You Too Can Lead Sacred Ceremony

Something is shifting: we’re noticing a real drive toward in-person ceremony where your senses come online and your nervous system can finally soften into connection. From cacao ceremony to new moon circles to sound baths with drumming and Reiki, we talk about what makes a sacred container feel grounded, intentional, and actually transformative.

In this episode, we explore:

• The shift toward in-person spiritual community and why it matters

• Shantel’s journey into becoming a full-time ceremonialist

• Christine’s experience in blessingway ceremonies to Goddess playdates

• Ceremonial elements that deepen engagement 

• Using ceremonies as a low-risk way for people to meet your work and upscale your business

• Details on the Art Of Creating Ceremony training format and practice-based feedback

• Tomorrow night’s offering of a mini training session on the art of creating ceremonies

We also get practical about the business side of spiritual facilitation. A consistent monthly ceremony can be a lower-cost entry point where people experience your energy, trust your leadership, and naturally ask about private Reiki sessions, shamanic healing, mentorship, trainings, or retreats. If you’ve been craving community, wanting to serve your town, or feeling the nudge to lead, this conversation is your permission slip and a roadmap.

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Transcript

Welcome To Wisdom Rising

SPEAKER_01 0:00

Welcome to Wisdom Rising, the podcast of Moon Rising Shamanic Institute. Join shamanic Reiki practitioners Christine Renee and Chantel Ochoa as we dance between worlds of shamanism, mysticism, and energy healing. Each week we illuminate your path to self-sourced wisdom and attune you to the whispers of wisdom rising from within. Welcome back to Wisdom Rising. I am your host, Christine Renee, and today I'm joined with Chantelle Ochoa as we dive into the topic of you two can lead ceremony. We wanted to bring this forward not only because we have a really beautiful, intensive program starting this Sunday, April 12th on the art of creating ceremony, but we really believe that offering ceremonial spaces, sacred spaces, sacred containers for your community is a beautiful way to connect, to share your gifts, your spiritual attributes, your joys, your passion, and really connect and a really great way to also enhance your business. So please join with us in this conversation and know too that tomorrow night we have a free mini training webinar on this topic. And here we go. Let's dive in for this episode. So welcome, welcome to our Whispers of Wisdom this Monday morning. Um you'll notice that we're doing it at a little bit different time. So for the next five months or so, we are gonna be offering the live stream at 11 a.m. mountain time, 10 Pacific, which is 1 p.m. Eastern, to accommodate our soul rising schedule. I don't foresee that changing while we have this current cohort going on. So we're doing it a little later in the morning to accommodate scheduling. And so I hope this works out for people's lunch hours, their coffee breaks, so that they can come on and join with us on our Facebook group, our shamanic mystics moon rising. And know that we will still be here with all of your all of the information, all of the passion, all of the all the things. We're just doing it a little later. So I'm really excited to be on this morning with Chantel Achoa. So welcome Chantel to the call.

SPEAKER_00 2:22

Hey everyone, I'm happy to be here too. I am in a space that has a lot of wind right now. So my um um Wi-Fi keeps freezing up. So we're gonna we chose to go ahead and just have me audio only for this conversation. And hopefully that works.

Why Ceremony Feels Urgent Now

SPEAKER_01 2:40

We gotta send the Wi-Fi angels to Chantel's internet right now to like hold steady and true. Um, because I think this is gonna be a really juicy conversation and topic for today. And I'm really excited to have it with Chantel. So we wanted to offer the topic of you two can lead ceremonies. And I feel like this is such a potent conversation right now because there's a lot of shift going on in the online and in-person space. And I feel like it's almost like we're returning to analog in a way. Like there's a bit of um not necessarily like rejection of the online space, but there's like people want an in-person experience. And although, yes, we can do a lot of ceremonies online, and we do, there's something magical, magical, magicable. That doesn't sound right. It's a magicable, magical, magical. Thank you. I'm like, where did that come from? Magical, there's something magical about having an in-person ceremony. And Chantel really is the full-time ceremonialist, and I just love that she is doing this day in and day out in her community down in Southern California. So I'd love for you to kick us off in this conversation of what's it like for you being the ceremonialist, and how do you want to invite others to do the same?

