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Back to Basics: Tanya Hanson Hosts Workshops on Green Burials and Being a Death Doula

Back to Basics is a sustainable living event in Pine River MN sponsored by Happy Dancing Turtle on Saturday, February 11th

Tanya Hanson was our guest this morning. She's one of the many speakers at this weekend's Back to Basics event in Pine River sponsored by Happy Dancing Turtle.

Tanya Hanson is a death educator, massage therapist, hospice professional, and death doula.

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Tanya Hanson is a death educator.

Her book is called “Mundane to Magical: Creating Moments of Awareness in Everyday Life”.

In our conversation we talked about how scary talking about dying can be; how to begin tender conversations and what green burial means. Many listeners contributed questions and Tanya was kind enough to answer questions like "how much does the average cremation cost?" and "have you met people who are dying and starting to see people who have passed before them?" and more.

Heidi Holtan has been involved with KAXE since 2002. Now as Director of Content and Public Affairs she manages and is the host of the KAXE Morning Show, including a variety of local content like Phenology, What's for Breakfast, Area Voices, The Sports Page and much more, alongside Morning Edition from NPR. Her latest project is Ham Radio: Cooking with Amy Thielen.