Thresholds and Altars: Nature-Based Rituals for Life’s Transitions

Life invites us into change, but rarely teaches us how to move through it well. Whether it’s a relationship ending, a role dissolving, a chapter closing, or a calling emerging, you may find yourself standing at the edge of what was — and unsure how to step into what comes next.

This immersive weekend retreat is a sacred pause for anyone navigating change. Through nature-based ritual, creative altar-making, reflective writing, and community reflection, you’ll learn how to tend life’s thresholds not as chaotic interruptions but as opportunities to make meaning, deepen understanding, and meet what life is asking of you with greater clarity and care.

Guided by renowned artist, author, and ritualist Day Schildkret, you’ll explore the four practices of Threshold Literacy:

• Cherishing: Honoring what has been and what still remains
• Wondering: Making space for the questions, possibilities, and unknowns that are emerging
• Inventorying: Seeing clearly what is alive and what is no longer needed
• Orienting: Choosing what matters most and the direction you want to move in

Using the acclaimed Morning Altars practice, you’ll forage for meaning, create ritual altars in nature, and experience the power of communal witnessing. This is not a weekend of quick fixes; it’s an invitation to slow down, tend what’s tender, and mark the sacred moment you are living through.

Whether you’re grieving a loss, stepping into a new role, or simply sensing that something is shifting within, this retreat is designed to support you in crafting your own modern rituals of change.

No prior experience with ritual, art, or nature work is necessary. Just bring your questions, your curiosity, and your willingness to cross.

Recommended Reading: Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art, and Ritual and Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change by Day Schildkret.

This workshop includes an additional $15 for materials.