SPEAKER_00 4:10

Well, it definitely has been a journey. Um, it's not something that I really ever saw myself getting into personally. Um, but as most of us know, once you start with Reggie, it has its own way of being like the foundation or the gate that we walk through. It's like we can walk through that, we get it, the energy shows up, and then everything else meant to do shows up with it. And so for me, I've really just surrendered to whatever it is that I asked to do too. If I it feels good to me, if it's heart-based and within my own discernment, I'm like, yes, I got this, I can do this. I follow whatever messages I receive. And so ceremony was one of them. And I want to say that this truly is an invitation for people that are doing sessions that are, you know, if you're whether you're a Reiki practitioner or any form of practitioner, to be honest. Um, but for me as a Reiki practitioner, as a shamanic, you know, practitioner, as a teacher, um, ceremony was something that came up. And it's also a way to be able to introduce yourself to a bigger group of people, right? So this also helps, like you can transition from ceremony into sessions. And so in the beginning, when I was asked to do the new moon in my community, that was my very first ceremony. And I was like, okay, yeah, let's do this. And what do I need to do? And so it's creating space for other people to come forward, to sit in circle, to sit in ceremony, to be able to fill into the energies of whatever space you are creating with the intention that you bring forward, with the um the altars that you create, the aesthetics that you create, the the research that you bring forward, right? So it's not just we're sitting here and just chit-chatting. It's literally bringing in information and medicine and introducing that to people that really don't sit in ceremony very often. Yeah. And so for the people who are facilitators in other ways, but want to bring ceremony into their practice, this is a great invitation to be able to do that.

Chantel’s Path Into Leading Circles

SPEAKER_01 6:33

You know what's interesting is like you brought up the um the first ceremonies that you were invited to to do. And I was thinking about what were the first ceremonies I was invited to do? And I think it was blessing way ceremonies. I was very much involved with the um pregnancy, birth, and postpartum world. I was a I was a birth worker. I um was a student midwife for many years, and I was leading lactation classes and doing these things. And um, I had a lot of women ask for me to do blessing way ceremonies because they're different than a baby shower. A baby shower, as we all know, is focused on bringing gifts forward for the baby. And a blessing way ceremony is where you are coming forward to bless the mother in her um transition into motherhood. It's an honoring of a woman who is going from maiden into motherhood. And the and how you do that can be all kinds of ways. And so I've done very short intimate blessing way ceremonies, and I've also done really large four or five-hour ceremonies with, I think we had one ceremony that I did that had 40 people in attendance. And she was a um yoga teacher in town and she knew a lot of people, and she did prenatal yoga, and so you had all of these moms and babies show up for her blessing way, and um, we had art projects and um different ways of doting on her and brushing her hair and giving make like making her yummy elixirs and like all of these things. And you know, ceremony can be a way of connection with your community, right? So that one was a very um, it was very invite only, right? Like it was only the people that she knew. And then other ceremonies is a really way, great way to invite people who are interested in a topic into a sacred space, and so it's a way of connecting with community of maybe we don't don't know each other, and this is our first time sitting in space together in a in a sacred way, and that's what it feels like. The step one of like ceremonials is being in a ceremonial space, is like I'm now entering into a sacred space in a sacred room um with intention. And what comes from that can be very different depending on what the intention and topic is for the evening.

