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Sacred Space & Relational Tending
- through the lens of animism - ONLINE
A six-week training in animist relational practice, ritual, and ceremonial space-holding
Formally know as Holding Sacred and Ceremonial Space.
Sacred Space
Online
Sacred Space is a foundational body of work for those who feel called to hold space in a deeper, more relational way.
This is not a course in techniques or ritual aesthetics, as sacred space is not a role you step into, It is a relational field you enter.
It is a return to the relational ground from which ceremony arises, and a reorientation of how space-holding is understood and carried.
Within this six-week online container, we work through the principles of animism, relational tending, and earth-based ritual practice, held within an ancestral current and a listening for the right order of things.
This is devotional work. It is initiatory in nature.
It asks you to look at what sits beneath your practice, and to take responsibility for how you are in relationship with what you are holding.
Rather than offering a fixed model to follow, you will be supported to trust, articulate, and strengthen your own way of working, deepening your discernment and your personal gnosis.
Whether you are already guiding others or standing at the threshold of this work, Sacred Space offers a place to lay the ground for a way of holding space that is coherent, rooted, and alive.
Sacred Space is a training in animist relational practice, ritual, and the foundations of ceremonial space-holding.
It does not teach a fixed method or prescriptive approach to ceremony.
Instead, it offers a way of understanding and working that sits beneath visible practice, bringing structure, context, and relational depth to how space is held.
This work is concerned with what informs your practice, rather than how it appears.
It explores the principles that shape coherent and responsible space-holding, including relationship with land, spirit, and the unseen, the role of the facilitator, and the ethical ground from which ceremony is entered.
Throughout the six weeks, you will be guided to examine your own ways of working, to recognise where your practice is supported and where it may be lacking foundation, and to begin to build a more grounded and integrated approach.
This is not about becoming something new, but about developing a deeper relationship with what is already present, and learning how to tend that with clarity, discernment, and care.
What this work is
Who this Work is for
This work is for those who feel called to hold space in a way that is grounded, relational, and deeply considered.
It is for practitioners, facilitators, and space holders who sense that something in their work is asking to deepen, to become more coherent, or to be more fully understood.
It is also for those standing at the threshold of this work, who feel a clear pull toward animism, ritual, ceremony, and relational practice, and are seeking a place to begin that is not surface-level or prescriptive.
You may already be holding space in some capacity, or you may be in the early stages of exploring what that could look like for you.
What matters is a willingness to engage with your practice honestly, to examine what sits beneath it, and to take responsibility for how you are in relationship with what you are holding.
This work will speak to those who feel drawn to an animist and ancestral way of working, and who are open to engaging with initiation, rites of passage, and the role of story within their practice.
It is best suited to those who are willing to move beyond borrowed frameworks, and who feel ready to develop their own way of working within an earth-based, relational approach.
Over the course of the six weeks, something begins to reorganise in how you understand and hold your work.
You may find that what once felt intuitive or uncertain becomes clearer, more grounded, and easier to articulate.
Your relationship to space-holding begins to shift, moving from something you are doing, to something you are in relationship with and inside of.
You begin to recognise what sits beneath your practice, and how your choices, actions, and presence shape the spaces you hold.
As the work deepens, many experience a sense of initiation into a more relational way of working, alongside a strengthening connection to animism, ancestral currents, and the wider field of relationship that informs this practice.
For many, this leads to a deeper sense of confidence and trust in their own way of working, not because they have adopted a new method, but because they understand their work more fully.
This shift does not remain within the container. It carries into how you meet your clients, your community, and your own life, creating a way of holding space that is more coherent, more considered, and more deeply rooted in your own knowing.
The Shift / What Changes
The Weekly Arc
Week 1
Sacred Orientation & Living Relationship
We begin by crossing the threshold into the work, orienting to the course container, the relational field, and the deeper ground from which sacred space arises.
This week introduces The Living Mandala of Sacred Orientation, a living working hypothesis for Sacred Space & Relational Tending, and begins the foundational self-inquiry work around values, sacredness, personal medicine, tools, and gnosis.
