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 TopicsThe 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 ritualChapters00:30 The Power of Ritual and Nature01:44 Thresholds and Transitions in Life10:32 Meaning Making Through Creativity14:46 Rituals: Boundaries and Simplicity18:21 Cultural Challenges to Rituals22:12 Personal Journey with Rituals23:48 Exploring Sacred Ground and Relationships27:56 The Concept of Reciprocity in Rituals32:35 Vulnerability and Connection with Nature36:45 Grief and the Role of Ritual41:30 Grief as an Invitation to Transformation44:51 Creating Alternative Spaces in a Capitalist World