The Midlife Initiation

A 3 month ceremonial rite of passage for women ready to shed the layers of their false self and reclaim their essence, power, clarity and sovereign centre...

Without burning their life to the ground.

Discover the deeper meaning and purpose of Midlife beyond the 'crisis'. It's time to initiate the inner work of your becoming and step into your power, freedom and creative potential.

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The Midlife Initiation

A 6 week ceremonial rite of passage for women ready to reclaim energy, clarity and sovereign centre...

Without burning their life to the ground.

Midlife isn't a crisis, it's a sacred initiation into your power, freedom and creative potential.

6th November to 11th December 2025 - Online

Join the Midlife Initiation

As a heart-led woman, you know there's a different way to do midlife...

But right now, you’re caught between what you sense is possible and your current reality.

You’ve spent years showing up for everyone, but somewhere along the way, your own needs have been pushed to the side.

What once gave your life meaning and nourished you no longer does. Instead you’re feeling burnt out, disillusioned or simply tired of trying to hold it all together.

You’ve done the ‘inner work’ but a part of you thinks you shouldn’t be feeling this way. You keep wondering ‘how did I end up here?’ or ‘there has to be more to life than this?’.

You’ve been living under the weight of expectations as the roles you’ve taken on, the responsibilities you’ve carried, the ‘shoulds’ that had led your choices have whittled down your spirit.

That’s why you’re questioning everything… your purpose, your desires and even your identity.

You’ve done all the ‘right’ things but you’re still yearning for more clarity, vitality, purpose, depth and spaciousness.

You thought you’d have your life all figured out by now but somehow, it feels like things are unravelling.

But what if the challenges you’re experiencing aren’t random but deeply purposeful and are meant to guide you towards a more authentic life and self?

Midlife isn’t a crisis, it’s a powerful turning point that invites you to slow down, tune in and realign with what matters most for you and your life now.

And when you say ‘Yes’ to honouring this inner shift, a path unfolds that guides you into the most radiant expression of your Self.

What you need isn’t another checklist… you need a ceremonial space that holds you as you make sense of what’s shifting, get clear on what this phase of your life is really about and take meaningful action toward your deeper aspirations. 

I'm ready to walk this path
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A woman sitting on a log in the woods.

You're not falling behind

What if instead...

  • You were guided through a ceremonial rite of passage that honours all that you’ve experienced, releases what no longer fits, and calls in the woman you want to become.
  • You shed the outdated roles of “the good girl,” “the responsible one", “the one who supports everyone else” and remember what it feels like to care for yourself without guilt or shame.
  • You had a map to make sense of what's unfolding in this season of your life and the tools to move through it so you can receive the gifts it has to offer you.
  • You got clear on how you actually desire to use and direct your precious and potent energy...your voice, power and vitality
  • You lay down the expectations, old identities, and regrets and felt deeply grounded in your sovereign centre.
  • You felt clear, radiant, and anchored in your own unique path where you're no longer chasing, proving, or pushing for the sake of it

This is exactly what I hold space for in The Midlife Initiation.

A space to pause, listen and re-envision your place in the world and learn to live into, what it is that is beckoning you now.

Begin your Midlife Initiation
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A potent ceremonial Rite of Passage to reimagining & rediscovering yourself at Midilife

The Midlife Initiation is for you if...

And yes, this is for you… if you’re in your mid/late 30s and early/mid 50s or even beyond. You’re welcome here if you’re approaching midlife, in the full swing of it or have come out the other side and want to harvest the wisdom gained.

  • You want to make meaning out of your experience. You're feeling behind or are comparing yourself to those around you as life has unfolded in a different way than you imagined it would.
  • You want your life to reflect the part of you that is longing for expression, that desires to realign with your authentic self.
  • You would like a guide to help you move through the gifts and the grief, (the death and the rebirth) held within this threshold as an invitation for profound self-authority.
  • You're curious about the spiritual initiation of midlife which often brings patterns to the surface and are seeking a gentle space to take stock, listen and ease into what life is asking of you at this time.
  • You want to reflect on your journey in retrospect if you are further along your midlife journey
  • You want to prepare for what lies ahead if you are younger (well as prepared as you can be!) and want to learn from those who are further along on this initiatory path.
  • You're done trying to figure it all out alone & want to sit alongside other women
  • You desire a sense of belonging, reconnection, and rootedness to yourself, your inner seasons and to Mother Earth,
  • You want to be guided by the wisdom of nature, plant allies, ritual and your own soul
I’m ready to return to my centre

I'm Roseleen

I've been where you are...

