Creating a Beautiful Life

My life’s work is infused with a deep and profound love of the sacred: nature, words, ritual, home and family. In fact, my favourite word is home.

Flowers of every type enchant me, and I adore hot sunshine, tempestuous thunderstorms, my hands in the earth, the haunting strains of cello, stars, and moonlight. My great pleasures also include being snugged up on the sofa by the woodstove reading a book, being mesmerised by birdsong at dawn, and time with my family. My favourite scent is eucalyptus (and I use it like a white witch in my housecleaning!) because it reminds me of my childhood in Australia, and how good the bush smells after the rain.

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Celebrant Training

Comprehensive and in-depth practical training course in creative, heart-led, authentic celebrancy.

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Celebrant

Veronika’s worked as a celebrant since 1995 and officiates at weddings, funerals, namings and blessingway ceremonies.

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Non Fiction

Veronika is the author of over twelve non-fiction books, focusing on conscious parenting, holistic health and plant-based recipes.

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Novels

Veronika is the author of four novels.

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Blog Posts

Reward and Risk

Not a day goes by where we don’t make a lot of choices. Many of them we do without a huge amount of thought: tea or coffee, coat and gloves, radio station, call a friend, and so the list could go on. Perhaps these countless choices are the…

Uneven Ground

One of my favourite places to run is through woodland. To be surrounded by nature in all her exuberant, unapologetic beauty - whether that be silent trees reaching on tiptoes in reverence to the infinite sky above, the babble of a brook giddy…

Celebrant, Personal

The Hands of Love

Hands. Love. How often do you consciously put those two words together? As a celebrant, they’re both at the heart of my work. My wedding couples place rings on each other’s fourth finger of the left hand, for…

Naked and Natural

Bury me deep. Wrap me in natural cloth. It’s a simple request, and I trust that any loved one who survives me will honour my choice to be laid to rest in the womb of Mother Earth’s cool, dark soil. Naked. Natural. Simple. As…

Celebrant, Personal

YES

Sometimes the smallest words, like ‘yes’ and ‘love’, have the biggest, most life-changing meanings. Yes is an open door. It says “I’m going through”, unlike no which says…

One-to-One Celebrant Training in Cumbria

I am now offering the option of one-to-one celebrant training for those who either can't make the dates of our Heart-led Ceremonies Celebrant Training courses or want the flexibility of learning at a time to suit. All…