1:1 MENTORSHIP
Initiation - noun
A passage through which the soul is reoriented toward deeper truth. It is not a single event but a living process—an encounter with what must die and what is ready to emerge. Through challenge, surrender, and revelation, initiation reshapes our inner architecture, aligning us with a more authentic rhythm of being. It marks the threshold where knowledge becomes embodied wisdom, and participation in life becomes conscious, sacred reciprocity.
1:1 Mentorship: A Living Initiation
When you step into this mentorship, you are entering a living process of initiation—a modern Rite of Passage designed to guide you through profound personal transformation. Each session unfolds ceremonially, attuned to your unique rhythm and the season of life you are in.
Through the sacred architecture of the seven directions, we move through what is ready to be released and what is waiting to emerge. This mentorship becomes a living dialogue between your soul and your becoming—an unfolding that invites you into embodied wisdom, renewed clarity, and conscious participation with life itself.
An Invitation
If you are standing at a threshold—between what has been and what is yet to come—this mentorship offers a place of guidance, reverence, and transformation. A few spaces are open for those ready to cross with intention and grace.
THEMED RITES de PASSAGE
Listed below are some themed Rites de Passage designed to support you through specific times of transition. Alternatively we can create a customized one for you to honor any other threshold you or a loved one may be navigating. Click below for more information on each option.
YOUR GUIDE | EVE GAINES
Eve Gaines is dedicated to guiding individuals through life’s transitions by creating spaces and experiences that connect them to their highest selves and soul paths. With a background in medical and psychological anthropology focused on rites and rituals, Eve brings a deep understanding of the human condition and the connection between inner experiences and outer realities.
As a seasoned ceremonialist, she curates meaningful initiatory experiences and life cycle rituals, with a particular passion for addressing the absence of such rituals for women in Western culture—a topic she explored in her honors thesis. Her academic studies in eco-psychology and embodied leadership, combined with extensive training in holistic wellness, yoga therapy, and somatic integration, enrich her work.
Eve’s approach is also informed by her apprenticeship with expert teachers and elders across diverse healing practices and traditions. She recognizes that both our deepest traumas and greatest potentials reside within, guiding individuals to navigate these depths with clarity and growth.
Eve feels deeply connected to the 20 acres of sacred land she stewards in the Santa Monica Mountains, where RITUEL was born and continues to thrive as a sanctuary for growth and renewal.