Heart-led Ceremonies Celebrant Training is recommended by the Association of Independent Celebrants Celebrant training facilitated by Veronika Robinson and Paul Robinson Being a celebrant is a deeply rewarding vocation. Are you ready for a new career? Comprehensive and in-depth practical training course in creative, heart-led, authentic celebrancy. Learn to create, write and officiate all types […]
A Continuing Professional Development Course This course is suitable for celebrants at any stage of their career. You’ll learn to enhance your writing style, and not only find, but celebrate, your voice. By learning techniques to free your imagination, your writing will set you apart from other celebrants in terms of style, tone, […]
Aristotle said that “We are what we repeatedly do.” Bearing that in mind, how much conscious thought do you give to your daily routines and rhythm? According to the ancient and divine study of astrology, the first hour of the day—sunrise—is governed by Aries, the zodiac sign of action and motivation. Bringing awareness to […]
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 foundation we need for the tougher choices […]
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 with the journey ahead, incessant Spring birdsong, cushiony moss clad to trees […]
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 the ancients believed the Vena Amoris (Latin for the ‘vein of love’) flowed from […]
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 people start to become aware of the choices available […]
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 “Go no further. No exit. Stop. No entry. THE END.” Such different energies. Such different life paths. Every day […]
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 the details of the course that are on my website, still apply, apart from the […]
Autumn begins weaving herself, and me, towards Winter. I drag my heels determinedly against the prospect of months and months of ice cold weather. And yet, those annual mists and mellow fruitfulness lull me with their charms. Foolish me, I whisper. Deep inside, though, I know the truth. The energies of this season serve […]