Karen Lohmann, she/her:  Karen is a grandmother, plantswoman, artist, ritualist and celebrant. She has worked in the fields of death and dying for the past 18 years. A lay-ordained, Buddhist (Upaya), Sufi, and interfaith Chaplain, working for hospice at present. Annie McManus (a former Indralaya Family Camp Coordinator) and Karen ran “Blessing the Journey” -a home funeral service, for 4 years; Karen continues this work. She has studied with Francis Weller, and Sobonfu Some, students of Maldoma Some, and she has trained with Joanna Macy, and Joan Halifax. Karen is FES Certified in Flower Essence Therapy. She designed and created gardens including Olympia’s Seven Oars Parks, and the Ethnobotanical Garden at the former Washington State Capital Museum. She is volunteering to create a conservation natural burial ground with Hilarie Hauptman, Leanne Tourtillot (and others) in Thurston County. Karen is passionate about giving back to the earth and honoring ancestors.