SPEAKER_00 9:05

Yeah, absolutely. Um, not everybody, especially if it's their first time coming in, there is we need to guide them, right? Lead them in, like introduce yourself, um, welcome them into the space, show them like, okay, we need to go over here and you know, just find your way within the space so that they can meet others, so they can actually see and witness other people and the journey that they're on, then to receive the medicine, like you said, the topic, whatever the topic is. And so um, you know, I had a a um baby shower not too long ago, and I wish I would have thought about the blessing way because that would have been a beautiful ceremony for her. So, note for the future. But um, you know, I've had cacao ceremonies that were pretty large, and um, you know, you within the ceremony, the thing that I really like about it that I really personally enjoy is you get to show up with your own personality of what you want to bring forward. So even though there's a topic of, say, a cacao ceremony, what do you want to bring forward in that ceremony for the women or the attendees that show up, right? And so is it gonna be movement? Is there gonna be journal prompts? Is there meditation? Is there, you know, sharing and and people receiving and and offerings? And there's so much that can be filled up in that space and that time that it really is our own limitation. And so it's like even my last um for last month, my new moon ceremony that I did, I partnered everyone up in a group of three, and then they I gave them 40 questions, and one was all about their awakening, their spiritual journey. And then the other side was all about their shadow and what they're releasing, what they're working on, what they're manifesting was other parts of it. And they entered like it was an interview. But I was like, you know what? How many times you sit in a ceremony and you see the same people over and over again, but you really don't know each other. You don't know each other beyond your name. You know, how many kids do you have? How many, like, what do you do for a living? You know, whatever. And so that was a beautiful way of making, and there was probably 25 people there, and they all grouped up and were able to come together and really get to know each other on a different level. And then we brought out cards, we got to play with each other, we did candle work, we did herbs, like there was just so many layers to it. And I think that's what makes a ceremony a ceremony. It's not just come and listen, but what other activities can you bring into that ceremony? So it opens people up and it helps them to engage and participate.

Blessingway As A Real Example

SPEAKER_01 11:55

Yeah, I feel like there's um the cacao ceremonies have become really popular in the last few years, and they've been um very much that. Like we're sitting and we're we're talking on a specific topic, and that's it. And it just feels a little incomplete to me. And so last summer I was doing uh cacao ceremonies almost every week. And um, I was doing some of the cacao ceremonies with my partner, and it would we called them sex talks, and we would have talks specifically on really uh potent topics that were kind of spicy that people didn't normally get a talk about this intimate parts of themselves. And oftentimes there would be a somatic experience with it. And then on the off weeks, we did that every other week. And then on the off weeks, I had a women's circle, and they were women's topics. And with each one of those, the somatic experience was really important and part of the integration work, right? And so it's it's very interesting how oftentimes now I really take the time to sit and listen. It's just like how Chantel is was explaining earlier that when you're on your Reiki path, like new doors open, new um seeds get planted on, next places that you can share your spiritual gifts. And when I look at what do I want to offer, oftentimes it's like I don't really know. I'm not really sure. I I ask my community, what topics do you want to hear from me on? What do you want me to bring forward? And some beautiful things oftentimes come about that. And other times it's something from within me. It's something that's coming from my source, my divine, my connection that then is like, oh, this is really alive in me right now. And I feel like I have to bring it forward. And then it's like, okay, I'm bringing this topic forward. And then what other elements do need to come forward to really make it a well-rounded event, a well-rounded ceremony? So it's not that we're just sitting and um, oftentimes what it can feel like is sitting in a circle and complaining at some cacao ceremonies. I'm like, I don't want that. I want something that has structure, has intention, has this capacity to honor and witness and go deep and intimate and know that um we don't need to necessarily give advice, right? Like there's all these different ways of really holding the space and that preparatory process of like really feeling into what am I being called to do is such a potent part of that. And so as we kind of introduce this, like you too can lead a ceremony. Where are you at in that path? What are what are you feeling the call? What's the next step? How has that journey been for you, Chantelle?

