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DEATH DOULA & PSYCHEDELICS TRAINING & RETREAT

September 1-7, 2025-XLED-This training will be rescheduled

100 Hr. Death Doula & Psychedelics Training w/Certification

Inspired Endings invites you to attend a unique Death Doula training for one week on the Big Island. 


We teach the Death Doula model of care with a focus on providing non-medical, physical, spiritual,  and emotional support.  We encourage you to arrive with your gifts that you will weave into the skill sets that we offer. We come together in deep reverence for the time in our human life cycle that we call dying and death.  We meet this instinctual knowing in community through ritual and connection.


Psychedelic journeying (legal use of ketamine under the care of Dr. Charlotte Charfen and her medical team) sessions during our time together offer the opportunity for deep inner investigation into our most intimate relationship with life, death, nature, joy, grief, and the Great Mystery. https://charlottecharfen.com/ketaminetraining/


Both Bobbi and Dr. Charfen have trained with the Psychedelic Research and Training Institute (PRATI) https://pratigroup.org/about/


"I was so blessed to be a participant in the Women's Death Doula and Psychedelics Training. It was a vastly expansive experience. Bobbi and Charlotte offer a deep well of knowledge and experience, shared with humility, grace, and intention. They created a safe and sacred space in which to learn"


Elizabeth F. -Oregon

This Unique Offering

This training will give you the confidence, knowledge, and skills necessary to provide compassionate care for those at the end of life as well as their chosen families and others who love and care form them.  You will practice building capacity in order to bear witness and hold space for the wildness of death. This patient centered care is based on the goals and values of the patient including what is spiritually and culturally significant.


This unique training will guide participants in how to sit and hold respectful space for an individual who is taking psychedelics to find a place of peace with dying, an experience that we will all have. We believe this should be woven into the future of palliative care. We do this safely under the guidance of Dr. Charfen and her medical team.


We have infused this training with material that arose as a result of the intense education received during the pandemic, witnessing global grief, and the Black Lives Matter movement.  The result was a magnified view of the deep fractures in our health care and death care delivery systems which exposed the inequalities in support services which has a disproportionate effect on marginalized and underserved communities. 


Program Requirements

* Complete Ketamine Participant Health Review, registration form, and payment

* Attend Ketamine interview if required

* Acceptance into training based on questionnaire/interview

* Complete pre-course study, reading, and writing

* Attend pre and post-course Zoom meetings (2)

* Participate in 7 day/6 night retreat

* Experience 2 Ketamine sessions (optional)

* Complete the written exam packet

* Attend 25 practicum hours

* Receive Certificate of Completion 


Mentoring (Optional)- $85 per hour or package of 12 one-hour sessions for $995.  Bobbi will guide you as you support your own patients and develop your own business. She has mentored volunteers for hospice for years and offers her knowledge with a gentle, practical and compassionate style of support.




The medicine journey was incredibly safe, thoughtfully designed, and meaningful. It prompted us to go within to rediscover truths we may have already known in our bones, but forgotten while living in the modern societal matrix.


Bailey Greiser- Oahu

DEATH DOULA TRAINING OVERVIEW

Pre-Course Learning

Supporting Those We Serve

Supporting Those We Serve

  • Current medical landscape
  •  Ethics
  •  Personal exploration of death and dying
  •  Changes in end of life awareness
  •  Self-Care 
  •  Exploring the Sacred
  •  AND MORE


Supporting Those We Serve

Supporting Those We Serve

Supporting Those We Serve

  • The Doula model of care
  • Supporting diversity in care
  • The physical and spiritual expression of dying
  • Community death care
  • Psychedelics and EOL
  • Holding sacred space
  • MAID
  • Creating care plans
  • AND MORE

Creative Endings

Supporting Those We Serve

Creative Endings

  •  What to expect as death nears
  •  Sitting vigil
  • Grief & mourning
  •  Caring for the body of the beloved
  •  Ceremony and ritual 
  •  After-death considerations
  •  Obituaries and Eulogies
  •  AND MORE

THE RETREAT SPACE

Nestled in pristine nature on a plateau overlooking the ocean, Hawaii Island Retreat combines breathtaking natural beauty and modern comforts and amenities. With wholesome, delicious meals and a staff dedicated to aloha, this retreat offers a rejuvinating experience for both body and soul



                    Hawaii Island Retreat

Completing the End-of-life Doula training with Bobbi and Dr. ChaCha has been a profound experience for me and has added to my existing roles as a medical social worker and grief counselor.


