Energy Work
for Dying
Holy Fire Reiki I & II Certification
This eight-part class series journeys into the sacred practice of Energy Work for those called to support the dying and the grieving. It explores energy hygiene, intuition, and the flow of life and death as interconnected forces. You’ll receive Holy Fire Reiki I and II attunements, learn to work with your own energy and with others, and practice opening portals to ease transitions at the end of life.
This course is both a personal initiation and a community space for deep integration, helping you find confidence, connection, and peace in your deathwork practice. Open to both new and experienced energy workers.
8 classes (2 weeks on, 1 week off)
Thursdays from March 26 - June 4
4 - 6pm MT
Taught by Dr. Melissa Delizia
Energy Work for Dying
Energy
Initiation
Portals
Intuition
Energy Initiation Portals Intuition
When you sit with someone who is dying, you're sitting at the edge of two worlds. Words fail here. The usual comforts ring hollow. But energy - your energy, their energy, the energy that moves between you - can do something words cannot.
Energy work lets you open portals. Ease passages. Support transitions that happen beyond language. You learn to recognize when someone is ready to let go, when they need help crossing over, and the subtle asks of their body and being.
In Energy Work for Dying, you'll receive Holy Fire Reiki I and II attunements. Reiki is a Japanese practice of channeling universal life force energy (ki or chi) through your hands to support healing and balance. But Holy Fire Reiki works differently than other energy modalities. The energy doesn't pass through you to reach the person you're supporting. It goes directly to them. You create the channel, then step aside.
This matters deeply when working with the dying and grieving. You're not depleting yourself. You're not absorbing their fear or pain or the intensity of their transition. You're learning to hold space without taking on what isn't yours - to be fully present without burning out.
This class will help you develop your own reiki-informed practice for deathwork - one that feels true to you, that you can trust, that doesn't exhaust you. So you can be present, clear, and willing to let the energy do what it knows how to do at the end of life.
The Classes
01
Energy Hygiene
& Intuition
class one
02
Reiki I
Attunement
* must be attended live
class two
03
Reiki I
Share
class three
04
Deepening
Your Practice
class four
05
Working with
the Dying
class five
06
Reiki II
Attunement
* must be attended live
class six
07
Reiki II
Share
class seven
08
Integration &
Finding Your People
class eight
We’ll meet for eight Thursdays, following a “two weeks on, one week off” schedule. Our break weeks are intentionally spaced, following big energy and curriculum, to allow for practice and integration. Reiki share classes follow attunements for deeper, guided practice and questions.
Reiki attunement classes are mandatory due to the nature of attunement, but if you’re unable to attend, 1:1 time with Melissa is possible.
No previous Reiki training is needed for this class.
This class is for anyone who wants to learn energy work, especially for the end of life. You don't need to be "naturally gifted" or "extra intuitive." You just need to be called to this work and willing to practice.
You might be a death doula, hospice worker, funeral professional, or grief companion. You might work with the dying every day or occasionally. You might already have an energy practice, or this might be your first step into this territory. All are welcome.
enroll
Energy Work for Dying
8 classes (2 weeks on, 1 week off)
Thursdays from March 26 - June 4
4 - 6pm MT
Taught by Dr. Melissa Delizia
Select the payment tier below that suits you best
Tier One
For those facing financial constraints who are stretching to participate
Tier Two
For those with stable finances who can participate without strain
Tier Three
For those with financial abundance who wish to actively redistribute
Your teacher
Melissa Delizia
Melissa Delizia, MSW, LSW, DSW (she/they) is a death doula, educator, professional coach and social worker whose work lives at the intersection of sacred care, transformative education, and social justice. With a Doctorate in Social Work and certifications in grief companionship, deathcare, and sacred ceremony, Melissa brings both clinical insight and spiritual depth to their offerings.
Their practice is rooted in ancestral connection, mediumship, and energy work, with a focus on holding space for queer and trans individuals navigating death, dying, and grief. Melissa approaches this work with reverence, tending to the liminal with embodied presence and a belief in the healing power of collective care and ritual.
As an educator and adjunct professor, they are dedicated to reshaping how death is taught and understood—centering marginalized experiences, challenging systems of harm, and cultivating spaces where grief and identity are honored in all their complexity. Whether teaching or learning, Melissa holds a deep commitment to equitable deathwork and heart-centered education.
Our Teaching / Learning / Creating Style at La Mort
We leave behind the polished, gate-keepy approach to education. We teach in ways that carry story and experience. We listen. We laugh (a lot). We go off-script sometimes. We cry (with you)(for those you’ve loved)(for those we’ve loved). We like science and studies and logical frameworks, but also mysticism and poetry and all that stuff. We really love to honor history and those who came before. We move through some serious curricula, but don’t take anything too seriously. We dedicate ourselves to seeing you, and want you to feel seen. We deeply honor our intuition and yours. We lead with integrity (always). And we welcome the odd-balls and misfits, because it takes one to know one.