RITES de PASSAGE
This mentorship is a passageway through life’s thresholds—when the ground shifts and a deeper truth calls you forward.
Some passages arrive unmistakably—birth, motherhood, marriage or divorce, menopause, or grieving. Others unfold more quietly—a child leaving home, a shift in vocation, the loosening of identity, a creative awakening, a spiritual initiation, ancestral healing, illness or recovery, elderhood, the opening of love, or the quiet knowing that life is rearranging itself beneath the surface.
Once, these passages were marked with ritual and rhythm, witnessed in community, and held with reverence. That scaffolding may no longer remain, yet the need endures—to honor what has ended, tend the in-between, and cross into what is next with intention.
This is a guided crossing—rooted in your lived experience and supported by decades of integrative practice. Together, we move through the arc of your passage, drawing from somatic and energetic work, ritual design, ancestral and inner-child inquiry, grief tending, storytelling, dreamwork, eco-psychology, and more.
Every journey is singular—met with exquisite support and finely attuned guidance. This is the presence longed for at life’s tender thresholds: a way of being held that honors the depth of your becoming.
The Threshold Ceremony
For those seeking a beautifully distilled, ceremonial marking of transition. This pathway includes:
Intake session
Planning + preparation
A personalized rite of passage ceremony
Integration session
An intimate container to honor a threshold
Begins at $1,100 final cost reflect scope of the ceremony
The Passage
For those ready to fully immerse in the process of transformation. This 10-session container includes:
Intake session
Guided mentorship through the arc of the Seven Directions
A personalized rite of passage ceremony
Integration session
An extended journey offering profound guidance, attunement and ceremony to support you through change
Investment: $3,300
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.