Laura D. Hilo, Hawaii

TUITION

Early Bird Fee of $3,395 applies if booked before April 1, 2025


  • The total cost ranges from approximately $4,600 to $6,300, depending on your choice of lodging and when you pay your tuition.
  • Travel, lodging & meals are not included
  • Lodging: Shared hotel rooms are $155/night;shared yurts $99/night (tax included) Private options available
  • Meals: $79/day for nutritious meals & snacks (tax and gratuity included)
  • Use the "Booking & Payment" box below to estimate your total cost


Training is limited to 18 participants

NECESSARY STEPS TO COMPLETE

#1 Steps to Hold Your Space#2 REGISTRATION#3 HEALTH FORM #4 Booking & Payment

REFUND POLICY

REFUND POLICY SEPTEMBER 2025 (pdf)Download

If you have an inquisitiveness surrounding mortality, dying, or caring for those at the end of life ~ this course is for you!


Susan - Hilo, HI

Facilitators

Bobbi Bryant

Dr. Charlotte Charfen

Dr. Charlotte Charfen

Bobbi Bryant is the founder of Inspired Endings, LLC. She is a community Death Doula, death educator, and home funeral guide. Bobbi facilitates Death Doula training for the public in Hawaii, on the mainland and for local hospices. She loves providing education and support for those who are passionate about being open about death and caring for people in the final transition of this human life.

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Dr. Charlotte Charfen

Dr. Charlotte Charfen

Dr. Charlotte Charfen

Dr. Charlotte Charfen is an American Board of Emergency Medicine certified ER physician with nearly twenty years of clinical practice in the field of Life and Death.  She is a PRATI (Psychedelic Research and Training Institute) Ketamine Assisted Therapy Practitioner. She lives in Hawaii where she now spends her days coaching, consulting and empowering others to live and die well.  

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Frequently Asked Questions

Supported by Research

Psychedelics as a tool to support death anxiety is not a new concept as research dates back to the 1950s. However, it was not until 2016 that the Western medical system took notice, when two groundbreaking, randomized double-blind trials at world-renowned institutions (NYU and Johns Hopkins) demonstrated long-term, significant decreases in death anxiety and increases in quality of life.



An Emerging Field in EOL Care

While psychedelics like psilocybin and LSD remain federally illegal in most states, legal ketamine is gaining traction in palliative care, showing benefits for those facing end-of-life anxiety, fear, and grief.



Ketamine is a Legal Psychedelic

Ketamine, widely used safely for over 50 years in medical settings, is now being used at lower doses to create psychedelic experiences. It works quickly and has a short effect, making it ideal for deep, transformative sessions in group settings, with fast recovery compared to classic psychedelics.



Death Doula Professional & Personal Growth

A death doula supports the dying and their loved ones by offering education and guidance on end-of-life options, including psychedelics. Understanding how psychedelics may help or harm, depending on a person’s condition, is essential for effective care.

The skills needed for sitting with the dying are similar to those used in psychedelic journeying. 

This training offers an experiential opportunity to understand what patients may face. For doulas interested in psychedelic sitting, this process can be profoundly transformative.

After spending several intense days nestled safely together to explore our losses, loves, joys and grief, the group is primed for a psychedelic journey that can potentially deepen and expand our own personal growth in unexpected and ineffable possibilities.


The total cost ranges from approximately $4,600 to $6,300, depending on your choice of lodging and when you pay your tuition. Please note that the most affordable lodging option (shared yurt) typically books quickly. Tuition payment made before April 1, 2025, qualifies for a significant discount. Use our booking form to calculate a detailed total cost estimate based on our current room availability. 


No, we invite individuals from all backgrounds and experience levels to join this transformative journey. To maximize your training, please complete the pre-course assignments and attend the online meeting beforehand. Anyone wishing to participate in ketamine journeying must complete a secure health form and be evaluated by Dr. Charfen. No prior psychedelic experience is needed, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities for preparation and questions.


If you qualify and choose to participate, Ketamine will be administered via intramuscular (IM) injection. This method is chosen for its rapid onset and its effectiveness in facilitating a psychedelic state. Dosing will be personalized in collaboration with Dr. Charfen, based on your unique health profile. You will have the opportunity to participate in two IM journeys, with the flexibility to adjust the dosage if needed.


