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.

Loretta Downs is a dynamic, internationally recognized speaker who has dedicated herself to helping people (and specifically expats in Mexico) prepare for a dignified, more gentle, end of life.

I spoke to Loretta about the importance of end-of-life care planning for expats in Mexico, the unique demographics of the Ajijic community, and the need for open (and more frequent) conversations about death and dying.