Meet Narinder Bazen of Atlanta Death Midwifery

Today we’d like to introduce you to Narinder Bazen.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
Some people are called to be vanguards, to create new conversations. I answered the call.

In 2005, I began studying the teachings of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan and have been serving others with those teachings since 2010. I was immediately aware of their powerful effects on mental health when my own neurosis was quelled within weeks of beginning these practices. I am passionate about holistic mental health, working as a teacher to small groups and also as a one-on-one guide. Within one week of practicing these techniques most students feel a marked difference in their relationship to stress and general morose. This is ancient medicine as modern medicine, and I am honored to show others in Atlanta where to find it.

As I developed a deeper relationship with my gifts as a spiritual guide a new calling became noticeable. I began to serve those who were approaching the end of their life and to serve those who had lost a loved one. I then volunteered with a local hospice group and completed an extensive program to become a Death Midwife and Home Funeral Guide. In September of this year I established Atlanta Death Midwifery. I am honored to be by the sides of those who are facing their own death as I am also honored to bear witness to grief. I am currently creating space for those who grieve to share their stories with others, as we, as a nation have removed this space and being heard brings healing. I am passionate about offering sacred space as a Death Midwife and giving the choice to families to care for the bodies of their loved ones at home by educating them about the rights and ways of home funerals. I look forward to creating this conversation in Atlanta.

When I am not working I am found spending time with my partner Paul in our quiet house on a pond just outside of the city. We are both artists, I am an illustrator and performance artist and he a woodworker. These things we keep as hobbies and ways to process life’s vividness. We moved to Atlanta from Chicago in 2011 and are still finding all of the magic this city has to offer.

Has it been a smooth road?
Being at the forefront of new ideas with a society that has been set in its ways is not always easy. But I look at challenges as ways to master my aim. I am thankful to those who have listened and who have joined me in encouraging ways.

So, as you know, we’re impressed with Atlanta Death Midwifery – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
I have established two small businesses in Atlanta. The first one, Two Crows, began in 2015. Two Crows is an umbrella business encircling my offerings for practical spiritual health, holistic mental health support via Kundalini Yoga, intuitive guidance, and spatial energetic clearing. We are now in the information age. I meet many people who are struggling to find their footing with the onslaught of demands in this sped up space. Two Crows redirects them back to simpler techniques to establish stronger nervous systems and to find ease.

The second business began this year, it is Atlanta Death Midwifery. We are in the seedling stages of development. Work of this nature requires gentle direction. Within this structure many things are growing. Death Midwives offer practical and emotional support to those who are nearing death, those actively dying and those who have lost a loved one. Our culture is familiar now with a Birth Midwife or Birth Doula. Death Midwifery is very similar to those trades, the difference being that we serve the end of life.

Atlanta Death Midwifery also offers Home Funeral Guidance. Several generations ago, families kept the bodies of their loved ones at home for a few days after death. They cared for the bodies, and in this space, the first stages of grief were integrated gently. We offer education and support as families make this choice. We work alongside nurses and funeral directors, we do not duplicate them. Atlanta Death Midwifery aims to curate a universal approach to death and dying.

Let’s touch on your thoughts about our city – what do you like the most and least?
What I love about Atlanta is the mix of city and nature and characters! I love the old trees uprooting sidewalks and the undercurrent of whimsy in the culture here. I have met many interesting characters in Atlanta!

What I like least is the lack of a vast public transit system.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.atlantadeathmidwifery.com
• Phone: 4045935703
• Email: [email protected]

Image Credit:
All images by Narinder Bazen

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