The Ojai Foundation :: Programs

RITES OF PASSAGE are one of the ways traditional people engage with the questions and mysteries of life.

In contemporary culture, we are beginning to remember the importance of marking our life changes. It is through the ceremonies surrounding life's passages - from birth to coming of age to marriage, family, elderhood, and finally death - that individuals and communities mark the seasons of their lives and reaffirm connection with the sacred.

In addition, many people experience personal and internal changes that call out to be acknowledged and celebrated. At TOF, Council-based rites of passage weave throughout our annual offerings. Our youth retreats, relationship intensives, men's and women's gatherings, vision fasts, weddings and memorial services, all help to ground us - to provide a sense of meaning and punctuation in our lives.

Our experienced staff & teachers are available to assist you in creating the appropriate ceremony to celebrate your current passage.