Every ceremony has a story
At the heart of each ceremony is a story unique to those who have gathered together. Storytelling connects us in a way that nothing else does; it opens us up and invites others to experience a part of our world. We hope you can find solace and inspiration in reading how others have used ceremony to help them celebrate, heal, and honour life’s moments and milestones.
Here are some stories from people in our community who believe ceremony has the power to change lives. Browse the different topics and categories to find ceremonies that resonate most with you.
Making time for release ceremonies
Ceremony is a powerful way to experience life. Ceremony helped me become more aware of my loss, my fear, my love. Ceremony taught me about life.
Kids are naturally ceremonial
Kids are spontaneous but yet they also thrive when they understand what’s happening next, when there is consistency and routine, and they have the predictability of knowing what to expect.
The most important person I ever lost
In my darkest moments, I felt unbearably far from her and grasped for ways to keep her close. I feared her drifting further and further from my post-Mimi life, and that my kiddos wouldn’t remember her.
Walking the hill in marriage
Suddenly marriage felt doable because we would check in every year. We would ask the hard questions, even when it hurt, and we would hold each other close, even when we were uncertain.
How ceremony brought me back to life
Ceremony and ritual started to take on a whole new meaning for me – it became my way to grieve, my way to celebrate, and my way back to who I really was.