Course curriculum
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Welcome to Ceremony!
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A message from the instructor
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How to use this course
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Before we begin...
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The Reason for Ceremony
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The Difference between Ceremony and Ritual
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The Seasons of Ceremony
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Spotlight: “Naming Ceremony”
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Step 1: Identify a Purpose for Your Ceremony
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Reflections on Your Life Ceremonies
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Step 1: Identify a Purpose for Your Ceremony
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Spotlight: Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala
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Step 2: Gather Your Tools
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Spotlight: The Story of the Sacred Pipe
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Full Moon Ritual
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Step 2: Gather Your Tools
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Toolkit: Sheet Meditation / Clearing Exercise
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Step 3: Create Your Ceremony
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Prepare the Space: Building an Altar
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Step 3: Create Your Ceremony
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The Elements of a Personal Ceremony
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Spotlight: African Wedding Traditions
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Step 4: Perform Your Ceremony
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Spotlight: “Chinese Tea Ceremony”
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Step 4: Perform the Ceremony
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Spotlight: Mongolian Shaman Fire Ceremony
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Reflection and Blessing
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Time for Reflection
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Apache Blessing
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Next steps
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About this workshop
In CEREMONY, you will explore how to create powerful personal healing ceremonies for physical, emotional, and spiritual health. You will be guided to create a ceremony that gives honor to a life event such as a birth, a rite of passage, a change in relationship, a healing crisis, a death, or any personal milestone. Through this process, you will discover:
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the basic components of a personal ceremony
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how to develop ceremonies that reflect your needs and beliefs, or those of your clients
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how ceremonies bring forgiveness, recovery, and renewed hope
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how rituals can bring power and balance in your daily life
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how to use these tools to create personalized ceremonies for clients, loved ones, and friends