About Us

Meet Julie Raymond-Yakoubian

Hello! My name is Julie (she/her) and I am an end-of-life doula, ritual specialist, and home funeral guide. I have lived in Alaska for over 25 years. I am a credentialed Funeral Celebrant, Death Midwife, End-of-Life Doula, and am NEDA proficient. I have studied with Sacred Crossings, Final Passages, and the University of Vermont End-of-Life Doula program. I am an ordained Reverend (non-denominational) and have graduate degrees in anthropology (MA, PhD) and northern studies (MA). I am a founding member of the Alaska End-of-Life Alliance and I serve as a Board member for Alaska Natural Burial.

I honor all identities and relationships and want everyone I work with and who is in my care to feel seen and affirmed for who they are.

Geographical Service Area

The Ritual Bough is based in Girdwood, Alaska. I am proud to serve clients around the state, and outside of Alaska. In-person services are generally, though not exclusively, limited to south-central Alaska (within reasonable driving-distance of Girdwood). I also provide remote, virtual services (via the phone, Zoom or other platforms). Please contact me for an appointment so we can determine if in-person or virtual services will work best.

Fees

The Ritual Bough offers free, 20-minute phone or virtual consultations to explore your needs and help assess how we can work together.

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My work with you - be it composing and conducting a ritual or ceremony for your life event, assisting with end-of-life planning, or designing a home funeral - is all catered to your individual needs and desires. My fees are dependent on the level and type of services you request.

All cost will be transparently disclosed to you in writing prior to me providing services. All services and offerings are also available on a sliding scale.

Please reach out to The Ritual Bough to schedule an in-depth consultation appointment and I can provide you an estimate for services.

Lands & Waters Acknowledgment

The Ritual Bough is based out of Girdwood, AK and is located within the traditional and contemporary lands of the upper inlet Dena’ina people, on the shores of tutl’uh (Turnagain Arm) and tikahtnu (Cook Inlet). We gratefully acknowledge the generations of care and stewardship that Dena’ina people have given to these lands and waters and, as a guest on these lands, The Ritual Bough is committed to contributing to that care-taking. We acknowledge that these lands, and the lands of other Indigenous peoples where we work, are the locus of millenia of ritual and ceremony, are the resting place of ancestors, and are a source of well-being for Alaska's first peoples. The Ritual Bough is committed to providing accessible services in a respectful and inclusive environment.

About Us

Meet Julie Raymond-Yakoubian

Geographical Service Area

Fees

Lands & Waters Acknowledgment

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