Oakland CA Death Cafe (Presented by Leslie Howard)

Death is the most natural thing in the world. Everyone must go through it, and we need to talk about it to become more comfortable with it. This Death Café is being held at a yoga studio, where many chairs are available. A voluntary donation is appreciated but not required. Leslie Howard has taught yoga for 30 years, completed 60 hours of end-of-life training, and is doing hospice work at Kaiser. After losing a longtime student to uterine cancer, Leslie explored death and dying more deeply. Leslie is interested in how yoga, breathwork, and intentional Savasana—the final pose in a yoga class, translated as “corpse” pose—can help people become more comfortable with the inevitable end we all face.