Living Ceremony is a deeply practical and profoundly wise guide to ceremonies from cradle to grave and all the meaningful moments in between.
Jo Royle, an experienced and award-winning celebrant, reminds us why ceremony matters and shares how we can create it for ourselves and those we love.
The first parts cover:

• Ceremony in today's society . . . and in other cultures
• Reclaiming ceremony and ritual
• Structuring ceremony
• Leading ceremony
• A special focus on women as celebrants and ceremonialists

Then follow twenty-four imaginative and meaningful ceremonies, with practical step-by-step guidance and helpful suggestions on how to personalize each ceremony.
Ceremonies of Becoming
Forgiving and Loving Yourself, Coming Out as Your True Self, Leaving Home
Ceremonies of Cycles
For Menarche, Honoring Your Bleeding, Crone-ing
Ceremonies for New Life
For Calling in a Child, Mother Blessing, Welcoming a Baby
Ceremonies of Health and Healing
For a Health Crisis and Honoring Pain
Ceremonies of Work and Home
Blessing a New Home, Moving, Losing a Job, Retirement
Ceremonies for Our Bodies
For Loving and Coming Home to Your Body, Honoring Your Breasts, Blessing Your Womb
Ceremonies of Loss
For the End of a Relationship, Losing a Baby, Ending the Hope of Motherhood, Losing a Loved One, To Prepare for Your Own Death
Living Ceremony invites you to open to ceremony as a tool to support you in living this human life and to return you to play and connection, gratitude and reverence.
May Living Ceremony bring you to the magic and wonder awaiting you, so you may experience the gift of this life, beyond your wildest imaginings.