(What the &$#@ was I celebrating? However, unlike the divorce cakes I made back then, no one is face down in the icing!)
Seasoned professional. Super creative. Somewhat quirky
If I was traditional, I’d likely be saying here that I did ceremonies with my Barbies. But I’m not traditional, and I hated ceremonies in my younger years. Most were absolute snorefests. But if you wanted a party…especially something a bit off the wall… I was your gal. But then some big life events happened and my party planning prowess and ability to captivate an audience simply weren’t enough. I wanted something more…something bigger, deeper, brighter, that matched the magnitude of the moment, how I was feeling.
I’ve found, over the years I have been a ceremonialist, that more and more people are feeling the same way. In a life full of distractions, we often want to be present for these vista moments, but we don’t know how. And it seems to me we are all longing for connection…to each other and to this marvellous life… and for a sense of meaning in this fast-paced world. And ceremony is supposed to give us that. So that’s what I aim for.
And I aim for real and relaxed and perfectly imperfect, and for including everyone you love. If we have learned anything over the past few years, it’s to cherish the ones who matter most.
I go in organized and yet am able to be completely spontaneous in the moment. As a seasoned facilitator, I can read a room and raise the energy, bring everyone (well almost) into the moment and help them stay present. It’s my invisible superpower…transforming the vibe into something truly special. There’s a certain magic that unfolds when everyone’s energy intertwines.
Photographers and videographers seem to like working with me because I set them up for amazing shots and evoke the emotions they strive to capture.
And the emotions my people tell me often me laugh and cry at the same time. Like…
“…We heard everything from “wow, I feel like I just went to therapy,” to “that felt as calming as a yoga class,” to, “I would join a cult if Barbara asked me to.”
– “I can’t believe how funny, emotional, personal, and how YOU that ceremony was!”
– “WHO is that officiant woman?! She was amazing – like part comedian, part yoga instructor and part spiritual guru or something!”
As well as being a ceremony specialist and a spiritual soul, I am a Modern Metaphysical Minister, who, like most of us in BC, finds a more profound connection to spirit in nature than within four walls once a week (although You tube helps, too, as we enter the Age of Aquarius…:)
If you are fully engaged in life, thoughtful, and yet spiritually searching, check out The New Thought Community of Vancouver Island. CoVid put the damper on in person sessions, but made us super active in our facebook group.