alyssa rose

Guidance through life, death & Grief

Alyssa Rose walks with those navigating life's most profound transitions. As a Grief Tender and Death Doula in Portland Oregon, she bridges ancient ritual practices with modern somatic therapies to create sacred spaces for those facing loss, death, and deep change.

Drawing from her extensive work with hundreds of families and communities, Alyssa’s unique approach to grief care honors the somatic, emotional and spiritual dimensions of the liminal and alchemical process of grieving.

Alyssa is passionate about creating a grief literate culture that is resilient and compassionate enough to hold us through life’s challenges and uncertainties. It is here that we practice belonging, and transform a culture sick with loneliness into one ripe with connection.

Upcoming:

Coming up: April 2025: TEDx talk at The University of the Pacific

Experience

Alyssa Rose Healing Arts: 2018 - private grief & death doula practice in Portland, OR and remote.

Grief ritual facilitation: Monthly Hopewell House, Monthly Pregnancy Loss circles, Grief Support for Professionals, Monthly Death Salons, Annual Grief retreat, virtual villages, 6-month grief support containers, custom grief ritual design.

Hospice massage: Housecall providers 2018 - Covid

Masssage: Knott Springs, Salsihan, and Stephanie Inn Spas, private practice

End Of Life Choices Oregon: 5+ years - training & experience volunteering

Companion Volunteer: Signature Hospice: 5+ years

Education, training, experience

East West College of Healing Arts - Massage & energy work

Upledger Institute - Craniosacral Therapy

Ancestral Medicine & Animist Psychology via Daniel Foor

Grief Tending via Laurence Cole & team

Grief support for pre-natal loss and abortion via Amy Wright-Glenn

Mayan Abdominal Massage - Zhenya Novareign

Closing of the Bones Ceremony - Erin Wilde