Nina Guertin is a trained End-of-Life / Death Doula, a trained and certified Interfaith Spiritual Director, a certified Grief Support Specialist, an End-of-Life-Doula Mentor, a Ritualist / Celebrant, Aromatherapist, and an Angel Artist / Ceramicist.
As a Death Educator, she enjoys teaching and speaking. Topics include: What’s a Doula Do?, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking, Vigil Planning, Ritual Work at End of Life, Sacred Oils, The Four Elements, Meaning and Legacy, The Dance of Bereavement, Art and Processing Grief, Art and Legacy, Stillbirth and Grief, What Is Death Education? She has spoken to groups with over 9,000 in attendance, and Death Education is one of the facets of her work that she enjoys most.
Nina has almost thirty years’ experience in clay work and facilitates Healing HeART Experiences with clay in her studio in NE Minneapolis. She also offers one-on-one Spiritual Direction, Group Spiritual Direction, Self-Care and Wellness Retreats, Classes for large and small groups, and End of Life Webinars. Her legacy work with clients and their families and friends often includes clay work.
Nina is a co-founder and Sage Member of The Minnesota Death Collaborative, a member of the International End-of-Life Doula Association (INELDA), The National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA), End of Life Psychedelic Care, The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death, Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality, and the Minnesota Enneagram Association, and holds a Proficiency Badge with the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance. She is currently studying Curanderismo: The Art of Traditional Mexican Healing. As a Latina Healer with roots in ancient Aztec and Mayan civilizations, as well as in Indigenous and Spanish cultures, she hopes one day (soon) to add practice as a Curandera to her list of offerings.
Nina has been practicing death, grief, and bereavement work since 2017. She lives in NE Minneapolis with her spouse and their Great Dane, Frances.
POST-SCRIPT: Although Frances certified as a Therapy Dog through Alliance of Therapy Dogs, she is now semi-retired, practicing her therapy work at home on the couch or in the studio as an integral part of Nina’s healing practices. Always there, always vigilant, always ready for a treat.
Tending the Spirit 