
RITES de PASSAGE
Rites de Passage offer a structured, ceremonial process for crossing significant thresholds with clarity, depth, and devotion.
Each passage is a private, highly individualized experience. It brings structure to what often feels shapeless—the quiet unraveling of the old, the ambiguity of the in-between, and the slow arrival of a new way of being.
The process moves through a refined arc:
– Preparation – We begin by listening. Clarifying the nature of the transition and identifying what is ready to be seen, held, or released.
– Release – Making space. Honoring what is complete—roles, patterns, identities—with discernment and care.
– Threshold – Creating ceremony. A potent, personalized rite that marks the crossing and allows the new to be welcomed and embodied.
– Integration – Returning with clarity. Rooting the transformation into lived experience so it informs your choices, relationships, and way forward.
Clients come to this work when navigating shifts in identity, role, purpose, relationship, or place. Some are completing a long chapter. Others are stepping into new leadership, motherhood, midlife, or creative emergence. What unites them is a desire to move forward in a way that feels aligned and meaningful. .
This is the work of honoring change—of discerning what is complete, allowing what’s true to emerge, and letting it take root in how you move through the world.
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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.