Dr. Charfen, a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician, has over 25 years of experience using ketamine in critical emergency situations. She is also specifically trained by PRATI (Psychedelic Research and Training Institute) to administer ketamine for therapeutic and psychedelic purposes. For this retreat, ketamine will be administered at much lower doses than those typically used in emergency settings.

Her team includes experienced ICU and hospice nurses with specialized knowledge in both clinical and psychedelic applications of ketamine. The retreat location was carefully chosen for its tranquil setting and proximity to the nearest emergency department, just five minutes away. While detailed medical evaluations are conducted to ensure participants are safe candidates, the team is fully equipped and prepared to handle any unforeseen emergencies with advanced medical equipment and has readily available transportation to the emergency department if necessary.


Participation in the Ketamine Experience is entirely voluntary. We invite those who are not receiving the medication to engage with others by holding space in the room, as this contributes significant value to the overall experience. Please note that there will be no reduction in tuition fees for those who choose not to participate or if a medical condition arises that prevents participation.


Yes, this retreat welcomes both men and women who are interested in exploring life, death, and the transformative potential of psychedelics. It offers a safe and supportive environment for personal growth and for those seeking to support individuals navigating terminal diagnoses.


To ensure a cohesive and impactful experience for all, we encourage every participant to commit to the full duration of the program. We kindly request that you refrain from late arrivals or early departures.


To foster a nurturing retreat environment that encourages deep personal exploration and builds a strong sense of community among participants, we kindly request that everyone stays at the retreat center throughout the program.



Discover a delightful array of cozy lodging choices designed to enhance your stay while meeting most budgets:

• Bungalows: Indulge in the luxury of private baths and patios while soaking in stunning views of lush gardens and the ocean. Rates are $350 per night for single occupancy and $175 per night for double.

• Lodge Suite: Step into a world of elegance with charming old-world décor in the heart of the main lodge. Rates begin at $310 per night for single, $155 for double, and $105 for triple occupancy.

• Yurt Village: Experience the unique charm of these vibrant yurts, featuring two single beds or a king-size bed, along with a private toilet and sink. Additional showers and toilets are conveniently located in the shower house, just a short stroll down a private path. Rates are $198 per night for single and $99 for double occupancy.

Accommodations are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and all prices include taxes. We strive to accommodate your preferences, so please book through us to secure your discounted rate, and refrain from contacting the retreat center directly.

But be sure to visit their website for detailed photos of their beautiful rooms.


We believe sharing meals builds community at our retreat, so we ask all participants to join the meal plan. Our meals are designed around the ketamine experience, with specific times and dietary options for journey days.

The retreat center accommodates various dietary needs, including gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan choices. Ingredients are often served on the side for your customization. They focus on local organic produce and source proteins free from antibiotics and hormones, prioritizing whole foods over processed options.

You are of course welcome to bring additional personal food. There is limited refrigerator storage in the main dining hall.


While our retreat center has limited accommodations primarily reserved for participants, we recognize that many of you may be traveling from afar and wish to share the enchanting beauty of Hawaii with your loved ones. We are open to considering bungalow reservations for non-participants, but please note that prior approval is required.

Additionally, our dining hall will be at full capacity with participants, and meal plans will not be available for non-participants.

Fortunately, there are charming hotels and various accommodations nearby where your family and friends can stay while you immerse yourself in the retreat. We also encourage you to extend your stay in the islands, allowing for quality time with your loved ones before and after the training.


Hawaii Island Retreat is happy to offer the following three (3) days pre/post group room rates at the following rate: 

  • Lodge Rooms – $285.00 +tax per night
  • Yurts – $175.00 +tax per night
  • Bungalows – $295.00 +tax per night

Accommodations must be in the same room as those reserved during the retreat. The room rate is the same for single or double occupancy.

This will need to be arranged directly with Hawaii Island retreat center after you have booked your full retreat with us. 


To join us, book your flight to Kona on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii. The airport, known as KOA, is located in Kailua-Kona and is serviced by numerous airlines offering direct flights. When planning your journey, we recommend avoiding layovers in Honolulu or Maui to ensure a smoother and quicker trip.

At KOA, you’ll find a variety of rental car options available for easy online booking. Additionally, taxi services are at your disposal, and we will provide more details upon registration. We also encourage ride-sharing and will help connect you with fellow participants looking to share a ride. The retreat center is just about an hour north from the airport.

Public transportation is available but extremely limited to our secluded area. Please check the bus schedule well in advance.


We are happy to answer any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to bobbi@inspiredendings.org or charlotte@drchacha.com.


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