Award-winning author, artist, teacher, and ritualist Day Schildkret presents...
Marking Change:
Using Nature, Creativity, and Ritual to Navigate Life's Transitions
May 5 - May 10, 2025 in Baja, Mexico Led by: Day Schildkret, Thérèse O'Neill, Daniel Weinzveg, Teddi Dean, Saul
Financial aid is available. Apply Here.
Meet the Visionary
Behind the Experience
Day Schildkret is an internationally renowned artist and bestselling author known for transforming lives through the power of ritual, creativity, and nature. Featured by CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, and Spirituality & Health, Day’s moving experiences blend ancient wisdom with modern life, inspiring deeper connection, healing, and meaning.
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Bestselling Author of
Hello, Goodbye
When life changes suddenly – how do you find meaning, belonging, and growth?
Life's profound transitions – divorce, grief, parenthood, empty nest, career shifts – arrive without a roadmap. Where our ancestors had rites of passage and community support, we're left with hollow gestures: hasty funerals, makeshift caregiving arrangements, and paperwork that reduces life-altering shifts to mere checkboxes.
Artist and bestselling author Day Schildkret offers a powerful alternative.
Acclaimed for Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change and Morning Altars – praised by luminaries like Esther Perel – Day guides us through transitions with creativity and insight. His 7-step framework transforms challenges into catalysts for growth and healing, particularly for those navigating midlife.
Day's world-renowned Morning Altars practice has become a global movement of intentional beauty-making, with exhibitions at the California Museum of Oakland and recognition worldwide.
In this workshop, you'll learn to honor endings while embracing new beginnings with courage. Participants consistently report finding profound healing beyond what they've found in conventional therapy, gaining both solace and inspiration alongside fellow travelers on similar paths.
Join internationally renowned ritualist Day Schildkret for a transformative journey through life's crossroads. Discover powerful modern rituals that honor your transitions, reveal their hidden wisdom, and help you move forward with renewed purpose. Don't just survive change – learn to harness its power and emerge more authentically yourself.
What you’ll gain
Through a powerful fusion of MEA's curriculum and Day's nature-inspired ritual practices, you will:
By the end of your five days with Day and the MEA faculty, you will feel rejuvenated and energized, excited to dive back into your life and embrace your next exciting chapter.
You'll carry with you a treasury of powerful new rituals that provide structure and meaning during life's transitions, bringing deeper peace and clarity to your personal journey. You'll discover a profound sense of connection to yourself and the world around you.
Meet your faculty
Day Schildkret
Author of Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change
Bestselling Author | Ritual Artist |Transformational Teacher
Day Schildkret has spent two decades transforming how people experience life's pivotal moments. His work transcends cultural boundaries by reconnecting people with three fundamental elements that make sense of change: nature, art, and meaning-making.
As a sought-after ritual creator, he has lead transformative experiences at Google, The 9/11 Memorial Plaza, The Hammerstein Ballroom, The Andy Warhol Foundation, and Esalen. Organizations partner with him to strengthen their culture through powerful rituals that celebrate triumphs and failures, deepen identity, and foster belonging.
➥ Acclaimed Author: Wrote the bestselling Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change and Morning Altars, praised by luminaries like Esther Perel.
➥ Global Influence: Featured on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, NBC, Vice, and in Spirituality & Health Magazine, reaching millions with his accessible approach to meaningful ritual.
➥ Ritual Pioneer: Developed a revolutionary 7-step framework that transforms life transitions into profound opportunities for growth and healing.
Day will show you how simple yet powerful rituals can transform life's biggest transitions into your most meaningful passages.
This workshop is for you if...
You’re going through a major life change and currently feeling stuck at the threshold, unable to pass through
You’re overwhelmed with uncertainty and finding it hard to move forward into the unknown
You’re searching for clarity and insight to help illuminate your journey into unfamiliar territory
You want to honor and embrace the transitions you’re going through, and embrace your new chapter with optimism
You’re ready to let go of the things that no longer serve you and create space for what’s to come
You’re looking for ways to bring more art and creativity into your life, and explore your deeper connection with the universe
You’re eager to learn simple rituals that you can use to give your life more structure and meaning
You’re excited to join a community of life-spirited people who are learning how to navigate change
Baja, Mexico
El Pescadero Resort
A stunning oceanfront property offering all of the amenities of a luxury hotel with beautiful beaches perfect for swimming or surfing. Located on the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula, just a short drive from Todo Santos, the “Pueblo Magico”.
Meet your experience facilitators
Our trailblazing facilitators guide transformative journeys across our Santa Fe high desert sanctuary and Baja beach haven. From sunrise mountain hikes and meditations to collaborative experiences – each experience is designed to inspire growth, connection, and lasting change.
Thérèse O'Neill
MEA Facilitator Lead
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Thérèse O’Neill is the Facilitator Lead for MEA’s Baja campus. She is a longtime educator in California and in Mexico, working with Nest Global to provide education access to young asylum seekers and refugees. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley and Stanford, with a background in trauma-informed education and psychology. She is a resident of Baja, where she makes textiles and travels in her free time.
Daniel Weinzveg
Experience Facilitator
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Daniel holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Development, and is a certified breath coach and yoga instructor. For over 10 years, he has supported diverse individuals, teams and organizations to create positive changes – improving communication, collaboration, and overall performance.
His approach is highly collaborative, working closely with people to understand their unique needs and challenges, then designing a safe and supportive environment where individuals and groups can explore their strengths and limitations as they develop new skills and strategies for success.
With a multicultural background and a passion for personal growth, he drives positive change in diverse settings, utilizing a decade of expertise in facilitation.
Teddi Dean
Head of Mindfulness and Movement
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Teddi Dean is the Head of Mindfulness and Movement here at MEA. He offers a fun, accessible and wisdom filled approach to both mediation and yoga. Teddi loves working with beginners and has a gift in showing that each and every one of us is capable of dropping into stillness.
Teddi Dean grew up in Southern California where he was immersed in surf and skateboard culture. He was part of skateboard royalty as a team member of the infamous Powell and Peralta Bones Brigade.
Saul
MEA's Resident Shaman
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If you have attended one of our workshops in Baja, you’ve probably met Saul and received some wisdom from him. He is a shaman, designer, and entrepreneur who has charmed and enlightened MEAers for seven years now.
Born in Mexico to a Mexican mother and Jewish father, Saul has always lived in multiple worlds and realities at the same time. His early sensitivity to other vibrations and premonitions shaped his life’s path, leading him to dedicate his life and work to serving others and supporting communities in their spiritual growth and well-being.
People of many different belief traditions and many with no spiritual beliefs at all have received valuable insights from their experiences with Saul. We are sure you will feel inspired and grateful for the time you get to spend in his calm and peaceful presence.
Meaning-making helps us navigate change and pass through thresholds with grace and purpose.
People everywhere are hurting because many of us don’t know what to do when life changes.
Rituals allow you to slow down to honor and become present in the moment as you mark the real moments in your life, so you can fully acknowledge and release the past with love and embrace what’s coming next.
When you’re able to meet the wonders and sorrows of your life with clear-eyed wakefulness and strength, you’re better able to learn all of the lessons life has to teach you and appreciate the complex beauty of life, in all of its myriad awesomeness.
