Training in re:nature - ritual design

Rituals for a changing world

The re:nature - Ritual Design training programme consists of a one-year basic training course and a one-year advanced training course. It can be booked as a whole or individually.

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Deepen your practice in rituals

Do you already create rituals in a private or professional context and would like to improve your practice? to the indigenous European tradition?
Or would you like to new to the Role of the ritual leader grow into it?

You see rituals as part of your socially transformative engagement and would like to Trauma-sensitive healing rituals for collective traumas (human, landscape, mythological).
You enjoy Experience the wisdom of our ancestors through embodiment, mythodrama and holistic rituals and would like to Intuition, empathy, knowledge and physical presence develop further.

Our training is aimed at Changemakers, activists, social entrepreneurs, association or housing project members, NGO or foundation employees, shamans, (trauma) therapists, adventure and wilderness educators, forest bathers and experienced ritual leaders - design rituals for individuals, groups and organisations.

Welcome to our training programme re:nature - Ritual Design!

Are you also interested in our other training and development programmes? Click here to go to Training overview. The basic training re:nature - ritual design can be combined well with the shorter advanced training in re:nature - ritual design. Individual coaching.

Here you can view the entire Training brochure download. Here you'll find the Single flyer for the foundation year on ritual design 2027 in Switzerland.

We look forward to your Registration to the next information evening about our new training courses on Tuesday 1st September 2026 at 7:30 PM. We will be happy to answer all your questions. The Zoom link will be sent directly upon registration. 

Structure and content of the two years of the re:nature - Ritual Design programme

ONE-YEAR BASIC TRAINING RE:NATURE - RITUAL DESIGN

You already create rituals and would like to deepen your practice by connecting to the indigenous European tradition, or grow into the role of ritual leader.

Structure

  • 4 modules of 4 days each in all four seasons (February to November)
  • Own work between the modules (development of the re:nature - Compasses using the building blocks from our online academy, (e.g., performing and evaluating a seasonal ritual as a practical project, own nature walks and mirroring to learn the methods, but also to deepen one's own nature-spiritual anchoring, reading of choice).
  • 2 online meetings to discuss the practical projects.
  • A separate re:nature - Vision quest is not obligatory for the basic training, only recommended (can be booked separately).
  • The training modules build on each other and can therefore only be booked as a whole. You will travel through the training year in a familiar and appreciative group.

The basic training can be easily combined with the shorter advanced training in re:nature Individual coaching (spring or autumn 2026).

Contents

The re:nature compass | Fundamentals of ritual design | European tradition: history of culture and power | Designing seasonal rituals and transitions (life transitions, but also transitions in groups and organisations) | 24h solo: experience a small initiation ritual yourself| Embodiments as the symbolic language of the landscape | 24h mythodrama ritual | Deepening ritual leadership skills | Death and collective ancestral space | Landscape mythology| Trauma and mourning | Celebrating the natural order

Management and location

The 2027 basic training programme will be led by Patricia Vogelsang, co-led by Simone Gantner. The basic training 2027 will take place in Switzerland Seminarhaus Kilchzimmer, Basler Jura

Dates 2027

Wednesday (6 pm) to Sunday (1 pm)

Module 1 27 - 31 January 2027

Module 2 5 - 9 May 2027

Module 3 25 - 29 August 2027

Module 4 27 - 31 October 2027

ADVANCED TRAINING RE:NATURE - RITUAL DESIGN

You have already completed the basic training in re:nature ritual design or the re:nature - Facilitation training and would like to add the social and collective dimension to your spiritual practice? expand.

Structure

  • 3 modules of 5 days each 
  • Own work between the modules (carrying out and evaluating a socially relevant ritual as a practical project, own nature walks and mirroring to learn the methods, but also to deepen your own natural-spiritual anchoring, reading of your choice).
  • 3 online meetings to discuss the practical projects.
  • A separate re:nature - Vision quest is mandatory for the Advanced training and can be booked before the two-year training or in the training year from one of our Visios search groups.
  • The advanced training can be completed together with the basic training or after completion of the training. re:nature - Facilitation be visited. 
  • The training modules build on each other and can therefore only be booked as a whole. You will travel through the training year in a familiar and appreciative group.

