Our Ritual & Ceremony Retreats
New Year Ritual Retreat
January 12-14th 2024 ~ Registration Coming Soon
Warmly
Megan
Bowen Island, BC
While Rivendell has Christian roots, our retreat offers a secular and universal approach to ritual and ceremony. We aim to create a diverse and inclusive gathering, holding space to acknowledge our relationship with ourselves, with each other, and with the ancestral land that surrounds us.
Be Ceremonial
We all hold a connection to ritual and relationship with ceremony, we may simply need to remember. The retreat will be based on Be Ceremonial's signature ceremony framework of acknowledging what was, what is, and what will be. We invite you to explore our DIY Ceremony App before you join us.
Story Visioning
Over the course of the weekend, we'll each craft a Story Vision Box that holds symbols, metaphors, and wishes for the year ahead. We will fill them up with ritual tools to support us on our individual journeys, while also connecting us to a larger story that we are now each part of.
Investment
The cost for the retreat is $975 for a single and $925 for a semi-private room. This includes two nights accommodation, a fully catered vegetarian menu (6 meals in total), ritual tools, story vision supplies, and more! The cost does not include travel to or from Bowen Island. We have 3 scholarships available for anyone facing financial barriers ~ please inquire for more information.
Schedule
The retreat begins Friday, January 12th at 3pm with our welcome ceremony (plan to take the 2:20pm ferry to Bowen Island). We will then release what we need to from the previous year, and enjoy a beautiful dinner together. Saturday will be focused on crafting and creating, as well as solo reflection time. Sunday invites an opportunity to share our story visions for the year ahead, followed by lunch and our closing ritual. We will wrap Sunday, January 14th at 3pm, with plans to catch the 4pm ferry home.
Ritual & Ceremony with Megan Sheldon
Megan is a Cultural Mythologist, Celebrant, and End of Life Storyteller. She will be guiding the weekend and framing the entire retreat as a ceremony itself. She will share the foundations of ritual, ceremony, and storytelling, offering different ways to weave ceremony into your daily life. With a focus on both self care and community care, Megan will be introducing simple rituals that can support your Story Vision for the year ahead.
Photo Documenting with Corrina Holburn
Corrina Holburn is an award-winning documentary family photographer in North Vancouver. Prior to having a family, she considered the darkroom her second home while she studied photography and fine arts at university. She will be photo & video documenting our weekend together, capturing moments of authenticity and ritual-in-action. Together with Megan, she will be creating a slideshow documentary that explores our evolving relationship with ritual and ceremony.
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PREVIOUS RITUAL RETREATS
End of Life Retreat - Fall 2021
Photos by Felicia Chang Photography
New Year Ritual Retreat ~ Winter 2020
Photos by Felicia Chang Photography