If you’ve been thinking of training to be a celebrant, we’re so thrilled you’ve found us. Our training courses are unlike any other that you’ll find. Why? There are many answers to that question but first and foremost is that you’re not just another number/delegate. You are a person and we respect and value the […]
By Veronika Sophia Robinson When I trained to be a celebrant more than 28 years ago, it was on a one-to-one basis. To this day I can’t imagine what it must be like to be part of a group of 12 to 15 people all training to be celebrants and trying to gather information, digest […]
By Veronika Sophia Robinson Once a person has been certified as a celebrant, they face the reality of setting up their celebrant business. For some people, it happens rather seamlessly especially if they’ve been self employed before; and for others, it can feel such a hugely different way of working and living that it may […]
With so many different ways and styles of being a celebrant, why would someone choose to become a Heart-led Celebrant? This post isn’t about the reasons you might choose our training so much as about the ethos behind being heart-led in our work. And the answer is simple: we do this because, despite whatever skills, […]
As we head into the last couple of weeks before the Winter Solstice, where the darkness of the evenings seems to stretch on and on, it is easy for our health and well-being to slip under the radar. What is easy is hibernating! As celebrants, we’re self-employed and that can often mean working seven days […]
You might not think swans and becoming a Heart-led Celebrant have anything in common (unless they were next to your ceremonial site or you were mentioning them in a script). When it comes to the assessment of module portfolios here at Heart-led Ceremonies Celebrant Training, we use the SWANS framework. (Strengths, Weaknesses And Next Steps) […]
There’s an expression: fail to prepare, prepare to fail. In celebrant life, I call it pre-empting and prevention. There are so many things that can go wrong, fail, flip, catch us out, and so on. A skilled and successful celebrant ensures that they don’t happen on her (their) watch. Here are just a few […]
Let’s face it: there are many aspects of human life which can be quite mundane. Even when we live a fairly charmed or creative or adventurous life, there are days or times which are ‘ordinary’. However, when we live a life steeped in meaning, symbolism and ritual, it’s fair to say we ‘play in the […]
I remember, as a child, watching my father build us a new house. Firstly, the land had to be cleared. And then the rooms of the house were marked out, and trenches were dug for foundations. These went down about 45cm. Concrete was poured in, and then walls were built from Besser blocks. A foundation […]
When training people to be celebrants, my teaching style is a blend of organic and methodical. At one level, I like to see where our conversations lead and how the student thinks and makes connections to their own life experiences. There is ample space for navigating the varied terrain of this career. On another level, […]