The Book of Modern Ceremony has an incredible story of coming into the world. I’d love to share it with you here.

As women, we long to be seen and understood. We yearn to share our triumphs and struggles with those who can truly empathize. When we speak our truth and hear the echoes of our own experiences reflected back, a profound sense of belonging blossoms.

In a world of increasing disconnection and digital overload, women are feeling the impact. Many of us are navigating anxiety, stress, and a sense of isolation—even with social media at our fingertips. The antidote? An ancient practice that's more relevant than ever: Women's Circle.

Women’s Circle is a sacred ceremonial practice that creates this nourishing space of sisterhood. By gathering in a circle—the universal symbol of wholeness and connection—we weave a tapestry of shared humanity. Here, each woman is witnessed, honored, and held in compassion as she unravels the threads of her inner landscape.

Imagine this: A thousand years ago, we are gathered in a circle around a fire. The entire tribe has come together for an important night—a rite of passage for the young people stepping into adulthood. They have spent days in the wilderness, fasting, listening to the land, seeking visions that will guide them. Now, they return, no longer children but full-fledged members of the tribe, responsible not only for themselves but for the well-being of the whole community. The elders speak wisdom over them. They are given symbols of their new roles. The fire crackles as the tribe sings, drums, and bears witness. Their relationship to nature, to the unseen, to each other—it has changed. They have changed. And because they have changed, we have all changed.

Now fast forward to today.

In our busy, fast-paced lives, it's easy to accumulate beliefs, habits, and commitments that no longer serve our highest good. Just as we periodically declutter our physical spaces, the art of letting go applies equally to our inner landscapes - our mindsets, emotions, and energy. Taking the time for regular "mindset hygiene" can create profound clarity, focus, and fulfillment.

Fortunately, the cycles of the moon provide a built-in calendar for this type of reflective practice. The full moon, with its radiant illumination, offers an ideal opportunity to take stock of your life and consciously release what no longer aligns with your deepest truth and values.

In a world often dominated by technology and noise, the need to reconnect with nature is more urgent than ever. An Earth Listening Ceremony for a group is a powerful way to deepen your collective relationship with the Earth and each other. By coming together with intention, you create a space to hear the whispers of nature and honor its wisdom.

Here’s how to lead a meaningful group Earth Listening Ceremony.

At its core, Circle Ceremony is elegantly simple: people gathering in a circle to share and witness each other's stories. While physically uncomplicated, its spiritual impact runs deep. The circle itself represents healing, with each member helping create a sacred space where inner wisdom can emerge. This isn't about giving advice—it's about exploring our inner landscape and finding our own path to healing, which in turn supports the collective.

When we think of ceremony, we often picture ancient rituals, religious traditions, or something belonging to the past. But ceremony is alive and thriving all around us—in movies, in our daily lives, and in the moments we mark as important. Ceremony isn’t about rigid rules or outdated customs; it’s about transformation, meaning, and connection.

You don’t have to look far to find it. Some of the most powerful and moving scenes in film are, at their core, ceremonies.

The loss of a home to fire is deeply personal and profoundly painful. A home holds not only our belongings , but also our cherished memories, the love that flowed within its walls, and a sense of safety. Our home may be physical in nature, yet a home also becomes an emotional and spiritual foundation, and a reflection of our selves and all we lovingly poured into it. It becomes part of our identity. When that is lost, we can feel unground, not whole, and adrift. This ceremony is designed to honor that loss, in all of its many facets, hold space for grief, celebrate what we cherished, and allow the beginning of release and healing.

I grew up in Southern California, playing outside on the streets of Long Beach, California, as we all did back then, the daughter of 2 school teachers, who were babies themselves when they had me. My parents made a pact with each other that if they were going to raise their kids in Los Angeles, they would use their long summer vacations to take the family away to wild places.

So, I spent all my childhood summers traveling with my family in our Jeep Cherokee, with a Prowler trailer pulled behind us, across the western United States: Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado. My summer days were completely unstructured.

In short, ceremony marks the big moments, while ritual weaves meaning into the everyday. Ceremony invites transformation, while ritual sustains it.

Ceremony is one of the oldest “technologies” used by humans. As long as we have been living together, we have used ceremony to mark occasions, weave communities together, create meaning, facilitate transformation, and bring the Divine into our lives.