Week 2
Animism & the Relational Field
This week deepens into animism as lived relationship, not only as an idea or belief system.
We enter the Web of Relations, exploring ritual as daily sacred attention, sacred reciprocity, spirit of place, story medicine, and the body as a listening place within the living world.
Week 3
Threshold, Initiation & Becoming
This week explores initiation, rites of passage, liminality, and the ways life shapes us through thresholds of change, loss, grief, calling, and transformation.
We begin to understand initiation as relational, connected to ancestry, myth, body, time, and the wider field of becoming.
Week 4
Pillars, Altars & Relational Tending
This week brings structure and devotional practice into the work through the pillars of reverence, reciprocity, offering, and prayer.
We explore altars as living relational maps, deepen into the Five Realms of Relational Tending, and begin to understand altar work as a way of orienting to self, land, ancestry, spirit, and the sacred.
Week 5
Holding, Ceremony & Supported Space
This week turns toward the practical and energetic components of holding sacred space.
We explore opening, clearing, holding, and closing space, alongside discernment, ritual support, boundaries, hospitality, and the responsibility of tending both the seen and unseen dimensions of a container.
Week 6
Integration, Ethics & Personal Way
In the final week, we return to integration, duty of care, and the articulation of your own way of working.
You will gather the threads of the course, revisit your self-inquiry, reflect on your practices, and begin shaping your own living map of sacred space, relational tending, and personal gnosis.
"This body of work Renée shares from her deeply embodied Earth Wisdom is unique in its ability to activate and unfold your own medicine.
There are many out there competently sharing other people's maps, but very few who will help you chart your own.
Renée and this body of work are rare and precious gems."
Ky Alecto Mukari - Botanical Weaver, Hand poke Tattoo Ritualist and Artist
The 6 Week Pathway
Sacred Space & Relational Tending unfolds over six weeks as a guided, layered exploration into animist relational practice, ritual, sacred space, and the deeper foundations of holding space with integrity.
Each week builds upon the last, creating a pathway that supports both understanding and embodied integration.
We begin by laying the relational ground, orienting to the course container, the living field, and the inner foundations of personal gnosis. In the first week, you will meet The Living Mandala of Sacred Orientation, a map that will continue to unfold across the whole course.
From there, we move into animism as lived relationship, exploring the Web of Relations, sacred reciprocity, ritual in daily life, spirit of place, story medicine, and the body as a listening place within the living world.
As the course deepens, we enter the terrain of threshold, initiation, and becoming, exploring how life shapes us through rites of passage, liminality, grief, transformation, and the wider field of ancestry, myth, and time.
The middle of the course brings structure and devotional practice through the pillars of reverence, reciprocity, offering, and prayer. We will explore altar work, relational tending, and the ways our practices become living maps of relationship with self, land, spirit, ancestry, and the sacred.
In the later weeks, we turn toward the practical and ethical responsibilities of holding sacred space, including opening, clearing, holding, and closing space, discernment, supported practice, boundaries, hospitality, and duty of care.
Story, body, land, ritual, and personal gnosis weave through the entire course.
You will be invited to reflect on your own way of working, to recognise the relationships and patterns that shape your practice, and to begin forming a more coherent and grounded approach to sacred space and relational tending.
In the final stage of the course, you will gather the threads together, articulate what has been revealed, and begin shaping your own living map of practice.
Six live online sessions held over six weeks
Each session is approximately three hours and held on Zoom
A small, considered group of participants
Limited to maintain depth, attention, and relational integrity within the container
Access to session recordings
Available for two weeks following each session for those who are unable to attend live
Weekly digital handouts
Shared after each session, allowing you to build a body of notes and resources to return to over time
Guided teaching across animism, ritual, and relational practice
Including altar work, veneration, invocation, ceremony structuring, and space-holding principles
Practices and reflections to support integration
To be explored between sessions, allowing the work to deepen over time
A shared group field
Held within a private WhatsApp space for connection, reflection, and support throughout the six weeks, and for a further month following the completion of the course
Opportunity for integration and articulation of your practice
Including space to reflect, share, and begin shaping your own way of working
A supported and coherent learning environment
Held with care, attention, and respect for the depth of the work
Certificate of completion
Offered at the end of the six-week container
What Is Included
The Container
Duration
Six weeks
Dates
June 27 - August 1(currently running)
Next cohort for 2027 - TBA
Time
Saturdays, 10am - 1pm (AEST)
Format
Live online sessions held via Zoom
Group Size
Limited to a small group of approximately 10–12 participants
Recordings
Available for two weeks following each session
Participants are encouraged to attend live where possible, as the depth of the work is supported through presence and shared space
This online format is an evolution of a body of work that has been held and refined over multiple in-person iterations.
