Sacred Thresholds
A Masterclass in End of Life Ritual Design
For End of Life Doula Association Members Only (fundraiser)
Saturday, January 24th 2026
10am – 1pm PST
Learn about the role of ritual at end of life
Join Megan Sheldon, co-founder of Be Ceremonial, for this unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of ritual and ceremony at the end of life and throughout the grief journey. Megan is a cultural mythologist, humanist celebrant, and end-of-life doula who has created hundreds of ceremonies across the lifecycle, specializing in the seemingly invisible moments of change.
Who Should Join?
This workshop is for members of End of Life Doula Association (EOLDAC) who have taken an End of Life Doula training and are curious how to incorporate ritual into your practice. Whether you’re an emerging or established doula, this workshop will deepen your awareness about the role of ritual and ceremony in the end of life journey. It’s also an opportunity to gather as a community, strengthen our connections, and deepen our capacity for self care and community care.
What To Expect?
During this 3-hour interactive workshop, we’ll explore the essential elements of ceremony and ritual design at the end of life, while also examining themes of grief, loss, and burnout. We’ll look at both visible and invisible moments surrounding the end of life, as well as our own grief journey. You’ll discover the many opportunities to weave meaningful ceremony into these experiences; for yourself, your clients, and your communities of care.
What You'll Learn
You’ll learn practical frameworks for crafting and convening end-of-life ceremonies while deepening your own relationship with grief and loss rituals. This masterclass balances theory with hands-on practice, offering tools you can implement immediately in your doula work. You’ll leave with a deeper ritual toolkit, a connection to fellow members, and a renewed capacity to support yourself and others through life’s profound transitions.
An Overview
This 3 hour virtual masterclass offers a deeper dive into the realm of ritual design, with a focus on the end of life journey. Through shared learning and reflection, we’ll build our own relationships with ceremony and explore ritual practices that can help sustain us in this sacred work.
When & Where
When: Saturday, January 24th 2026
Time: 10am – 1pm PT (1pm – 4pm ET)
This virtual workshop will be recorded and shared with all registered participants the following day.
Investment
We’re offering a Sliding Scale tuition to choose from (see FAQs for more information). Your tuition includes access to the live workshop and recording, as well as presentation notes, reflection prompts, and additional resources. This is also a fundraiser for the End of Life Doula Association of Canada, so partial proceeds will be directed back to EOLDAC.
- $50 ~ Supported by Community
- $75 ~ Standard
- $90 ~ Supporting Community
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand the foundational elements of effective ritual and ceremony design across different cultural and belief systems
- Identify key moments in the end-of-life journey where ceremony can provide support, meaning, and acknowledgment
- Craft personalized ceremonies that honour individual values, beliefs, and family dynamics without relying on religious frameworks
- Recognize different types of grief and how ritual can support various grief experiences
- Develop self-care rituals to prevent burnout and process vicarious trauma in end-of-life work
- Create community care practices that acknowledge collective grief and build support networks
- Navigate sensitive conversations about ceremony with clients and families from diverse backgrounds
- Apply practical frameworks for designing ceremonies that can be implemented immediately in their doula practice
EOLDAC Masterclass ~ Application
FAQs
Megan Sheldon is the co-founder and CEO of Be Ceremonial, the world’s first guided ritual and ceremony app. As a cultural mythologist with an MSc from the University of Edinburgh, humanist celebrant, and INELDA-trained end-of-life doula, Megan specializes in creating secular ceremonies for life’s profound transitions. She is also the author of the upcoming book, Ritual Without Religion: A Humanist Guide to Creating Secular Ceremonies.
Megan has personally facilitated hundreds of ceremonies across the lifecycle, and Be Ceremonial has been used to create thousands more worldwide. Her work focuses on what she calls the “seemingly invisible moments of change”; experiences like pregnancy loss, terminal diagnosis, organ transplantation, and death anniversaries that often lack ritual recognition in secular society.
Megan has trained over 5,000 students globally through workshops, courses, and coaching programs. Megan is passionate about democratizing ceremonial knowledge and empowering individuals to create meaningful rituals grounded in their own values and stories.
This 3 hour masterclass workshop is virtual and will be recorded if you can’t join live. We’ll begin at 10am PST and wrap at 1pm PST. We ask that those joining live do their best to have videos turned on to create a sense of community. There will be 1 breakout session to connect with each other and deepen your understanding of the topics we’re exploring. The breakout sessions are not recorded.
We will share a 30min Introduction to Ritual pre-recorded workshop with registered participants ahead of time so we can collectively dive deeper into this topic during our 3 hour session.
Payments are non-refundable as you will have access to recordings, slides and resources we share in our virtual classroom for up to three months following the course.
In order to make this course more accessible, we’re offering a sliding scale model where you can pick the tuition price point that feels best to you. This offering is also a fundraiser, with partial proceeds being directed back to the End of Life Doula Association of Canada (EOLDAC)
Choose the price point that feels accessible to you. We offer sliding scale pricing to ensure this workshop is available to all end-of-life doulas, regardless of financial circumstances. No justification needed. Trust yourself to choose what’s right for you.
$50 – Limited financial resources
$75 – Can cover costs comfortably
$90 – Able to support accessibility for others
