Dr. Jacobs leads a Love and Death meditation for a six-week group course to help support loved ones experiencing grief. Course created by James Phillipp.

Sessions Live is Esther's annual conference dedicated to therapists, coaches, and other professionals who help people navigate the complexities of modern relationships. Across three Saturdays in November, Esther and her guests will combine didactic and experiential sessions on the following topics: The Adaptive Therapist, Social Connection, and The Next Normal.

Dr. Jacobs will be speaking on the third day of the conference, The Next Normal: From politics and the pandemic to racial trauma and climate despair, the world at large is a main character in the therapeutic narrative. On the final day of our conference, we will focus on re-envisioning how our work might evolve in the coming years.

Grief is an intrinsic part of the human journey. Between the arrival of Covid-19 and the recent global crescendo resulting from the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, we have all been ushered into navigating profound collective and individual grief. So, how exactly do we move through it? This panel is intended to support you, wherever you are on the spectrum of grief, in learning how to better move through both the collective, and your individual grief journey.

Death is a universal experience. It’s emotionally fraught — often feared yet rarely discussed. But talking about death and confronting grief allows us to more effectively move through it, and planning for death can bring new clarity to daily life. In the context of COVID–19, navigating grief, loss, and memorialization becomes even more challenging.In this Alma In Conversation, we’ll discuss the power of candid conversations about death, strategies that providers can use to support clients in their grief, and the power of memory and memorialization. This discussion will be hosted virtually and is open to mental health care providers everywhere. A Zoom link will be shared in advance of the event.

"Let's Talk About Death" workshop with clinical psychologist Dr. Jordana Jacobs and founder of Deathoverdinner.org, Michael Hebb

Stressed out? InnerSpace combines the power of 5 wellness practices into one night of fun, playful after-work restoration. Our all-star roster of facilitators includes: Kundalini Yoga by Sarah Petroski, Breathwork and Grounding session by Marlene Fritzler, 3D Sound Journey by Flow + Tell, Death Meditation by Dr. Jordana Jacobs, Dance to end together led by Akil Apollo Davis .

Get ready to relax deeply, breathe, and hang out in our psychedelic playground with other like-minded humans. Please arrive by 6:45 pm and wear clothes you feel comfortable in. We’ll end by 9:30 but will remain open until 10:30 for you to drink, wander and explore.

Join us for a salon dinner experience at one of the hottest new spots in Williamsburg, Etiquette Space, for an intimate conversation on the two overarching themes that undeniably define our human experience: Love and Death. Peel the layers of your current belief system in order to find yourself on the other side of fear where meaning, creativity and a new definition of love resides. Expand your awareness and break down walls through a powerful meditation experience that will place you in a space of reconciliation with your own mortality and in co-creation with the uncertainty that forms the innate essence of the universe.

This event was rescheduled. New date TBD.

At this health and wellness summit, you will hear directly from trailblazing leaders addressing current & essential topics in the world of women’s health. Participants will enjoy breakout sessions and the opportunity to ask questions in a safe and supportive space.

Death Over Dinner founder Michael Hebb and Alma member Jordana Jacobs will host an intimate dinner and conversation about death and dying. This event is not meant to be morbid, but rather human — one where we can consider what we want both in life and at its close, and together build more literacy on the topic of death.

Dinner will be provided and space is limited. Please only RSVP if you can commit to joining us

Most wisdom traditions are shaped by the unassailable fat that we die, yet the inevitable grief, loss, and fear often haunts us, especially in the Western world. When approached right, the walk into the valley of death can be a journey of deep healing, clarity, wisdom, and personal insight. This perennial Summit exploration of life and death has become legendary for a reason: it’s a conversation that defines who we are.

Jordana Jacobs and Michael Hebb will lead us through tactical skills for this difficult and critical conversation. We will cover the practical realities of initiating the conversation and creating safe space, and examine our own beliefs, biases, fears and hopes.

Come celebrate IWD with a MNO (Mental Night Off). Don’t think, just be with HER and BYREDO this International Women’s Day. Come join us as we dedicate an evening to ourselves by letting go and indulging in our senses: smell, sight, taste, hear, and touch. Take a mental night off and awaken your senses. This is an interactive evening to further connect with your fellow HERs. Come however you are and leave with more self-compassion. Happy YOU day!

