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Whether youā€™re seeking resources and insights for end-of-life transitions, celebrating lifeā€™s most meaningful moments, or looking to become a Life-Cycle Celebrant/officiant, youā€™re in the right place.

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Four Ways to Bring Your Most Authentic Self to Your Celebrant Practice, Every Day

By Elaine Voci PhD. Certified Lifecycle Celebrant, Life...

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ā€˜Living Memorialsā€™ Allow Tributes Before Loved Ones Die

Ā By Bill Ward

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AN INTERVIEW WITH CERTIFIED LIFE-CYCL...

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Enriching Your Yoga Studio with Ceremony

By Charlotte Eulette, Certified Life-Cycle CelebrantĀ®, ...

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Reshaping Society by Being a Celebrant and a Writer

By Elaine Voci, Ph.D. Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant

I...

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Celebrating the Ordinarius

By Dorry Bless, Certified Life-Cycle CelebrantĀ®

The ad...

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Time to Launch

By Joanne Van Beek, Certified Life-Cycle CelebrantĀ®

Ma...

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Three Practices for the New Year

By Elaine Voci, Certified Life-Cycle CelebrantĀ®, Life C...

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Renewing your Four Energy Domains

By Nicole Sammut, Certified Life-Cycle CelebrantĀ®Ā 

In ...

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Forging My Pathā€“My Own Motherless Motherā€™s Day

By Justine Sutton

As I was nearing the end of my Funer...

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