A Healing Doula Academy
Become a Certified Grief & Death Doula Rooted in Ritual, Presence, and Ancient Wisdom
A Healing Doula Academy is an online, spiritually grounded training for those called to support others through grief, death, and transition—with skill, depth, and integrity.
This training is for you if you feel called to:
- Sit with grief instead of turning away from it
- Support others through death, loss, and transition
- Integrate spiritual practice with real-world care
- Build meaningful work rooted in service and presence.
Inside the Academy, you are trained through:
- Ritual and ancestral practices across cultures
- Somatic and nervous system awareness
- Practical grief and death care skills
- Ethical, grounded client support
- The inner work required to hold others without collapse
This Academy is open to all who identify as women, inclusive of trans women and those who feel aligned with a woman-centered container.
After completing the Academy, you will be able to:
- Support individuals and families through grief and death
- Facilitate rituals and hold sacred space with confidence
- Understand the emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of dying
- Build or integrate this work into your existing practice
- Stand grounded in your role as a Death & Grief Doula
Our Curriculum: Please note, there are over 77 individual lessons. Click the button below to see full details.
- Module 1 - Ancient Spiritual Practices and Cultural Awareness for Grief and Death
- Module 2 - Sacred Movement and Energetic Bodywork for Grief and Death
- Module 3 - Ancestral Veneration, Sacred Ceremony, Ritual, and After Death Care
- Module 4 - Plant Medicine, TCM, Ayurveda and Nutrition for Grief and Death
- Module 5- Facilitating Conversation, Advocacy, and The Medicine Of Witnessing
- Module 6 - Ethics & Legal Considerations, Building Your Business, Boundaries As Self Care
- Final Assessment and Certification
An opportunity to learn from Grief expert, and Spiritual Guide, Sundari Malcolm
A chance to hear from Spiritual thought leaders and innovators as Guest Teachers
Access to a private community of fellow students. This space offers Academy members discussion forums, seasonal gatherings, and FABULOUS workshops hosted by additional Guest teachers and facilitators.
An invitation to receive Personalized one-on-one feedback, guidance and support with Grief expert, and founder, Sundari Malcolm
A membership opportunity to the International Healing Doula Listing Portal
A 1st look access pass to upcoming Grief Retreats with Sundari and Guests
A Healing Doula Academy Certification upon completion and assessment
Continued support and community post Academy graduation
Your studies take place on the platform Teachable. All workshops have been pre-recorded and live on our private Academy Youtube channel. There is a combination of text, audio links, video links and graphics as you move through the curriculum. You have lifetime access to this material. Upon your graduation you will receive your Certificate of Completion and our logo for your future endeavors.
Investment Details
Path 1:
The Certification Pathway
(Self-Paced Experience)
Investment: $1,199 (Payment plans available)
This pathway is for those who are ready to begin the work at their own pace, while still receiving a comprehensive, deeply layered education.
Inside, you will receive:
- Lifetime access to all core training modules
- Teachings rooted in spirituality, ritual, and holistic care
- Practical frameworks for working with clients
- Guidance on building your practice and offerings
- Extensive Resources
- Direct access to Sundari Malcolm for questions and support via Teachable or email
- A certification upon completion
You will graduate with:
- the knowledge
- the tools
- and the internal grounding to begin walking this path with integrity.
Path 2:
The Initiation Pathway
(Mentored & Embodied Experience)
This is a 3 month container.
Investment: $1,997 (Payment plans available)
This is where the work becomes lived.
The Initiation Pathway is for those who are not only ready to learn—
but to be shaped by the path itself.
This experience includes everything in the Certification Pathway, plus:
- Live Weekly Calls with Sundari
Direct teaching, guidance, and real-time integration as the work unfolds - Sit in bi- monthly Ceremony and Ritual with Sundari
Sit in sacred space and learn how to create and hold ceremony with depth, safety, and intention - Direct Access to Sundari (Via WhatsApp And Email)
Ask questions, receive insight, and be supported as you navigate real-time experiences - Personalized Feedback on Client Work (During & After Study)
Develop confidence, clarity, and integrity through guided reflection - Complimentary Access to our Membership Community, Academy Angels A space to be held, witnessed, and supported alongside others walking this path