For celebrants
For celebrants and anyone who leads ceremony, looking for support and mentoring.
A space to think it through
Mentoring and a supportive space to reflect and grow in your work with ceremony
One-to-one, 1 hour
Aus$70–110
There is a richness in pausing to harvest our experiences of ceremony: to reflect on what worked, what surprised us, what we would do differently. This is a space for that, a place to let it settle into self and into body and be carried forward into the ceremonies you hold.
There is no agenda. Bring what is alive for you and we will begin there.
What you might bring
- A ceremony you are preparing for or have just held, to feel grounded beforehand or unpack what it stirred in you.
- A new idea or ritual you would like to test with someone before you offer it.
- A growing edge: finding your own voice and style, or working across faiths and traditions.
- A tricky situation, such as family conflict or a request that stretches you.
Nervousness as a doorway to greater understanding
There is a power in being aware of, and yet not dominated by, our nerves. By learning to listen and tune into ourselves, we can deepen the experience of celebrancy as a path.
One-to-one, 1 hour
Aus$70–110
Nervousness is a frequent occurrence, especially for new celebrants. It can steal over us and, at its worst, be incapacitating.
The usual approach to dealing with nerves is to find a way to make it go away by whatever means. If that works, all well and good, but there is a different therapeutic approach, which invites us to be curious about what our body is up to and to listen to what part of us is wanting to express.
I have found that every tell and fidget carries something of our inner world. When we let it in rather than push it away, we can come home to ourselves and be more present for the ceremony and the people we are holding.
What we explore
- What your nerves or fidgeting are saying, and what a part of you may be wishing to communicate.
- A particular situation: what happened, and the learnings you can take from it.
- Imposter syndrome: whether it is a self put-down, or a useful nudge from within.
- Ways of being with your nerves as they arise, before or during a ceremony.
About Peter
Peter Lloyd is an interfaith minister and registered marriage celebrant. Having lived in intentional communities across the world, including Findhorn in Scotland and Auroville in South India, he brings a deeply embodied sense of interfaith in practice, and of the power of ceremony across culture, time and place. He has studied Process Work, a Jungian-based approach, for nine years, and believes ceremony can change a life.