Soul
Midwifery
Gentle Support at the End of Life
Soul Midwifery is a holistic, non-medical approach to end-of-life care, offering emotional, spiritual, and practical support to those who are dying and those who love them.
As a Soul Midwife, I provide a calm and reassuring presence—helping to ease fear, create peace, and ensure that each person’s final journey is as dignified and meaningful as possible. My role is to walk alongside individuals and their families during this sacred time, offering a listening ear, soothing therapies, gentle rituals, and compassionate guidance tailored to their needs and beliefs.
Whether I am supporting someone in their own home, in a care setting, or a hospice environment, I create a sense of stillness and support—holding space for love, connection, and healing, right to the very end.
My Soul Midwifery support may include:
-
Gentle touch, sound, or energy work for comfort
-
Creating a calm and peaceful environment
-
Emotional and spiritual support for the individual and their family
-
Advocacy for personal wishes around care or dying
-
Compassionate presence during the final hours to support a peaceful passing
I believe that dying is a natural part of life—and that, with the right support, it can be a deeply loving, peaceful, and meaningful experience.
Soul Midwives:
-
Listen, provide gentle therapeutic techniques and ensure compassionate care at all times
-
Work holistically with the dying person
-
Keep a loving vigil
-
Create and hold a sacred and healing space for the dying person
-
Recognise and support the individual needs of the departing person to enable a tranquil death
-
Use sound, touch, colour, scent and other gentle techniques to help alleviate pain and anxiety
-
Support families and loved ones
-
Provide support and advocacy
​
The 12 Principles of Soul Midwifery:
-
To work as non-medical holistic companions who guide and support a dying person in order to facilitate a gentle and tranquil death.
-
To support and recognise the individual needs of the dying person and ensure they feel loved and supported.
-
To create and hold a sacred and healing space for the dying person (whether in a hospital, a hospice or at home).
-
To respect and honour a dying person’s religious/spiritual or atheist/agnostic beliefs and practices.
-
To work as non-denominational, multi-faith practitioners who honour the dying person’s beliefs about life, death or the afterlife.
-
To listen, provide gentle therapeutic techniques, and ensure compassionate care at all times.
-
To ‘serve’ our friend; not aim to ‘fix’ or ‘rescue’.
-
To give healing, using sound, touch, colour, scented oils or other gentle techniques to alleviate pain and anxiety.
-
To keep a loving vigil.
-
To work holistically with the spirit and soul of our friends at all levels and stages of transition.
-
To support families and their loved ones, giving loving care with a human touch.
-
To provide comfort, continuous support and reassurance in helping a dying person to experience the death that he, or she hopes for.