Beloveds + Bereaved Temple Circle, an intimate grief gathering for the mourning in Reno, Nevada.

Last Sunday of every month

Beloveds and Bereaved Temple Circle is a monthly gathering for those walking with grief and devotion to love that does not end. We enter together with intention, moving slowly, and listening deeply. This is a quiet, sacred space to honor the bonds that remain, to be witnessed without fixing, and to rest in communal care. 

You're welcome to bring a photograph of your loved one, a journal, or any sacred object you'd like to rest on the altar. 

A suggested donation of $11-$22  supports holding of this circle. All are welcome. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

A gentle, broken-open-hearted space for those loving and missing someone, gathering together across the distance. The circle invites you to move slowly, feel safely, and honor the sacred bond that continues beyond form.

The second Thursday of the month over zoom. To hold a place for you, please fill out the form below. Zoom link will be sent my email as the day approaches.

12-1:15pm PST

$11-22 donation

(no one is turned away due to lack of funds)

Venmo donations to @ray-ilyse

Beloveds + Bereaved Temple Circle 

Last Sunday of every month

Beloveds and Bereaved Temple Circle is a monthly gathering for those walking with grief and devotion to love that does not end. We enter together with intention, moving slowly, and listening deeply. This is a quiet, sacred space to honor the bonds that remain, to be witnessed without fixing, and to rest in communal care. 

You're welcome to bring a photograph of your loved one, a journal, or any sacred object you'd like to rest on the altar. 

A suggested donation of $11-$22  supports holding of this circle. All are welcome. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Join Rachael Rantz, author of Bones and the Bereaved, for an intimate stop on the Tender Room Tour. A soft gathering exploring grief, devotion, art, and tending the spaces between life and death.

During the afternoon, Rachael will:

• Read selected passages from Bones and the Bereaved.

• Share about the Death Nest and the five-year creative process with her late husband, Brian.

• Offer a short reflection on grief as a creative force.

• Guide a simple, accessible bracelet-making ritual as a quiet way to give form to love, loss, or remembrance.

No artistic experience needed. This is not a workshop in the traditional sense. It is a gentle introduction. It is a space to listen, feel, and create something small to take home.

$22 Admission - Register Here

• Reading

• Reflection

• Beading craft

• Community Space

Option to purchase Bones and the Bereaved at event

Beloveds + Bereaved Temple Circle 

Last Sunday of every month

Beloveds and Bereaved Temple Circle is a monthly gathering for those walking with grief and devotion to love that does not end. We enter together with intention, moving slowly, and listening deeply. This is a quiet, sacred space to honor the bonds that remain, to be witnessed without fixing, and to rest in communal care. 

You're welcome to bring a photograph of your loved one, a journal, or any sacred object you'd like to rest on the altar. 

A suggested donation of $11-$22  supports holding of this circle. All are welcome. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Join Rachael Rantz, author of Bones and the Bereaved, for an intimate stop on the Tender Room Tour. A soft gathering exploring grief, devotion, art, and tending the spaces between life and death.

During the afternoon, Rachael will:

• Read selected passages from Bones and the Bereaved.

• Share about the Death Nest and the five-year creative process with her late husband, Brian.

• Offer a short reflection on grief as a creative force.

• Guide a simple, accessible sigil-making ritual as a quiet way to give form to love, loss, or remembrance.

No artistic experience needed. This is not a workshop in the traditional sense. It is a gentle introduction. It is a space to listen, feel, and create something small to take home.

Offering A - $22 Admission Only

• Reading

• Reflection

• Sigil Ritual

• Community Space

Option B - $67 Admission + Signed Copy

• Everything above

• A copy of Bones and the Bereaved

• Signed + small personal inscription

RSVP is requested. Please let us know if you’ll be joining us by filling out the form below. Payment will be completed day of via cash, Venmo, or PayPal.

Join Rachael from The Spirit of Ray for this beginner-friendly workshop where you'll craft your own Tiny Travel Altar. This session offers a quiet introduction into art meditation as we transform a small wooden container into a sacred shrine. Guided by feeling, we'll decorate and select small treasures - vessels, candles, and crystals to nestle into our portable sanctuaries. 