Investment + Application
Investment
$1,250 AUD
A $250 deposit is required upon acceptance to secure your place.
The remaining balance is paid via a payment plan across the duration of the course.
Application Process
Sacred Space is an application-based offering.
This ensures the integrity of the group and supports a container that is aligned, committed, and able to meet the depth of the work.
Once your application is received, you may be offered a short call if needed before acceptance.
Commitment
Due to the nature of this work and the limited group size, your place in the container is a full commitment.
Upon acceptance and payment of your deposit, you are committing to the full course investment.
All payments are non-refundable and non-transferable once committed.
About Renée Danú
Renée Danú is an animist herbalist, green witch, ritualist, and ceremonialist whose work is rooted in relational practice, ancestral remembering, and earth-based ways of knowing.
She is the founder of Kin of the Fiàin Danú, and has been teaching and holding space for many years through both in-person immersions and online containers.
Her work draws from animist traditions, botanical consciousness, and a lived relationship with land, spirit, and ancestral currents. It is also informed by the lineage of Wert Galstra, the chant-bearing herbalist, where voice, prayer, and relationship with plants are held as part of the living tradition.
Sacred Space has been taught over multiple in-person iterations, evolving as a deeply held alive body of work that supports practitioners to develop coherence, discernment, and responsibility in how they hold space.
Renée is known for her ability to hold environments that are both deeply supportive and structurally clear, allowing participants to explore their own gnosis while being held within a coherent and well-held container.
Her approach is not to offer a single way of working, but to guide people back into relationship with their own practice, so that what they offer is grounded, relational, and true to them.
Is this course suitable if I am already holding sessions or working with clients?
Yes. This work is designed to support those already holding space, offering a deeper understanding of what sits beneath your practice and strengthening how you hold it.
Do I need prior training in animism, ritual, or spiritual practice?
No prior formal training is required. What matters is a genuine interest in this work and a willingness to engage with it in a considered and relational way.
What kind of experiences might arise during the course?
This work often brings increased clarity, deeper self-understanding, and a strengthening of your relationship to your practice. It can also invite reflection, self-inquiry, and a reorientation in how you understand and hold space.
Will I be required to share personal experiences in the group?
There will be opportunities to share and reflect within the group, particularly toward the later stages of the course. Participation is invited, but always remains within your own choice and readiness.
What happens between sessions?
You will be given reflections and practices to explore between sessions. These are designed to support integration and allow the work to deepen over the six-week period.
What if I am unable to attend a session live?
Recordings are available for two weeks following each session. However, live attendance is encouraged where possible, as the depth of the work is supported through presence and shared space.
How much time should I allow for this course each week?
In addition to the live sessions, you are encouraged to allow space for reflection and integration between sessions. This will vary for each person, but a steady and considered engagement with the work is recommended.
How does the payment plan work?
A $250 deposit is required upon acceptance to secure your place. The remaining balance is then paid across the duration of the course in four instalments of $250.
What happens after I apply?
Once your application is received, it will be reviewed and you may be contacted for a short call if needed. You will then be notified of the outcome and next steps.
Can I speak with you before applying?
Yes. If you feel you would benefit from a short conversation before applying, you are welcome to reach out and request a call.
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Questions you may be holding
To request a connection call, please email
directly.
Sacred Space asks something of you.
It asks for presence, for attention, and for a willingness to be in relationship with what you are holding.
If you feel the call toward this work, you will recognise it.
This is not a course to step into lightly, but a body of work to meet with intention.
If this resonates, you are invited to apply.
