Blog - Veronika Sophia Robinson

Do You Have To Train To Be A Celebrant?

Do you have to train to be a celebrant? By Veronika Sophia Robinson This is probably one of the first questions someone asks when they’re playing with the idea of a career in celebrancy. The short answer is: in the UK, no.…

Celebrant Training

Celebrant Training School

© Veronika Sophia RobinsonHere in the heart of rural Cumbria, my husband Paul Robinson and I offer bespoke celebrant training through our boutique celebrant-training school Heart-led Celebrants.What our celebrant training website (a portal…

astrology, Earth-based Spirituality, Ways to take care of your health

The Magic of Mercury Retrograde

“It’s Mercury retrograde!” Even in mainstream circles, it’s not unusual to hear those words bandied about as the reason for communication calamities or technical trickery. A little earlier this evening Mercury retrograded, and I did…

Celebrant, Ceremonialist, Earth-based Spirituality

Festival of the Wise Grandmother And Samhain

At this time of the year, shops are filled with fake spider webs, witches’ costumes, cauldrons, rubber frogs and an assortment of ghoulish items from jelly eyeballs to skeletons, and the ever-essential candy. For many children, Halloween is…

Funeral Celebrant

Funeral celebrant and funeral director; do you know the difference?

Although funeral celebrants and funeral directors both work in the same field of bereavement, their roles are distinctly different. A funeral director oversees the logistics and legalities of the funeral process. They receive the body and…

Celebrant Retreat, Celebrant Training, CREATIVITY

Independent Celebrant Retreats

In my role as a celebrant trainer, I also offer not-for-profit retreats for celebrants and celebrants-in-training. Why? Because primarily we work in solitude. Coming together with others in our professional field offers a wonderful opportunity…

Live a life of loving kindness

Grief the Time Thief and Grief the Gift-Giver

Celebrant Retreat in Cumbria: Spring 2026

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