Celebrant Trainer’s Diary: What type of ceremonialist are you?

Two things that may come up during your celebrant life are the questions of:

What type of ceremonialist am I?
Do I have a speciality area?

 

Over the course of more than thirty years as a Heart-led Celebrant (just call me the OG!), I’ve had the privilege of officiating across a wide variety of rites of passage, so I’m particularly well versed in being able to hold the space for those who study our Diploma in Advanced Ceremony and Ritual. From Fertility-blessing Ceremonies to Amputation-bereavement Ceremonies to Broom Jumping Ceremonies to House Blessing Ceremonies to New-author Blessing Ceremonies to Forgiveness Ceremonies to Friendship Ceremonies to Cord-cutting Ceremonies, and so many more, I have the lived experience of creating bespoke rituals and ceremonies no matter what transition a human is going through.

 

When I reflect on the above two questions, my answers look like this:

Type of Ceremonialist
Intuitive, instinctive, adaptive, responsive, curious and creative.

Specialism
Although my favourite ceremonies are based outdoors in unspoilt nature, and anything nature-related or infused with spirituality, my specialism is: DEPTH.

Yes, I’m an all-rounder and can tilt from traditional to alternative, spiritual to humanist, indoors to outdoors, with ease, grace and purpose, what I love most is creating ceremonies that aren’t rushed (20 minutes in a factory-farm style crematorium isn’t where my joy is found), and that allow my client/s to dwell in the liminal space of change and transformation.

My specialism in depth is born from energy awareness, curiosity and authenticity. I am 100% there in any ceremony no matter the occasion. Although I don’t tend to suffer from nerves or anxiety, I do carry a heightened awareness into each ceremony, acutely aware of everything going on in and around me. (Think ‘twenty tabs open all at once on your laptop’ but you can see each one at the same time!)

 

Our Diploma includes all the foundational work for funerals, weddings and namings, and adds the ability to create ceremonies for any rite of passage, and to create bespoke ritual narrative and choreography.

Here’s a look at some of the ceremonies you might create during and after the Diploma in Advanced Ceremony and Ritual with Heart-led Celebrants.

• Fertility Blessing
• Conscious Conception
• Blessingway (Mother Blessings)

 

• Baby Blessings
• Namings: All ages and genders
• Adoption (give up for/receiving)
• Botanical Ash Scattering
• New Home
• Leaving a Home
• New Pet
• Friendship

 

 

 

• Little Free Library
• Career Change
• Blessing a Business
• Closing a Business
• Boat Naming
• Blessing a New Car
• Honouring Your Voice
• Seasonal Blessings in Your Community
• Community Baby Memorials
• Menarche (new to the Moon)
• Teenage coming-of-age ceremonies
• Loving Bonds: Blessings, Weddings, Pagan Handfastings, Broom Jumping Ceremonies, Vow Renewals, Civil Partnership

 

• Parting of the Ways (for any type of relationship loss)
• Divorce Healing
• Cutting the Cord/s
• Entering/leaving Prison
• Entering/leaving Rehabilitation
• Relationship Healing
• Living with Illness (entering into or recovery from)
• Recovery from Abuse (e.g. physical, emotional, financial, religious, historical or present-day sexual violation)

 

 

• Bereavement: Mandala Funerals, Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Living Funerals, Advanced Funeral Planning, Cremation, Burial, Eco-burial, Interment or Scattering of Ashes, Pet Funerals
• Menopause Gratitude
• Sagesse (honouring the wise elder)
• Conscious Parting From The Earth Plane

If you’re already a certified Heart-led Celebrant: What type of ceremonialist are you? Do you have a speciality area?

If you’re contemplating becoming a Heart-led Celebrant, it’s never too early to think about the type of celebrant you might become.

Have a beautiful day! Veronika x

Veronika Robinson and Paul Robinson are a husband and wife team whose boutique celebrant training Heart-led Celebrants attracts people from around the world. Heart-led Celebrants has earned a reputation for excellence in celebrant training, and those who are certified exemplify the highest standards in the industry.

Veronika is the author of many books including the popular Celebrant Collection: Write That Eulogy; The Successful Celebrant; Funeral Celebrant Ceremony Planner; Wedding Celebrant Ceremony Planner; The Discrimination-free Celebrant; The Five Elements.

Award-winning voice artist, Paul Robinson, has had a whole career centred around his voice and other people’s. He’s highly experienced as a celebrant, trained actor, drama coach, voice-over artist, singer, broadcaster, compère, and ventriloquist. Paul is an excellent communicator and teacher, and has a sixth sense about how to relate to individuals, groups and audiences.