Elis Regina is a yoga teacher and thanatologist who recently moved to Baja California Sur from Guadalajara, Mexico. In La Paz, she hosts both Spanish and English-language Death Cafés, where all are welcome to discuss death in a confidential and respectful space.

I spoke with Elis about the Death Café, how the practice of yoga can help us contextualize and accept change, and the cultural differences she observes between the Mexican and expat relationship to change, including death.

Luena ‘Lu’ Pearson is the director of Comfort Care: Neighbors Helping Neighbors in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur. Comfort Care also runs Casa Girasol, a senior social center in central Todos Santos.

I spoke to Lu about her background in end-of-life care, her experiences with death, and her work in providing care, comfort and quality of life for seniors and those who are dying.

Toni Lehman and Damián Lire Medina originally immigrated to Mexico to work in the service industry. Years later, they are providing a different type of service, as owners of a funeral home in Cabo San Lucas.

I spoke to Toni and Damián about what expats should know about their consumer rights when it comes to funereal services.

Brittany Baker, RN, BSN, CDCP, is the founder of East Cape Home Health, a home health care agency located in Los Barilles, Baja California Sur.

I spoke to Brittany about the issues unique to expats who have chosen to age in rural Mexico, and how her agency has grown to serve a growing need.