Contents

Rituals in a social context | Natural order, rhythmic time | Acquisition, order clarification, process design, language | Ritual leadership as crossing comfort zones | Collective (landscape) trauma, grief, healing | Dealing with resistance | Learning to vision the future | Oracles, prophecy, incubation rituals | Creative milieu and open mind | Ritual leadership from not-knowing

Management

The Advanced training programme will be offered for the first time in 2027 and then probably again in 2029 and will be led by Ursula and David Seghezzi with the involvement of co-leaders.

Dates and costs

You can find the current dates and costs in our Training brochure.

EXTENSION RE:NATURE VISION SEARCH LINE

  • 2 assistantships of 12 days each in one of our vision quest groups
  • The expansion is led by Ursula and David Seghezzi
  • You can find more information here.
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The speciality of re:nature - rituals

A wealth of knowledge and experience


The re:nature - Ritual Design training programme incorporates the Ursula's knowledge of religious studies and mythology, over 30 years of experience in ritual design and the New creation of the re:nature compass as the European wheel of life and image of the natural order.
Our goal: to take rituals out of the private sphere and utilise their power for Communities of all kinds where they have always belonged - as orientation and reinforcement in times of change.


Speciality: Embodiments


You will learn the Basic theory and design of rituals in nature, orientated on the symbols of old customs in the Annual cycle.
In addition, you can Figures of European mythology embody - like Mrs Holle or the Green Man - as Embodiments of the landscape in a seasonal guise, which directly convey the wisdom of the cyclical order.
Mythodramatic rituals have a deeply transformative and healing effect.


Rituals as a creative act

The organisation of mythodramatic rituals is a creative, creative process.
The following are required Critical knowledge of Central European mythology, creativity, intuition and ability, lead dynamic group processes.
In the process, your own Healing and development path into the rituals - we will accompany you so that you can grow into your role as a ritual leader.

Learning to read and design symbols

Symbolic language as a „mother tongue“

In rituals we connect the everyday, manifest reality with the the true reality of the Natural Order, that transcends the purely human.
The language for this is Symbolic language - Printout from Culture and landscape experience. Anyone who creates rituals must be part of a living culture and be at home in a concrete landscape relationship. The symbolism of other cultures can only do this to a limited extent and harbours risks of cultural appropriation.

Our training is based on the symbolic language of the indigenous European tradition.

The source

The exploration of customs and myths is based on the living customs of the Alpine region - always critical of power and clearly distancing itself from right-wing or nationalist interpretations.

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re:nature - Ritual design: Are you in?

The basic re:nature ritual design course is right for you if...

  • you already lead rituals and your Expertise through sound training would like to deepen.

  • you the Symbolic language of our indigenous European wisdom and learn how to shape it.

  • you rituals in the public space, in groups or organisations e.g. in housing projects, clubs or teams.

  • rituals as part of your social commitment and the connection to the natural cycleswant to make visible.

  • you the more-than-human siblings are close to your heart and you Nature-co-creative encounterwant to create.

  • you are curious about Proven methods for natural-co-creative communication and trauma-sensitive Healing roomswould like to design.

  • you symbolically create new realities that offer an alternative to lethargy, powerlessness or actionism.

  • you enjoy creating rituals and the Shapes of the European tradition want to experience and organise in practice.

  • your own Holism, intuition, co-creation skills and presence including trauma-sensitive leadership, relationship skills, body presence and ancestral connection.

Contents of the Advanced Training re:nature Ritual Design

The Advanced Training in re:nature - Ritual Design suits you if...

  • you your spiritual path and deepen your self-image as a ritual leader and become more involved in the Natural order want to anchor.

  • you want to learn, Rituals with larger groups to organise, celebrate and try out together.

  • you are familiar with the collective dimensions of trauma (human, scenic, mythological) and to analyse socially relevant aspects of the Healing rituals would like to design.

  • you your ritual language and presence want to expand to include rituals in public, community and organisational contexts to offer.

  • your connection to Ancestors, landscapes and places and want to use it to create effective rituals.

  • you support socially committed groups in their life-serving work through rituals.

  • you your Group management expertise in intensive rituals and the Interplay of group and individual energywant to strengthen.

  • you your musical skills, voice, body language and presence in the role of ritual leader.

Training re:nature - Ritual design

Annual start of a new training group in February

Detailed information on Dates, costs and content structure can be found in our training brochure, which you can order free of charge.

We look forward to hearing from you personally by e-mail or telephone. Or get to know us at the next online info evening.

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