Spring of Rites

Honoring life’s transitions through connection with self, nature and community.

Embrace change. Celebrate life.

Spring of Rites provides Rites of Passage programs for…

  • 11-13 year-olds making the transition from childhood to adolescence.

  • Women+ in perimenopause and menopause.

  • Those experiencing the Emptying of their Nest.

  • Individuals navigating a life transition.

    Spring of Rites helps you embrace change and thrive through a process of community engagement, connection to nature, introspection and ritual.

For 11-13 year-olds, rites of passage build:

  • Confidence and resilience to approach life’s challenges. 

  • Belonging to oneself, nature and community.

  • Mindfulness on the path to a happier and healthier adolescence.

Two people participating in a high ropes course, wearing helmets and harnesses. One person walks on a narrow platform among trees, while the other climbs a tree trunk. Both are surrounded by forest.
Two people smiling and embracing outdoors, with one wearing a yellow shirt and the other in a darker shirt, surrounded by greenery and sunlight filtering through trees.

For adults experiencing perimenopause or menopause, rites of passage offer:

  • Community, information and connection during a critical life transition that is overwhelmingly unmarked and unmediated.

  • Celebration and honoring of a crucial life change.

  • Empowering a positive transition into a new stage of life.

For adults experiencing emptying of the nest, rites of passage support:

  • Acknowledgment of and grieving for the loss of the role of in-home parenting.

  • Celebrating new possibilities in relationships and so much more.

  • Community, information and connection with others at the same stage.

Two people in colorful attire embracing outdoors in a lush green environment.