Designing A Ceremony People Feel

SPEAKER_00 15:00

I I love that. I actually, when you're talking about like sitting in a ceremony and just complaining, I don't know if I've ever like experienced that so much, but I could see that happening. And I think that's where like um knowing and as the facilitator, we are the one that shows up and set them for the energy, right? So if we come in and we're not setting, let's say, boundaries, right, within the space of we're not gonna come in and just vomit, or unless that is if the intention is to come and we're doing like this full just emotional purge, that's different. But if you're coming in with the intention of we're gonna have this beautiful experience, and now you have somebody just complaining, we need to, as the facilitator, to work with that to be able to redirect that energy, redirect that person. And so um, I love that. I think that's so funny. But um it is it is about bringing in those really deep conversations sometimes and to be able to really connect on a really deep level with ourselves. So when people leave, they're leaving feeling well-rounded, they're feeling like they just had the most amazing experience of opening and expanding themselves and releasing what needed to be released and receiving messages and connecting with community and creating a sisterhood or a brotherhood that they couldn't have had with it in any other situation, right? But a ceremony offers all that because we mirror each other, we're all going through some of the same experiences. And so ceremony really offers that. And as the facilitator, it is our responsibility to bring forward that energy, that intention that's gonna help really ground people. It's also gonna help people expand and raise their energy up and be in high vibration and then be able to then, okay, now we're going to drop into journal work or we're gonna drop into these prompts or whatever it is. So we can have that rise and that fall of energy as we're moving through our ceremony. And then you can bring in your instruments and you can bring in movement, or you can bring in, like, um, like I said, like DIYs, whatever it is that you want to create a space with. But the whole point of having ceremony is for people to come and really connect within themselves. It is, it becomes that internal, like calling of what and who am I? Right. It's like, who am I in this moment? Who am I as um as a person? And what is ceremony offering to people? And I think it's it's coming back and around. Like it, it was a very um like ceremony has been done forever, right? And I think that it got kind of lost for a while, and now it is being brought back and more in the in-person space. I have a lot of people like I'm like, do you want to do online or do you want to do in-person ceremonies or classes? And they're like, No, we want to be in person. People are really filling that, and so it's like if you have a space to be able to create ceremony in on whatever topic, because it literally is whatever topic you want, people will come. Right.

SPEAKER_01 18:24

And I think that is where uh it's it's so interesting that um people are craving that, people are craving this in-person feel the energy, feel the texture of the DIY, like whatever it is, to feel the hot cup of cacao in their hand, to smell it. Like there's something about the ritual of like returning to almost what feels like ancient roots. Like, there's something in us that is remembering and awakening to this remembering of saying, no, I want, I want, I want to feel it. I want to have all of my senses to be awakened in this process and feel like my energy is being honored and I have a sacred space to drop into and allow myself to feel the feelings. And we can do a lot of that online, and we do. And there's something special about creating these sacred containers to do this work and really allowing the the process to unfold to let people be seen and heard and witnessed and recognized, and and to have something productive and move energy-wise through it. So whether this is a uh full moon release exercise or if this is a cacao rage ceremony, which is what I'm gonna be doing here in a couple of weeks, like it's it's intentional. It's like we are coming together with reason and purpose to let our spirit shine, is what it feels like.

SPEAKER_00 20:06

And I think a lot of people they want that physical connection. They want to be able to hug people when they see them. They want to be able to sit next to them, they want to have those experiences that that you can't always get with people, you know. Um, we have a lot of space, a lot of boundaries. And I think like 2020, you know, they it kind of put an imprint on people, like we got to keep space. Well, no, we don't need to keep space, you know, some do it for their own comfortability, but most people I think coming back to no, we need to be in space with each other. We want to create this community, and it is about what are those intentions within yourself. So for me and my community, it's very much about come together, but we want to learn. And what is it that we bring forward? And a ceremony is that perfect thing. So when I go out and I ask, what topics do you guys want to know? What do you want to learn on? Right. Like I said, anything can become a ceremony. So whether it's something that's enrage, whether it's something that is just exciting and fun, or you're coming in in balance and silence, that's okay too. Right. And there's so many different things. There's moon, there's elemental, there's cacao, there's drum circles, there's uh sound baths. Um, I mean, sound baths, man, we do twice a month. And that is amazing to have a powerful sound bath. And then you throw in the shamanic aspect of it, not just the bowls, but now we got drumming and rattles and multiple practitioners walking around in the space while you're just receiving and meditating on the floor, you know? Um, and we've even done like alchemy sound baths where there's two set two um practitioners playing the bowls, then there There's like five of us walking around playing instruments and it's intense. It's intense. And then you have, now we're going to do a Reiki sound bath, you know, and then that's just going to be a couple of us. That's just two of us that work off each other. Um, but it's collaboration, it's it's offerings to the community, and then it's really bringing in that healing aspect. And that's the part with ceremony that I focus on is what are you healing through? What are you rising through?

