Funeral Service at Friedwald Forest Cemetery – Switzerland & Germany – The sky always falls into our hearts and stays there!
Funeral Officiant & Eulogy Speaker Master Reding – Silence and Praise Make Us Strong and Brave A farewell in the FriedWald is more than a burial— it is a homecoming. A return to stillness. A letting-go beneath ancient trees that have witnessed countless lives rise and fall.
When we accompany a loved one into the forest, we do not stand before a grave. We stand in the heart of nature, where everything begins, and everything finds its gentle end.
In this quiet, warm light beneath the canopy, we sense what comfort truly means. Master Reding guides families through this threshold moment— with steady presence, quiet words, and a compassion that helps the heart hold both grief and gratitude.
Burial in the FriedWald – Where Grief and Comfort Embrace
A forest burial offers a landscape where the soul can breathe. No stone. No boundary. No enclosure. Only earth, moss, wind, and the eternal language of the woods. The trees stand as guardians. Birds carry the last words across the branches. A breeze reminds us that nothing is ever truly lost— everything returns to something greater.
Here, farewell becomes a sacred act:
- a hand resting on a living tree
- a final blessing over the urn
- a prayer rising like light through the leaves
- a single breath whispering:
“Thank you for your life. Travel on in peace.”
Nature carries us, especially when our own strength falters.
Prayer & Meditation – Words for the Journey
It has been so from ancient times,
and perhaps it is still so today:
the path of virtue is steep,
while falling comes with ease.We climb toward the light through effort,
but one day—unexpectedly—
the soul feels warmth again:
a fragrance,
a breeze,
a rustle in the high branches.And for a moment the impossible happens—
the pain widens,
and a quiet hope flickers.He walks slowly,
like one who has forgotten the spring,
until a single breath of wind
awakens his frozen soul.The gates creak open,
and we step back into the world.
We are still quiet from kneeling,
from praying,
from listening.The forest roars—
an ancient, comforting hymn.The gulls cry overhead.
The world becomes a dance
of silence and surrender.
In silence and praise
we find strength and courage.The sky falls into our hearts
and settles there.
O Great God—
how much love the world can hold.
Why Families Choose the FriedWald
Because here nothing is artificial. Because the forest teaches us: everything belongs,
everything returns. A tree receives the ashes, a web of roots embraces them,
moss grows gently across the earth, and one day it becomes impossible to say where soil ends and memory begins.
Many families say: Here, the farewell felt lighter. Here, we felt carried.
It is the forest itself that receives our words, comforts our tears, and carries the heart—softly— back toward life.
Contact & Guidance
If you wish for a forest burial or farewell ceremony in the FriedWald— in Switzerland or Germany— I will accompany you with dignity, stillness, and the care your loved one deserves. Together we create a farewell that is honest, human, gentle, and carried by the breath of the forest.
All blessings on the final journey— and may you rest in peace beneath the trees.