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[Though] as the human experience of fertility and reproduction is medicalized in our current times, it still remains an area of profundity . . . Whether we have a need to express joy, seek guidance, or grieve our losses, working with ritual can give us the means to engage more fully with the mysteries of birth, death, and transformation. --Maddy Harland, editor of Permaculture Magazine

A refreshing and inspiring approach to how we celebrate key moments as our children grow up. It is an inclusive and easy to read book that can be used by a wide variety of families. In an inspiring way Jackie encourages new parents and parents-to-be to include rituals in their lives to mark the joyous or sad occasions that accompany the bringing up of children. A book to keep, treasure and visit to enrich family life. Richard Barnett, Ethical Pulse

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Jackie Singer studied English at Oxford University, and then trained as a Drama and Movement Therapist at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Over the next fifteen years she led creative and therapeutic projects with a wide variety of community groups in Oxfordshire, and honed her skills as a musician and storyteller. Jackie has always found ritual important for marking the significant changes in her own life, and helpful for moving through difficult times. In 2001 she began offering her services as a celebrant to facilitate other people to experience the benefits of non-denominational ceremony. Improvisation as a route to inspiration is a common thread in all her work. Jackie now lives in Oxford with her husband and two young children, and divides her time between writing, making ceremonies, playing music, telling stories, and changing nappies.

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