SPEAKER_01 22:31

And I think so many people can tap into this, like tap into um whether they're assisting someone who's a more experienced ceremonialist or coming and getting the trainees of like, how do I put this together? Because, you know, I I threw a bunch of ceremonies together last year called goddess playdates. Like I was like, this is what I'm interested in. This is what I want to bring forward, this is the pieces that we're gonna have. And I just did it in my house. Like I just created sanctuary space a couple of times a month, sacred space. I would welcome women over. We would, I would cap it at around six to eight people, and we would play. We would, I would have the pieces set up to do ceremony. And I think that if you are feeling like I'm ready for connection, I'm ready for community, I'm ready to lead on the topic that I'm most excited about. Like, yeah, there are some skill pieces to learn to how to intentionally put that together well. And like there's a reason why you feel ready for it. There's a reason why we're feeling called to connection, called to community, called to the sacredness of who we are, whether that's indoors or outdoors, or you're doing it in um a movement practice, like there's just so many ways of creating ceremonial space. And it just to me, it feels feeds the soul.

SPEAKER_00 23:56

It feeds the soul, and it is a calling. Um, and not, you know, oh, can everyone do it? Yeah. And that is our our title for the day, right? Is like, yes, and you too can. And I think because people feel like they need to have permission on some level, like, can I do this? And it's absolutely, yes, you can. You absolutely can because everyone has a voice and everyone has a story and everyone has something to share. So when you you like you said, there are some techniques to learn and know how to hold ceremony, but once you get those down and you're open to whatever is meant to shine through you, that is the magic of being a facilitator and holding space and holding ceremony. It's not because you're bringing the best topic, it's because if you're doing something you enjoy, you're gonna shine through. You're gonna bring your own medicine forward. And that's what people are gonna walk away with. And they're gonna feel that intention just burning through them, that inspiration of like, oh my gosh, that was such a great experience. And I cannot wait to go back next month. Because it's not just a one and done. Ceremonies tend to be a month-to-month thing. You're rolling through, you're either having a series, or like if you are doing monthly scheduled sessions, you know, ceremonies, it is a monthly thing, and those same people will keep coming back, and then they bring their friends, and then your space just keeps growing and getting bigger and bigger and bigger. And then I'm all about alignment. So at the same time, your group can contract and get really small because they that's what they need in the moment, and then it expands again, right? But the the main elements of it is having your topic, it's creating some kind of alter space, right? You want to bring in that sacredness. What um are you gonna have elements like drums or crystals or oils or anything extra, you know, extra like that? Um, are you having people bring things with them, right? So you also got to let people know, like, hey, bring your journals or you want to put something on the altar, you know, whatever it is. Are you sharing something with a partner? So there's all these little elements that you work with and you ate, but once you have that line done, then it's coming out from you, through you. So it's almost like you become the channeler of the message that's meant to be received.

Ceremony As A Business Bridge

SPEAKER_01 26:23

Yeah, and I think this is also really fantastic way to like grow your business, like from a very logical, rational point of view. If you're trying to build clientele and people aren't are wary of spending, let's say$150 for a session and they don't know you, having an offering where they can come in and experience your energy and the way you lead can really open doors to people then asking for what else do you offer? Do you offer sessions? Do you offer retreats? Do you offer what else? What else? What else? And so if you are offering something even on a monthly basis, you're giving an opportunity for your community to meet you and at a lower price point so that then at the end of your ceremony, at the end of your container, you can be like, and these are my upsell, these are my other offerings. And I remember that is literally how I built my business was by doing shamanic journey meditations. And they were mini ceremonies. They were one hour calls that I did or one hour um in-person group sessions that I would do every week. And I would, I did a seven-week series and I would do it again and again and again and again. And it was from that people asked me, Well, are you teaching how to shamanic journey? Are you teaching Reiki? Are you teaching this? Are you offering sessions? Like, can I hire you to do a retreat for me? Like all of it came from me offering a sacred space at a lower price point for people to be introduced to me. And that's what I continue to do today. Like I had a very full online business, and now I'm like, I too am craving that in-person connection. So about a year ago, I was like, all right, I'm gonna start doing some things in town. And it's like when you start offering things in town, your name gets to be known, your offering gets to be known. People start to talk about like what they like about the way you offer things, and then they you get almost branded in a way of like, well, this person does the new moon ceremonies, but this person does the feminine activations, and this person does, and that helps you in attracting the clientele that's meant for you.

