I began my work in spirituality in 1987 by creating and facilitating retreats for groups of people, students, staffs, and individuals.  Doing retreat work over the years has made me acutely aware that we live in a culture that lacks rites of passage which are so essential for processing and integrating the experiences of our lives.  Creating ceremony is a way of holding space, fostering intimacy and authenticity, and making meaning by honoring the threshold moments of our lives.  A threshold moment is any moment that moves us from one stage, phase, or place in life to another.  It may be welcome or unbidden.  Either way, when we engage in ceremony, we honor these moments and make room for healthy processing and integration. Marking the threshold moments in our lives with ceremony, whether it be getting married, welcoming a new child into the family, or surviving the loss of a love, is a way of honoring the seasons of change that bring meaning to the journey of our lives.