Joining us will be: Jordana Jacobs, Clinical Psychologist, Lindsey Taylor Wood, Founder, The Helm, Nitika Chopra, Chronic Illness Advocate, Nyla Rogers, Founder, Mama Hope, Sharifa Murdock, Partner, Liberty Fashion

Dr. Jordana Jacobs, clinical psychologist and researcher, and Michael Hebb, author of Lets Talk About Death Over Dinner, invite you to an intimate gathering to dine and discuss the many connections that exist between love and death.  Michael has spent the last decade fostering a greater sense of human connection by discussing death around the dinner table. Similarly, Jordana’s research has focused on the notion that facing our mortality increases our capacity to love. While we as humans typically think about death and feel fear, this conversation opens up the potential of an inversion — together, we will examine the possibility that death awareness can lead to greater intimacy, passion, authenticity (maybe even better sex) - in short, more-better-love.

We don’t know where this conversation and ultimately this work will lead, and we want to begin our journey by eating and exploring with a handful of brilliant humans. 

The relationship between love and death is complex. We’re constantly reminded that life is short, that we only live once, and that romantic love is a significant part of the journey. In this workshop, clinical psychologist, Dr. Jordana Jacobs, will share a bit about her research on the relationship between love and death, followed by a series of exercises aimed to help you practice death awareness, which has been proven to enhance love in your relationships. Over sixty minutes, you can expect to 1) to bring death out of the closet, 2) to become less consciously and unconsciously afraid of death, 3) and to connect more deeply in loving relationships.

This event is part of the Touchpoint Sex Ed Series in partnership with The Assemblage. 
This event is free and open to the public.

Day 1 of "before / end / after" (a two-day event) is designed for anyone who is interested in exploring the wonders around the end of life and what this means for ourselves and others. Join us for a day of meaningful and open discourse and activities around the planning of our and our loved ones’ funerals to thinking about our final days and the rituals we would like to create for ourselves and those we love. Dr. Jacobs will discuss integrating death into the science of love and lead meditations geared towards helping you become more aware of your own and of other's mortality.

This is a small, intimate workshop held by Dr. Jacobs, in the context of a Trust In Us weekend retreat. Through the use of multiple experiential exercises, including meditation, reflection, and eye-gazing, Dr. Jacobs will help participants confront the transient nature of life. In the process, it is hoped that participants will become more aware of their ability, in the moment, to access presence, meaning, and love.

Dr. Jordana Jacobs will confront the promise of our inevitable death, and the role it plays in our lives, our expression, our relationships, and our journey. She will dive into her research about why acknowledging death and the impermanence of all things, rather than avoiding this inevitable fact out of fear, has the potential to enhance our love relationships and help us love more fully. Jordana will then lead us in exercises that will allow us to feel how this relationship manifests on an experiential level. She will also be available for q&a during the event, and available for one-on-one conversations at the conclusion of the event.

"Death is our friend precisely because it brings us into absolute and passionate presence with all that is here, that is natural, that is love." - Rainer Maria Rilke

Join us for an evening exploring two of the great vehicles of meaning in life; love and death. First, Dr. Jordana Jacobs will speak about death from a psychological perspective, with a focus on how our Western, unconscious denial of impermanence impedes upon our ability to love fully. Katia will then tell the story of her journey being diagnosed with stage four cancer, highlighting how her new relationship to death has fundamentally altered the way she lives. This will be followed by a discussion between Jordana and Katia on the spiritual growth, wisdom, and love that can stem from our acceptance of the fact that indeed, tomorrow is promised to no one. 

“Dying should be one of the great events of life.” - Alan Watts

There is an inescapable fate shared by all yet avoided throughout life by so many. It is a shared promise that when brought to the surface, and out of the trap of fear, can bring profound beauty and perspective to life. Tomorrow is promised to no one. Tonight, we gather to discuss the promise of death — the role it plays in our lives, our expression, our relationships, and our journey.

Dr. Jordana Jacobs discusses a framework for the integration of death into the science of love. How does the perception of death affect intimacy and love in couples? And how does love affect with our fear and resignation that we will eventually die? Find out at this months’ Deep Talk.