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Rituals and rites of passage are tools that we humans have used for literally millennia to help us create meaning, purpose, and belonging. 

Whether they’re daily or seasonal rituals that create structure or a rite of passage that prepares you for a new phase of life, these experiences enable deeper wisdom, clarity, and connection. 

I am Betty, and I'm an educator, speaker, program designer, and facilitator of rituals and rites of passage.

I work with adults and organizations in transition, as well as educators and parents looking to creating lasting, impactful transitions for young people. 

 

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New Resource for Educators

Start planning for a more meaningful graduation and other "moving-up" ceremony. 

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"Planning a Meaningful Graduation Ceremony" is a free guide to help you co-design a celebration for your grade 4-12 students that marks the moment while deepening their sense of identity, agency, belonging, and purpose.​

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Betty Ray is a wise, passionate and compassionate guide on using the alchemy of ritual to transform something confusing and painful into something poignant and sacred. The 5-week Transitions workshop helped me design a very personal experience and therefore, a new context around the 2 recent deaths of loved ones in my life.  I now have something I can refer to that I created for myself that has depth and beauty around the significance of these losses. 

 

-- M.W.

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Why initiate young people with rites of passage? 

Contact me if you'd like to work together! 

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