We met at Busboys and Poets in Takoma Park on April 17th for a screening of the movie The Last Ecstatic Days. Featured on PBS, this thought-provoking documentary explores the profound significance and transformative power of embracing death as a community.

Following the film, Reflection Park team members hosted an interactive community discussion with Dr. Aditi Sethi, Executive Director of the Center for Conscious Living and Dying, based in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Sethi plays a significant role in the film, and her founding of the Center for Conscious Living and Dying was inspired in part by her experiences in the film.

This event aimed to foster meaningful conversations around the end-of-life journey and the possibilities that arise when individuals and communities come together to support one another through one man’s journey of dying.