Day Schildkret on Morning Altars and the Importance of Ritual

This week our minds are blown and our hearts are expanded by Day Schildkret, author, artist and teacher behind the Morning Altars movement, who inspires tens of thousands of people to make life more beautiful and meaningful through ritual, nature and art. Day talks to us about ritual, meaning making, presence, beauty, remembering, curiosity and more in this gorgeous conversation.

Show Notes:

Morning AltarsDay’s Books and ArtTeacher Training Day’s Instagram Grief Ritual SeriesKey Topics

The origin story of Morning Altars and its healing modalityThe role of thresholds and thresholds in personal transformationThe importance of meaning making and ritual in everyday lifeReciprocity and the back-and-forth of giving and receivingThe relationship between vulnerability, nature, and ritualChapters

00:30 The Power of Ritual and Nature

01:44 Thresholds and Transitions in Life

10:32 Meaning Making Through Creativity

14:46 Rituals: Boundaries and Simplicity

18:21 Cultural Challenges to Rituals

22:12 Personal Journey with Rituals

23:48 Exploring Sacred Ground and Relationships

27:56 The Concept of Reciprocity in Rituals