Ceremonies from the Heart, offers anyone with loved ones ways to help families move through transitions. From birth to death, and every stage in-between, this book supports and empowers life's changes with rites that matter. Each chapter offers insight through a story, and questions that inspire you to create your own ceremony. Whether an adolescent entering their teens or an elder that is facing life-threatening surgery, you can mark transitions with greater meaning by creating an honoring ceremony. The book also goes into depth with research about adolescent rites and why they are so important to create a code of ethics, mark the turning, and move from fear to love in greater harmony with the Earth. The last section gives ways to relate to the Earth with respect and deep listening so that we can hear what the Earth needs at this time of global change and warming. Examples are given of Earth-based ceremonies that help us perceive more deeply toxic sites and transform them into sacred spaces. She need us to listen and we need her to survive. Ceremonies from the Heart gives all of us ways to deepen our connection and heal our relationship with this living being that is the Earth.