Life, Death, Grief and the Possibility of Pleasure

by Oceana Sawyer

“What if, though, we brought these processes into the light? What if we took the radical leap of letting them take us higher by insisting that they, too, are a part of the life cycle and that they, too, can — must — be pleasurable?”

It’s possible to elevate many life experiences with a small bit of effort in the realm of pleasure, including the very challenging experiences of death and grief. Oceana Sawyer will take you through a step by step exploration of what constitutes pleasure and how to access it.

She goes on to give simple practical guidelines for how to apply that information to the challenging experiences of death and grief. Through stories and examples, the reader will be shown how easy it can be to uplift the human experience of dying and grieving into a more expansive space that allows for greater depth and a richer journey through life all the way to the end and beyond. Most importantly, the author describes the purpose and benefits of pursuing a path of pleasure in any phase of life. 

The reader’s journey will also be enhanced by supplemental material related to the application of particular sensory practices as described by a variety of noted end of life contributors including, Melanie DeMore (song at vigils), Naila Francis (poetry and movement for grief), Roshni Kavate (food memories for grieving) and Ash Canty (grief and the sixth sense).

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