SPEAKER_00 28:47

Yeah, yeah. I've actually, it is a great way to upscale your business. It truly is, because like you said, people get to know you through your ceremonies, and then that just brings you them into session that brings them into wanting to learn more about what you're doing. Like, can they do Reiki levels? Can they shamanic journey on their own? Like what you're offering is suddenly something they can see themselves doing and they want to learn more from you because it's like, oh, I'm coming to you for ceremony and I can trust you and the information that you're bringing forward. Well, what can you do for me on in a one-on-one session? What can you do for me in a more intimate session? You know, and so people in the end, when you go from a whole group setting to now we're working privately, people want to know what can I receive that's gonna help me grow and heal on a different level, on a deeper level. And that's where that transformation really starts to occur too, because you're transitioning it from large group ceremonies into private sessions. And then those private sessions then become students. Then those students be you start to mentor. And it literally is a chain that starts happening. It's a domino effect that can happen because you're connecting, you're just being authentic to who you are, you're just showing up in your own integrity and saying, this is who I am, this is what I have to offer. But I also have all of this going on in my private business. And then if you have that online, it transitions from in-person to online as well. So it's very much like, yeah, so all of my groups that I facilitate, I look at it as it's a ceremony. Every little thing, you know, like is a ceremony. And I think I even made a post yesterday about it that life is a ceremony and we can create sacredness in everything that we do. So it's like me facilitating a grief group. I bring in spiritual teachings every week, and they they're not just a grief group anymore, they're literally a spiritual class that I'm a workshop that I'm teaching, and we are healing through grief, but I'm also bringing forward all the other elements so they have something to go home with, and now they can work with their chakras or they're working with whatever it is that the the top topic of the day is, and um and it's really powerful to watch them. So when they come, they're they're excited to see what we're gonna learn today, too.

Foundations Of Facilitation Confidence

SPEAKER_01 31:25

Yeah, absolutely. And I feel like the more you put your passion out, whatever your passion angle is, the more you're gonna attract the people who have similar passions, right? So I might be, I might be niche down and like this is what I'm really passionate about. And I attract like a small group or six of eight people, and I feel like that is exactly what I'm attracting, like that's what I'm available for. I don't necessarily want a group of 40 people to talk about something really general and not go deep. Like people know that if they come to me, we're we're gonna go, we're gonna go, we're gonna go so deep in our conversations and our connections and and what we're doing. Um, my stuff isn't lightweight and that is okay with me. You know what I mean? It's like you meet your energy, you meet your people, and therefore, you know, it might reflect in price points. And it's all of that is okay. And it's really kind of understanding like, if I was gonna bring something forward, what would that be? How would I want to create it? And do I need support and learning how to facilitate this well? You know, like there's a piece of becoming the facilitator, of being in that role of leadership that takes this air of confidence of going, I know what I know, I know what I'm available for, I know where my boundaries are, I know what my intention is, I know how to hold the space so that everyone in the group can feel my energy that I'm holding rock solid space for whatever is coming up. And I'm available for that, right? Like to get that level of peace. Like I'm really excited to see the art of creating ceremony that Chantel is going to be leading here, um, starting next week, because there's a piece of how can I practice? How can I really tangibly create what I want to create and put the pieces together and practice putting it forward, like having other people um play in that energy with me and recognize how do I facilitate? What do I need to work on? Where is the the polishing needed for my communication, for my energy, for my responses, for my space holding?

