts. We sense change in the air, even before we can name it.

Grief doesn’t always arrive with thunder. Sometimes, it whispers through seasonal transitions—asking us to slow down, to notice, to honor the things we didn’t realize we were holding so tightly.

This is a sacred moment.
A space to pause.
To reflect.
To let go.

💛 How are you holding your heart as the seasons shift?Share in the comments or simply take a breath with us.

08/25/2025

☕💀 Virtual Death Café with The HeartWay 💀☕

You're invited to a warm, welcoming space to talk openly about death, dying, and what it means to live fully.

🗓️ Monday, August 25, 2025
🕞 3:30 – 5:00 PM (PST)
💻 Held virtually – join from anywhere

No agenda. No judgment. Just real, meaningful conversation in community.

🔗 RSVP here: https://www.theheartway.org/death-cafe

Come with curiosity. Leave with connection.
All are welcome.

08/23/2025

📣 This is your sign.

If you've felt the quiet nudge to walk alongside others at the sacred threshold of life and death…

Now is the time to answer it. 🌿

The End-of-Life Practitioner Program begins August 30th — and there are just a few spots left.

This isn’t just training. It’s a calling.
Are you ready to walk with The HeartWay?

🔗 Last chance to register: https://www.theheartway.org/elp

08/22/2025

📣 Last Chance to Enroll — Starts August 30th

The HeartWay’s End-of-Life Practitioner Training is more than a program — it’s a transformational journey into heart-centered service, deep presence, and sacred companionship at life’s threshold. 🌿

We’re always moved by what our graduates share, like this recent reflection:

“I’ve been in the healing arts for 35 years, and this training was and is one of the most profound, deep-dive, heart-growing experiences of my life.”
“Dr. Deerheart’s work is a treasure trove and a love letter for all beings at the end of their lives.”

Words like these help others find their way to this work. They ripple out — just like the care our practitioners offer in the world.

✨ If you’ve felt called to this path, your time is now. A few final spots remain.

🔗 Enroll here: https://www.theheartway.org/elp

08/21/2025

🌿 Death Demystified with Dr. Andrea Deerheart begins (08/22) TOMORROW! 🌿
A monthly journey into the heart of death, dying, and conscious living.

🗓️ Every Fourth Friday
⏰ 12–1 PM PST

Join us each month for soul-stirring conversations that soften fear, deepen understanding, and honor life’s final chapter with wisdom and grace. 💀✨

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300 Woodpecker Lane
Nevada City, CA
95959

Website

https://www.theheartway.org/

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