The Journey of Awakening: Conscious Living and Conscious Dying
2026 CEU Training Workshops with RamDev Dale Borglum, PhD
Live, in-person CEU workshops to support those navigating the path of caregiving, healing, and awakening.
These workshops offer an immersive exploration of how to live—and die—with greater awareness and love. Whether you’re a caregiver, a clinician, or someone seeking healing in your own life, these trainings offer a grounded path through uncertainty and into presence.
Led by RamDev Dale Borglum, founder of the Living/Dying Project and a pioneer in the conscious dying movement, these gatherings weave together teachings from spiritual traditions, trauma-informed healing, and real-world caregiving.
Who These Trainings Are For
These workshops are open to all and especially meaningful for:
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Psychotherapists, social workers, and counselors
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Nurses, physicians, and medical professionals
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Death doulas, hospice workers, and palliative care teams
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Chaplains, clergy, and spiritual care providers
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Acupuncturists and somatic practitioners
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Anyone supporting loved ones through illness, grief, or the dying process
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Anyone on a personal journey of healing and awakening
- Anyone interested in becoming a Living/Dying Project Volunteer
What You’ll Learn
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A clear and accessible healing model to help navigate crisis and transformation—for yourself and your clients
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Somatic practices to dissolve the illusion of separateness
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Tools to turn grief and isolation into connection with self, others, and the sacred
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Short, practical meditations for cultivating compassion in daily life
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Ways to face mortality with courage and clarity
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Practices for living consciously, and preparing for a conscious death
Why It Matters
To truly serve others—whether professionally or personally—we must be willing to meet our own fear, loss, and vulnerability with honesty and care. These workshops are a chance to do that work in community, with experienced guidance.
No matter your role, this training offers a map for navigating life’s most challenging transitions with presence and love. In these times of collective uncertainty, the opportunity for deep healing has never been greater.
RamDev Dale Borglum, PhD is the Founder and Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project in the San Francisco Bay Area and a pioneer in the conscious dying movement. For over 45 years, he has worked intimately with individuals facing life-threatening illness, along with their families and caregivers. In 1981, with Ram Dass and Steven Levine, he established The Dying Center, the first residential facility in the United States dedicated to supporting people in dying consciously. He holds a BS from UC Berkeley and a PhD in mathematics from Stanford University and is co-author of Journey of Awakening: A Meditator’s Guidebook.
Dale’s teachings draw from decades of immersion in devotional practice, meditation, and contemplative prayer, informed by study with luminaries such as Neem Karoli Baba, Suzuki Roshi, Ananda Mayee Ma, and the Dalai Lama. He has taught widely on caregiving as a spiritual practice and the transformative potential of meeting death, illness, and loss with an open heart. His life’s work is dedicated to healing our collective relationship with death and using the inevitability of mortality as a path to awakening.
Single Day Training $175 | Two-Day Training $290
Single-day workshops summarize the same material but with less discussion and fewer experiential exercises.
Courses meet qualifications for either 8 or 15 hours of continuing education for Psychologists, as well as for LMFTs and LCSWs as required by the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences. Living/Dying Project holds Board of Registered Nursing Provider Number 9621 and Acupuncture Board Provider Number 1534 and offers continuing education for nurses and acupuncturists.
NOTE: CEUS will NOT be issued for single day attendance of a two day workshop. Registrants may attend either day of a two-day workshop for the single day fee, however please see below if you are wanting CEs.
Marriage and Family Therapists
Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) will receive 8 CE hours for attending the January 17 workshop in San Francisco or the February 21 workshop in Santa Rosa. To receive 15 CE hours, MFTs must attend both days of either the February 28–March 1 workshop in San Anselmo or the March 14–15 online workshop. Partial credit will not be issued for attending only one day of a two-day training.
Licensed Clinical Social Workers
Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) are eligible for 8 CE hours for the January 17 workshop in San Francisco or the February 21 workshop in Santa Rosa. To receive 15 CE hours, full attendance at both days of either the February 28–March 1 San Anselmo training or the March 14–15 online training is required. CE credit cannot be granted for partial attendance.
Psychologists
Psychologists will receive 8 CE hours for participating in the January 17 (San Francisco) or February 21 (Santa Rosa) workshops. Psychologists attending both days of either the February 28–March 1 (San Anselmo) or March 14–15 (Online) workshops will receive 15 CE hours. All trainings are California State-approved and APA-approved for psychologists nationwide, and full attendance is necessary to earn CE credit for the two-day offerings.
Registered Nurses & Acupuncturists
Registered Nurses and Licensed Acupuncturists will receive 8 California State-Approved CE hours for attending either the January 17 or February 21 workshops. Those who attend both days of the February 28–March 1 workshop in San Anselmo or the March 14–15 online workshop will receive 15 CE hours. CE credit is not available for partial attendance, and out-of-state acceptance may vary depending on individual licensing boards.
Registration and Policies
You may register online by clicking your preferred training date below:
Santa Rosa – February 21, 2026
San Anselmo – February 28 – March 1, 2026
Zoom Online – March 14 – March 15, 2026
Alternatively, you can register by mail or phone:
By Mail
Please send a check or money order payable to:
Living/Dying Project
P.O. Box 357
Fairfax, CA 94978
Include the following with your payment:
Your email address
If requesting CE credits, your license number and degree
By Phone
Call us at (415) 456-3915 to register.
Online Workshops
If you are registering for an online training, a Zoom link will be sent to your email at least two days prior to the event.
CE Accreditation
The Community Institute for Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CIP maintains full responsibility for these programs and their content.
Refund Policy
Refund requests must be submitted at least ten (10) business days before the workshop date. You may notify us via:
Phone: (415) 456-3915
Email: [email protected]
All refunds will be issued minus a $15 processing fee. No refunds will be issued after the deadlines listed below.
Cancellation Deadlines
January 7 for the January 17 training
February 11 for the February 21 training
February 18 for the February 28 training
March 4 for the March 14 training