Child of the Universe, by Josephine Wall 

The Teening Path TM

A Unique Coming of Age Program
for Pre-&-Early Teens!

(11 – 14 year-olds and their important adults.)

Pre-teens and their parents today face increasingly complex challenges navigating the path from childhood through the teenage years.

This coming of age program is a rite of passage to bring parents and their children the tools and experiences to make this transition together in a safe, healthy, happy, and connected way!


​This unique, contemporary coming of age program is a three-month journey that pre-teens and their parents or important adults take together. 

Gatherings are once a month for a full day with collaborative work in between, leading up to a community-based celebration and ceremony upon completion.

EXPLORE & IMAGINE

Your kids will explore their changing identities and imagine who they want to be while uncovering their unique gifts. As parents or mentors, you will explore resources and insights that supplement your own knowledge, experience and what you get from traditional sources like family, schools or religion. 

CONNECT & STRENGTHEN

Your kids will be given opportunity to connect to and strengthen a sense of self and a sense of confidence. This will help strengthen their friendships, relationships with the adults in their lives, society and their connection to the natural world. As parents or mentors, you will have the opportunity to build a sense of confidence about parenting a teen, strengthen your relationships with your child(ren), and foster community with other parents of teens. 

SURVIVE & THRIVE!

We want you and your teen to not only survive adolescence, but learn to thrive together in the process! Your kids will thrive through learning ways to navigate social scenes, peer pressure, parental pressure, their changing bodies, strong emotions, responsibilities and stress. As parents and mentors will feel more freedom to thrive in your role as guides and build closer relationships with your kids. 

Our Approach

We approach this work with great heart and care. We care about our children, our society and the future of this planet. We are parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles, and big brothers and sisters who care. However this program also has a strong grounding in research and brings forward creative applications from human development, depth psychology, integral theory, transpersonal psychology, transformative learning, and conscious parenting to name a few.  And let's not forget Spirit! Conscious Rites is a trans-religious organization, which means that we tend to the needs of the human spirit without ascribing to any particular religious path. Your path and worldview will be honored and we strive to create connection through diversity. 

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Special pilot program price

$199 per child

    Registration / Interest Form

Fall 2016 Session*


​Half-day kickoff session: Sep. 10th

Meets on Saturdays: Sep. 24th, Oct. 15th, and Nov. 12th

Completion ceremony on Sunday Nov. 13th

Sessions held at the new Robin Hills Farm
20390 M52 (Stockbridge Chelsea Rd)
​Chelsea, MI 48118

Your "Teening Path" Team

Mara Evenstar
Program Content Lead, Principle Facilitator

I have been learning, practicing and teaching within the realm of transformative arts for over twenty years. I feel it is part of my life’s purpose to help us all actualize our full potential and experience our true selves. As a Transpersonal Consultant, I wish to serve those going through transformative life experiences. Most recently this call has come in the form of collaborating and co-creating Conscious Rites, and in focusing on the very real need for coming-of-age support for our youth in these times.  
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My academic background is in Anthropology (BA) and Transpersonal Psychology (MTP) specializing in spiritual psychology and organizational development. Beyond the development of workshops and classes, I have brought this learning into Siena Heights University and Washtenaw Community College classrooms. 

​I am currently studying with Jean Houston, working on my doctorate (Ed.D) with Meridian University. The focus of my program is on organizational leadership and social transformation, where I am building and deepening my gifts as a Social Artist.
My practice is grounded in professional, real-world experience with research and development in education, business, and technology. Learn more about this part of my background by visiting my LinkedIn profile. In addition to working with clients and building the organizations you can read about on my Arammai Services website, my internet talk radio show, The Art of Transformation, aired in 2015 and links to the recordings are available.
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And of course I should mention, I come to this program with rich parenting experience. I have three amazing daughters and two wonderful bonus-sons – all whom have traversed through adolescence and have launched into adulthood. I did the math, and because of the spread, I had at least one adolescent living in my home for 16 consecutive years! I now have three beautiful granddaughters, the oldest is currently emerging into her tween years! What a beautiful ride. 

Callan Loo
Program Business Development Lead, Principle Facilitator

I am one of the core team members that originally envisioned and planted the seeds that have sprouted into this vibrant Conscious Rites community and organization. I'm a co-founder and Chief Intention Officer of Intentional Legacies, and am an experienced, authentic, and creative participant in the journey of life.  I am certified as a celebrant through the In-Sight institute, an certified officiant, a certified personal legacy coach, and a business legacy coach.  Based on my own rich and challenging life experiences I'm passionate about helping others find peace, balance, and personal growth while navigating life's major transitions.  I see rites of passage as a life art form which can and should help all of us move gracefully between phases of our lives. 
My own parenting experience has been fulfilling and richly diverse.  I have two teenage children of my own and am enriched by the gift of bonus-children in my life.  My early Rite of Passage experiences were in the Catholic tradition as a young child but my more grown up spirituality has caused me to embrace a more open spiritual path.  In 2014 I designed and delivered a custom coming of age ceremony for my own teenage son, and in 2015 I embraced a modern coming of age ceremony myself through the Mankind Project.  

Lisa Rooney
Program Content Lead - Parents, Principle Facilitator

We are thrilled to be bringing the talents of Lisa Rooney to The Teening Path program! Lisa is a dynamic coach, skilled educator and gifted healer that has spent the last decade helping clients find their passion, heal their wounds, build community, simplify family life, and live fully into their values. As a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and a Certified Simplicity Parenting Coach, Lisa brings passion and experience to helping parents navigate the sometimes confusing and difficult waters of parenting. She has consulted with and led parenting groups and delivered powerful workshops on a myriad of topics including Guiding Our Girls into Womanhood, The Power of Less in Parenting, Holistic Parenting in a Modern World, etc. 
Lisa is in the trenches, raising two middle school children, maintaining a private coaching practice, and supporting a busy executive spouse. Her participation in The Teening Path, we believe, brings the program full circle and gives us the ability to provide a rich growth experience for both the participant and their parents. Parents can expect to feel fully supported during this transition time and come out the other side with a depth of understanding of their own experiences, tools to heal their inner wounds, and the ability to fully support their children as they transition into their teen years. 

Dedicated to helping you gain the strength to live and lead from within, Lisa has a unique combination of skills that get to the heart of what holds us back from living fully connected. In addition to her coaching certifications, Lisa is also a Healing Touch Practitioner and can blend coaching and healing to liberate you from unconscious programming, activate your inner power, and align your energy so that you can create a life fully aligned with your values. "Gentle and patient, yet with a firmness that invites you to step into your higher self; working with Lisa is a transformational journey well worth the trip."​
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