Anniversaries

Anniversaries remind us of major benchmarks in our lives.

In anniversaries we take time to remember events in our

lives that transformed us. We seek to examine how a

particular event has changed us over time and the

ways in which we have grown as a result. The most

common types of anniversaries are weddings

and funerals, yet others include sobriety and

resiliency (e.g., survival of a tragedy, or immigration).

Baby Blessings and Naming Ceremonies

All major religions have some form of blessing a new life.

A baby blessing is the recognition of the newborn as

a gift to the family and the world. It is a ritual of gratitude

and planting the seeds of good wishes for the new life.

Many parents also choose to have a baby naming ritual

or ceremony, in order to introduce their child to loved

ones and pay honor to the child's name and heritage.

 

Birthdays

Most of us celebrate birthdays with a party, a nice

dinner, or even a trip. How about bringing spirituality

into your celebration? What if your birthday was a

celebration of gratitude for another year of growing

in wisdom? A birthday ritual can be an opportunity

for releasing old patterns and behaviors while

embracing and creating a new energy of how you

want to experience yourself.

Commitment Ceremonies

We are honored and proud to officiate at

commitment ceremonies for lesbian, gay, bisexual,

and transgender (LGBT) couples that are looking

to affirm their loving union. Most LGBT couples

choose to have a ceremony after a long relationship,

so the ceremony itself is but a celebration of those

elements that brought the couple together and saw

them through the challenges of life. Because LGBT

weddings are not bound by traditional formalities,

we are free to create a unique ceremony reflective of the

couple’s individual values, beliefs, and idiosyncrasies.

 

Counseling

We also offer counseling service through Hilda Gieco,

MA and Raymond Rodriguez, LMSW. We practice an

integrative approach to counseling that combines a

variety of therapeutic modalities and spirituality.

We see our role as simply mirroring for the client

his or her wholeness and facilitating the client’s

journey towards wholeness. Types of counseling

include pre-marital, individual and couples, spiritual,

and grief.

 

House Blessings

A new home is an occasion to celebrate the blessings

of life. A new home is also a moment to reflect, pause,

and bring good wishes into the space. A typical house

blessing involves a cleansing ritual where we rid the

space of the energies from its previous inhabitants

while creating room for the good wishes

that are shared by your family and friends.

 

Memorials/Funerals

The ultimate transition in life is death. A memorial

service is a moment to reflect, remember, and celebrate

the life of that one beloved person that is no longer with

us. A memorial helps us in letting go of the life that we

once knew with the departed while we begin to make

sense of what our new life without that person will be.

In a memorial, family and friends gather together

in mourning and in their companionship the hurt is

alleviated. In our unity we cope better. The end of a life

is an important event that causes our own soul and other

souls to grow and change. Even though this can

be the most painful of rituals it also can be the

most healing.

Personal Achievement Life Rituals

Personal achievement rituals include events such as

coming of age, career change, promotion, retirement,

going off to college or any other event not consistently

celebrated by society but of importance to the individual.

Reiki Healing Sessions

Hilda M. Gieco is a certified Reiki Master and offers

Reiki sessions combined with spiritual counseling,

as a tool for achieving emotional, physical, and

spiritual balance and healing.