Eco Life Celebrations

As part of our new Virtual Memorial services, we offer optional Legacy Projects or activities during the memorial service to honour your loved one. Personalized projects can include gardening, yoga, meditation, cooking, art & more. https://ecofuneral.ca/document/download.html #LegacyProjects #VirtualMemorials #LifeCelebrations Keeper

Prince Philip visited Canada more than 20 times with Queen Elizabeth II and travelled here by himself 46 times, usually as a patron to various philanthropic causes. https://www.ctvnews.ca//why-prince-philip-visited-canada-m #PrincePhilip #DukeofEdinburgh #RoyalFamily

Nathan's experiences showed him that the way we observe the passing of loved ones can have a lasting impact on those who go on living. https://ecofuneral.ca/54/Our-Director.html #lifecelebrations #funerals #memorials #compassion #greenburial

Offering easy access to the wellness benefits of nature, California's Healing Gardens is an online marketplace where people can lease their organic urban gardens or farms for use by the hour. https://www.treehugger.com/borrowing-power-healing-gardens- #HealingGardens #Gardening #Organic #UrbanGardens #Nature

This World Health Day, we celebrate and thank our healthcare heroes who have been on the frontlines in our collective fight against COVID-19. Tonight, we will be lighting our Clock Tower at City Hall blue, red and white in honour of their bravery and courage.

We're proud to announce that eco now offers Virtual Memorial Services through our partnership with Keeper, an online memorial platform that helps families collaboratively celebrate the life of a loved one. https://ecofuneral.ca/198/Virtual-Funeral-Services.html #virtualmemorials #virtualfunerals #funerals #memorials #lifecelebrations

From eco's licensing as a full service funeral home, to the cremation process, to legal considerations, to body donation and more, we answer a range of common questions in our FAQs. https://ecofuneral.ca/88/Frequently_Asked_Questions.html #funerals #lifecelebrations #burial #cremation #repatriation #embalming

John Keats’ gravestone is incredibly unique. For one, you may notice that Keats’ name isn’t carved in the stone. According to The Paris Review, this was by desi...gn. the words that he asked his friends to have carved into his gravestoneonly these words, not his nameconjure an enigma: ‘Here lies One Whose Name was writ in Water.’ These words leave fans of Keats’ work questioning their meaning to this day. The Paris Review ponders if Keats’ epitaph is an angry protest against the unfairness of a fate that appeared to have deprived him of a chance of immortality, or an almost zen-like statement of resignation and of the impermanence of all existence. Afterall, Keats did die of tuberculosis at the young age of 25. Find out more about Keats’ life and his near obsession with death via this link: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016//23/writ-in-water/ Image one is by GIOVANNI DALL’ORTO. Image two is from DAN KITWOO of GETTY IMAGES. #Gravestone #Cemeteries

There are just five days to #EarthHour, and while celebrations look a little different this year there's no shortage of things to do to connect to nature from your home. What will you be doing this Earth Hour?

Crystal Sauser's obituary for her husband, Eric, which attributes his cause of death to either leukemia, or more likely being "dead sexy", went viral for its illuminating humor. https://www.cnn.com//eric-sauser-dead-sexy-obit/index.html #obituaries #lifecelebrations #funnyobituaries

Every loss deserves to be acknowledged and addressed. Here's some helpful advice from bereavement experts and people who have recently experienced grief explaining how they are finding peace. https://www.nytimes.com//mi/grief-loss-mourning-covid.html #grief #bereavement #covid #healing

Happy spring, everyone! Although we appreciate all the beauty winter brings, we’re ready to embrace spring’s increasing warmth, flowering blooms, and longer d...ays. To celebrate the new season, we’re announcing a Keeper GIVEAWAY! The giveaway will include: 3 books by Allison Gilbert: Always Too Soon Passed and Present Parentless Parents Allison Gilbert is one of the most thought-provoking and influential writers on grief and resilience. The author of numerous books including the groundbreaking, Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive, her stirring work exposes the secret and essential factor for harnessing loss to drive happiness, spark creativity, and rebound from adversity. Allison Gilbert is a sought-after expert on grief, loss, resilience, cancer prevention, and September 11, appearing on Today, CNN, and MSNBC. HOW TO ENTER 1. Comment and tag a person you’d like to share these books with when you’re done reading them. This could be a friend who is in the midst of grief, or someone who just wants to expand their grief literacy 2. Multiple comments are allowed as long as you tag a different person each time 3. Contest is open to our followers around the globe 4. You have until April 12th at 12:30pm EST to enter One winner will be randomly selected on April 12th at 1pm EST and announced on our stories and THIS post. We’ll send the winner a message after announcing to get that person’s shipping information! This giveaway will be open to our followers on Facebook and Instagram. Comment and tag on each post for a greater chance of winning! You can visit our Instagram page here to increase your chance of winning: https://www.instagram.com/keepermemorials/ Good luck and as always, take care! #GriefBooks #Giveaway