Spring Remembrance and Creative Expression with BACII – May 13 2025 4-6pm MST – Virtual

BACII creator, Mangda Sengvanhpheng, joins us for an experiential online workshop designed to holistically guide us through all forms of loss, grief, and the end-of-life with an art activity. The purpose of this workshop is to mindfully connect us to the cycles of life in order to renew and deepen our experience of being alive. Cost: $60. Space is Limited. Registration is required.

Date: Tues. May 13                        time: 3-5:00pm PT/ 4-6:00pm MST/ 5-7:00pm CT/ 6-8pm EST

About Mangda and BACII:

Mangda Sengvanhpheng is an artist, death doula, and the Founder of BACII. She is devoted to creating a deeper culture of care and expanding our experiences through the wisdom of impermanence through all of her work with individuals, communities, and organizations alike. Her life and death work is guided by her Lao last name, which means “the light of the full moon.”

BACII is inspired by all of her experiences with loss and life, and specifically the challenging loss of her mother. This life-changing experience of helping her mother through the dying process included being with her in the final moments, washing and dressing her body, arranging a funeral service, and managing a household of tasks that come with death. This experience revealed to her how difficult and isolating grief and loss can be which became the catalyst in reimagining our society’s relationship to the end-of-life as a healthier and more supportive experience.

Driven by these experiences, Mangda became a certified death doula through Going with Grace and an end-of-life volunteer. She then launched BACII as a platform to integrate death into our lives so that we can better support ourselves and those we love in 2020 right before the pandemic hit NYC.

Additionally she has been immersed in the mystical, creative, and healing arts for over 15 years and is certified and trained in pranayama, asanas, and meditation with Bhooma Chaitanya and Swami Yogeshananda through Aarasha Yoga Vidya Peetham in Kerala, India, Reiki 2 accreditation by Joanna Crespo, NYC, 13th Octave LaHoChi accreditation from Soul Healing, CT, Grief Literacy from Being Here, Human and Contemplative Care from New York Zen Center.

Mangda was an awarded recipient of Reclamation Ventures grant for under-represented leaders making pathways to addressing grief and loss.

Her work has been featured in publications such as Vogue, Vice, NY Mag’s Curbed, Brydie, Chacruna Institute, Svenska Dagbladet (Swedish Wall Street Journal) and more.

Website: https://bacii.co/
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