Course · Virtual
Ceremonial Training: The Elements of Ritual
- When
- Sundays 10am–12pm PT · Sept 13 – Oct 18, 2026 (6 weeks)
- Format
- Virtual
- Price
- $525.00 USD
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.
Who is this for?
This course is ideal for anyone wanting to deepen your own understanding about ritual and ceremony and connect with others in a community of care. It is designed for both newcomers to the ceremonial space as well as those who have 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.
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.
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.
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 have a virtual classroom that connects us throughout the 6 week journey, including a community forum to share ideas, ask questions and connect with one another. All recordings, notes, slides and resources are added to the virtual classroom 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, you can apply for a $100 subsidy.
Curriculum
Session 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDTEarth
Opening gathering to connect and ground as a community, with a focus on grounding and the earth element.
Session 2 · Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDTWater
Diving into the element of water, we will explore rituals that heal and cleanse, with a focus on grief and loss rituals.
Session 3 · Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDTFire
Exploring the element of fire and rituals that fuel and ignite us, we will focus on the role of storytelling in ceremony.
Session 4 · Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDTAir
Tapping into the air element, we will explore rituals that move and shift us, with a focus on time, cycles and seasons.
Session 5 · Sun, Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDTEther
Exploring the ether element and the rituals that expand and connect us, with a focus on how to construct a ceremony.
Session 6 · Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PDTClosing
You will co-create the closing ceremony to share what you’ve learned and experienced as a community of care.
Facilitators
Megan Sheldon
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.