This altar is designed to fit easily into small spaces making it perfect to accompany you on your travels. Wherever you roam this tiny altar serves as a sacred anchor when you are called to ground, meditate, mourn, or pray. 

These two hours of intentional making is perfect for anyone seeking a softer pace, connection to community, and meaningful creativity. If you feel inspired, bring along any tiny treasures from home that you'll like to weave into your creation.

Join Rachael from The Spirit of Ray for this beginner-friendly workshop where you'll honor your roots by crafting a family tree with pressed foliage. Through quiet reflection, we'll anchor into our roots and together, we'll settle into stillness, and explore our lineage through meditative art-making.

A Family Tree is a collage representation of your ancestry and the relationship between family members. Each stem, leaf, or flowering of the tree symbolizes a family member and how you are related to them. 

Please bring multiple copies of each photo of your family members as we will be cutting them down to size - Bringing multiple prints of each image is encourage to give yourself room for cutting mistakes.

These two hours of intentional making is perfect for anyone seeking a softer pace, connection to community, and meaningful creations. After our journey together, making copies of your art to give as holiday gifts is a sacred and generous act of sharing your inner light. 

Join us for a four-hour workshop where you’ll mindfully knot your own mālā meditation garland. Rooted in the wisdom of the current season, this gathering explores how to create with intention, embrace the sacred rhythm of letting go, and how to meditate with your beads.

Together, we will reflect on how the mālā is more than a string of beads—it is a sacred circle that mirrors the natural cycles of life, death, and rebirth. As we craft our own mālā meditation beads, we’ll explore the meaning behind its form and rhythm: how each bead can represent a moment in time, a breath, or a step along the path of letting go and returning.

We’ll look at the guru bead—the large, anchoring bead—as a symbol of the soul, the source, or stillness beyond life and death. The act of circling the mālā in meditation becomes a practice of honoring the ongoing cycle of beginnings and endings—a spiritual reminder that all things rise, fall, and return.

Through reflection, gentle discussion, and hands-on creation, we’ll learn how the mala can become a ritual tool for staying present with impermanence, for grieving and releasing, and for finding peace in the endless turning of the wheel.

Space is limited to 10 participants

$133

Includes all materials

Golden Tiger’s Eye is a powerful stone to work with in the season of autumn, when nature begins to turn inward, release, and prepare for stillness. Spiritually, it offers grounding, clarity, and courage - qualities that support the inward journey and the transition as we begin to walk the middle path as light gives way to shadow. As you slow down in autumn and tune into subtle shifts within and around you, Tiger’s eye can act as a guide, helping you trust what you feel and see beneath the surface.

The ceremony is a 2 long experience which focuses on turning towards one's own mortality. Participants are faced with their own memorial, participate in a writing exercise, and then are lead through a death visualization. The Living Funeral offers a transformative and cathartic experience, helping individuals cultivate a deeper sense of mindfulness, acceptance, and appreciation for life's beauty and transience. Death meditation underscores the importance of living fully in the present moment.

Join Rachael from The Spirit of Ray for this beginner-friendly workshop where you'll craft your own Tiny Travel Altar. This session offers a quiet introduction into art meditation as we transform a small wooden container into a sacred shrine. Guided by feeling, we'll decorate and select small treasures - vessels, candles, and crystals to nestle into our portable sanctuaries. 

This altar is designed to fit easily into small spaces making it perfect to accompany you on your travels. Wherever you roam this tiny altar serves as a sacred anchor when you are called to ground, meditate, mourn, or pray. 

These two hours of intentional making is perfect for anyone seeking a softer pace, connection to community, and meaningful creativity. If you feel inspired, bring along any tiny treasures from home that you'll like to weave into your creation.

The ceremony is a 2 long experience which focuses on turning towards one's own mortality. Participants are faced with their own memorial, participate in a writing exercise, and then are lead through a death visualization. The Living Funeral offers a transformative and cathartic experience, helping individuals cultivate a deeper sense of mindfulness, acceptance, and appreciation for life's beauty and transience. Death meditation underscores the importance of living fully in the present moment.