
Reflection Park is a nonprofit multifaith natural burial ground in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Known Need
Reflection Park is expected to open for burial services in mid-November. Please check back for more information or contact us in the interim.
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Planning Ahead
Planning ahead may offer peace of mind for you and those closest to you. We are here to provide both information and support.

A letter from our director
Welcome and thank you for your interest in Reflection Park.
Reflection Park is built around a simple but powerful idea: that life and death are connected, and how we feel about death can affect how we live our life. We all experience loss and sometimes forever changed by it. And maybe along that journey, we find the wisdom to live with deeper purpose and meaning.
The idea for Reflection Park started in 2012 when my father died. He believed strongly that when our work in the world is ended, our bodies should return to the earth in simplicity. Sadly, natural burial wasn't an option at that time. The cemetery required us to use a vault where my father’s body lay only inches from the soil below, but it felt like miles away.
Natural burial allows our bodies to continue to give back to the living. It reminds us of our impermanence and, at the same time, shows us how death can give way to new life. Such is the deep connection between the two.
We are grateful to share Reflection Park with you. We are also inspired to see it grow into a place of reflection and healing for our community. Thank you for being part of our mission.
Basil Eldadah, MD, PhD Executive Director