SPEAKER_00 33:52

Yeah. So I'm excited to, since you're touching on that with the art of creating ceremony, yes, that does start. It's um April 12th. And so that starts next Sunday. It's twice a week. So we're gonna meet on Sundays and Tuesday evenings. And the thing is, like what you're talking about, one part of that is gonna be putting it into practice. So Sundays is all about the foundation. What is the ceremony about? And then Tuesday is about bringing it into practice, and so each student becomes a facilitator. So you're the student on Sunday, but on Tuesday, you become a facilitator. You're gonna bring forward your ceremony and host it within the group. And so there will be that feedback. There is going to be that ownership of this is my space, and I get to create it in my way. And at the same time, we're there to receive it, but then also to give feedback or to to just mentor and guide. And I'm really excited about being able to offer this because I think that there's a lot of people out there that want to hold space for others. They just are fit missing maybe some of the foundational pieces. So once you receive that, then you're gonna have the confidence to sit in that space, like Christine was saying, of I can hold my boundaries, I can I can hold space for others, I can show up and know what I'm putting forward is my source of wisdom, right? It's it's what I'm excited about in life. And so when we can hold our container so strongly in that way and own it and know it, others will follow that. They follow your lead, they follow the energy that you are creating. And so it's like it also gives the community permission for them to hold space for themselves and to be empowered within themselves because they are witnessing it in someone else. So it's the whole, if you can, I can. And that's what this program is about. It's a six-week program, and you know, it's a course, and we're gonna dive deep into what ceremonies are about, how to hold them, and yet how to facilitate them. So you really get to put that in practice. And I'm excited about that part to see how people show up in their own wisdom and what they want to what they want to share with the group.

Training Program Webinar Scholarship

SPEAKER_01 36:18

Absolutely. So tomorrow night we're gonna be have offering a mini training session on the art of creating ceremonies. So we're gonna be pulling together some a mini introduction training to what we're all gonna be covering so that you can tangibly walk away with things from tomorrow's webinar to learn how to craft your own ceremony. So I'll be putting that in the show notes. So be sure to check that out. We're gonna be joined together tomorrow night. That's at 4:30 Pacific time, 5:30 mountain time, which is 7:30 Eastern time. And it's just gonna be an hour-long webinar. Um, we're gonna get into some of those crafting details of how to put these together and really welcome you into a more intensive opportunity to do a deeper training so that you really walk away in your confidence of like, I know what I'm doing and I know how to do this, and I know what I'm doing is is well conceived and well offered.

SPEAKER_00 37:25

Yeah. So tomorrow is is a great opportunity to come and to know more, to learn more about the art of creating ceremony. And um, and then we're gonna be giving away a scholarship too. So if you come and you stay for the whole webinar, there's going to be scholarship opportunities to um really help you to come in and to be a part of this group, to be a part of this. This is the first time we've offered a facilitating group about ceremonies and to um really hone in on the magic of what ceremony is all about. So I'm excited to be able to offer that as well. And hopefully you're gonna feel like, you know what? Yeah, I want to learn more, I want to hear more, I want to come fill into that energy and know it's only an hour. And then from that, if you get a scholarship, man, yeah, apply that towards your your intuition or your um your investment into yourself and know that this is something that you will carry with you for, you know, it's lifelong. Like if you are called to do this work, you will be able to host ceremonies, you know, forever if you choose to. But whatever it is for you, whatever season it is for you, if it's on your heart, come to the webinar tomorrow night, learn more about what's going on, and then hopefully you'll be joining class the next Sunday.

SPEAKER_01 38:47

I can't believe it's starting so soon. So I'm really excited to um support and be witness to those that join this program. And um, yeah, I look forward to all of the pieces that are going to come forward in it.

SPEAKER_00 39:05

Me too. Me too. And and to see who is called to come forward, right? Because that's always a part of the um the part that I love too, the surprise of the unknown, of who's showing up and what personalities are we working with and how are we collaborating together. Absolutely.

SPEAKER_01 39:24

So thanks everyone for tuning in to listening and um know that we'll be sharing more information on this in the next week. And we really hope that if this is a calling, if you're ready to start supporting your communities and your own towns, villages, neighborhoods, um, cities, that this is a really way, beautiful way to do that. And that so much of it can also be offered in you know, expos and like it can it can uh go out into bigger, wider circles as well.

SPEAKER_00 40:02

Yeah, it's a great opportunity when you're looking to expand your business. A great business expense.

SPEAKER_01 40:11

Absolutely, absolutely. Well, thanks so much, Chantel, for joining on this morning. And I look forward to seeing you tomorrow night for our webinar.

SPEAKER_00 40:22

Yes. We'll see you then. Bye, everyone.

SPEAKER_01 40:28

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