Dead Good Guides Autumn School – Rituals for our Lives

A Rites of Passage course led by Gilly Adams and Sue Gill.

It takes courage to mark key moments of change in our lives, especially if they are associated with difficulty or loss. Consciously celebrating these transitions helps us to let go of the past and move forward but it can be hard  to draw attention to ourselves or to know exactly what to do.  This intensive course offers answers to some of these dilemmas through an exploration of the rituals of our everyday lives. Together we can build the confidence and skills necessary to create our own distinctive and appropriate ceremonies.

We have the extensive grounds of Halsway Manor as a resource, enabling us to work in the landscape as well as indoors. The course is both theoretical and creative with: hands-on making; writing for ceremony; choosing music, poetry and visual imagery; using symbolic objects and working with the elements.

We also focus on professional development and the competences necessary to become an independent celebrant. It is intended for those working in the arts, in community, healing and complementary therapies and mental health settings, as well as face to face with families. Participants are likely to share a desire to find new relevance and contexts for their work. The workshop will begin at 4pm on Monday 29th September and finish after lunch on Friday, October 3rd.

This is our first fully residential autumn school and is longer than recent workshops. Gilly Adams and Sue Gill have been working together for many years and bring their own particular brand of humour and insight to the task of sharing their practical experience of secular celebrancy.

THERE ARE JUST 12 PLACES AVAILBLE ON THIS WORKSHOP