Ceremony is a doorway to meaning and belonging.
Ceremony sets the tone for each act and word being aligned with what one truly is, what one wants to be, and the world in which one wants to live.
It is through ceremony that we can take our lives pivotal experiences, highest joys and deepest lows and ground them into opportunities for deep healing and a felt sense of purpose and belonging.
A life-cycle celebrant has been trained to understand and create the key elements needed to create and carry an impactful ceremony experience, whether for one or one hundred participants.
“A ceremony can make a place into a shrine, offering a lifeline to a reality in which everything is sacred.”
— Charles Eisenstein
Beginnings.
Mother Blessings, Father Blessings, baby naming ceremonies, fresh starts.
A life begins, and with their arrival a whole new reality is born for their parents, their family and their community. This is an occasion to be celebrated and marked by a ceremony befitting such an impact-full change in everyone’s lives. And there are countless ways to go about it. A mother blessing, father blessing, parent vows, guide parent vows, naming ceremonies, community welcoming celebrations, Adoption ceremonies… As parents and step parents, Life Cycle Celebrants Rachel and Frank are well versed in welcoming the momentous changes a new member of the family brings. Let us explore with you and create a welcoming baby ceremony that is the perfect fit for you and your community.
Transistions
Rites of passage, personal support ceremonies, croning ceremonies…
Entering a new chapter in your life; changing your name or your profession; moving from and to a new home; or going through a change in relationship status… these shifts in our lives, whether invited or not, are meant to be marked by ceremony.
In many respects, as a culture, we have moved away from the ceremonies our ancestors performed to honour the transitions experienced throughout our lives. Churches and some cultural institutions may have something to offer, but what of those who are not enculterated in those institutions? As Certified Life-Cycle Celebrants™ we are schooled in creating ceremonies for anyone, for any occasion.
“Rights of passage”, which acknowledge a transition that has occurred or “Support Ceremonies” which honour us when we find ourselves in the throws of a major change, are making a welcome and much needed comeback in today’s world. Let’s bring back the awe in our existence and help us accept, embrace, even celebrate the ever changing landscapes of being human.
Is there something happening in your life that calls for ceremony? Contact us and let’s see what we can create!
Endings
Uncoupling Ceremonies
The surest sign that a romantic relationship has come to its natural conclusion, one in which both partners have received and learned all that they could from their togetherness, is their willingness to part amicably, as friends.
But that doesn’t mean that parting ways is easy or without heartbreak. All that has passed between you deserves honouring. Your journey together, while not without its trials was rare and beautiful. It’s ending is not a failure, it is a the end of a chapter in a book still being written.
Uncoupling ceremonies are as unique as the couples that they serve. Let’s make it what you need to experience the closure you both need.