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Course · Virtual

Ceremonial Training: The Elements of Ritual

Join us for a 6 week guided journey exploring the roots of ritual and the framework of ceremony within a compassionate community of care. We will draw from the five elements, our sensory experiences, and the collective power of storytelling. While the virtual sessions are recorded, we strongly encourage everyone to join live so we can connect with one another and the material in deeper ways.

When
Sundays 10am–12pm PT · Sept 13 – Oct 18, 2026 (6 weeks)
Format
Virtual
Price
$525.00 USD
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Ceremony & Ritual Workshops - Be Ceremonial

Who is this for?

This course is ideal for anyone wanting to deepen your own understanding about ritual and ceremony, and connect with others within a community of care. It is designed for both newcomers to the ceremonial space as well as those who have already been creating ceremonies for themselves and for others. There is a focus on sharing and witnessing so we can learn with and from each other.

Community Ceremony

What to expect

Each week will follow a similar format: Opening ritual ~ Connecting ~ Learning (with slides) ~ Sharing ~ Questions ~ Closing ritual. You will have access to the recording each week, along with slides, resources, a community chat, and an opportunity to stay connected to the group after the training is completed. Please do your best to attend each week live so we can deepen our connections and practice.

Rituals To Navigate The Depths of Time

What you'll learn

Together we will explore our relationship with ritual and ceremony. With a strong lens on decolonization, we will explore the symbols and metaphors associated with rituals and the five elements, as well as the modern needs and opportunities for reimagining ceremony to mark visible and invisible rites of passage.

Monthly gathering and workshops on Zoom

Schedule

This training takes place over six weeks, with live virtual sessions on Sundays 10am – 12pm PT (1pm – 3pm ET) and prompts throughout the week to deepen the learning. The next cohort will run from Sunday Sept 13th to Oct 18th 2026. We encourage you to join live to co-create the community experience, yet the sessions are recorded if you miss a session.

We host our weekly workshops and gatherings on Zoom. We set up an optional WhatsApp group that connects us throughout the 6 week journey and beyond, offering everyone a place to share ideas, ask questions and connect with one another outside of class. All recordings, notes, slides and resources are added to our shared Google Drive and made available each week.

What's included

Your tuition includes access to all live workshops + recordings, presentation notes, reflection prompts, resources and a community forum. For those facing financial challenges, please email us for a subsidy promo code. If you're a member of Be Ceremonial, you can reach out for your member's 10% discount.

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Curriculum

  1. Earth ritual gathering
    Session 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDT

    Earth

    Opening gathering to connect as a community, with a focus on the earth element and all that it represents.

  2. 5 Rituals to Mark the Fall Equinox
    Session 2 · Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDT

    Water

    Diving into the element of water, we will explore rituals that heal and cleanse, as well as those that support us during times of grief and loss.

  3. Why are solstice ceremonies so powerful?
    Session 3 · Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDT

    Fire

    Exploring the element of fire and rituals that fuel and ignite us, we will also focus on the role of storytelling in ceremony.

  4. The importance of an abortion ceremony
    Session 4 · Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDT

    Air

    Tapping into the air element, we will explore rituals that move and shift us, with a focus on chronos and kairos time, as well as cycles and seasons.

  5. A horizon scene with light and dark areas, evoking transition
    Session 5 · Sun, Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDT

    Ether

    Exploring the ether element and the rituals that expand and connect us, with a focus on how to design a ritual and build a ceremony.

  6. Closing ceremony in community
    Session 6 · Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDT

    Closing

    Together, we will co-create the closing ceremony so we can share what we've learned and experienced as a community of care.

Facilitators

Megan Sheldon

Ceremony Guide & Ritual Designer

Megan Sheldon (she/her) is a cultural mythologist, humanist celebrant, end-of-life doula, and co-founder of Be Ceremonial, the world's first guided ritual and ceremony platform. She is the author of Ritual Without Religion: A Humanist Guide to Creating Secular Ceremonies, and has spent years crafting ceremonies across the life cycle, with a focus on grief and the less visible moments of change and transition.

Frequently asked questions

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