Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen invite Heather Stringer, a facilitator at The Allender Center, therapist, and ritual-maker, to begin a conversation about the importance of ritual and routine in a season of traumatic disruption. What does the loss of our previously held routines mean for each of us, and how can creating rituals become life-giving during this time?

Resources:

Read a blog post by Heather Stringer about tuning into our bodies.
Listen to an episode of Makers and Mystics: Ritual Making and Performance Art

Watch a presentation Heather gave at The Seattle School titled "Breaking Frozen Seas: How Rituals of the Body Transform Clients and Communities"

Routine and Rituals in Covid-19, Part One