Turning 38, I remember thinking I was totally on track, that my 40s were going to be plain sailing due to all the inner work I’d done during my 30s. I had a thriving healing practice and was doing meaningful work, travelling and ticking all the boxes. I thought I knew where I was headed.

But I was in a cycle you might recognise. I was trying to keep all the plates spinning, constantly giving, and never truly switching off. I didn’t realise how much the responsibities, lack of boundaries and putting myself last were draining my life force.

Then Spirit delivered a wakeup call ‘all this that you’ve built, some of it has to go’. 

At first, I resisted the subtle inner whisper calling me to pause. I kept pushing forward, promising myself I’d take a break soon. One day, I will… 

But frustration, exhaustion and disconnection kept growing until at 42, burnout brought me to my knees. The part of me that initially whispered finally screamed ‘You can’t keep going like this’.  I call those three years ‘living at the edge of the forest’.. a time of unravelling, slowing down and remembering.

There was an aspect of me longing to be expressed in my work and life – my creativity, my voice, my soul expression. But I was too caught up in the growth to stop and listen.

I withdrew from noise of life to recoup, and weed out the deep patterns of people-pleasing to redefine what a life lived well meant for me.

It was a huge awakening and course correction. I lost so much but I gained far more than I could have imagined. The journey led me back to shaping my life around creativity, joy, rhythm and self-expression…with me taking my place in my sovereign centre.

This is why I created The Midlife Initiation. A place not to give you answers but to hold space while you remember your own.

You deserve more than ways to ‘cope’ with midlife. You deserve ceremony that holds you through this transition with grace and compassion so you can breakthrough what stands in the way of your flourishing and design a meaningful, vibrant life.

Begin your Midlife Initiation
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Walking the Spiral of midlife, together

Meet The Midlife Spiral: A Path of Reclamation

Over 6 weeks, you’ll walk through the core phases of the Midlife Rite of Passage. You’ll learn how to meet yourself where you are, listen to what’s ready to change, and make space for what’s emerging. This is about building foundations strong enough to support you through the changes of midlife… it’s not about pushing but creating space to listen, trust and move from your centre.

We start on 23rd October, 7.00 – 9.00pm Irish time. The programme is limited to 10 people to ensure individual attention.

ALL CALLS WILL BE 2 HOURS IN LENGTH 7:00-9:00pm

Our calls will be on Thursdays (Irish time). All calls will be recorded + added into your course platform.

Opening Ceremony: 23rd October

Gathering 2: 30th October

Gathering 3: 6th November

Gathering 4: 13th November

Gathering 5: 20th November

Closing Ceremony: 27th November

UPGRADE: Midlife Renaissance Day Retreat on 29th November

What is longing to emerge from within me?

We gather to meet ourselves where we are with compassion, not judgment. Through ritual, drum medicine and plant communion you begin to listen to your souls call as well as what is being called to heal, to awaken, and to truly come alive.

You’ll receive maps that support your soul’s path of descent and emergence through this sacred threshold.

What am I ready to lay down with love?

Midlife is a time when we are asked to become aware of the unlived life, unfulfilled potential and the dreams that never came to be or the way you thought life was supposed to turn out. With this comes many emotions of regret, grief, remorse even relief – these emotions do long not to be “fixed” or “released” but met tenderly with love.

You’ll gently explore the old scripts, roles, stories and unconscious patterns shaped by ancestral, cultural, and societal expectations that have shaped your identity and create space to rewrite them.

What wants to come home to me?

You’ll reclaim the parts of you that have been buried, forgotten, or silenced: joy, creativity, sensuality, awe, courage, play or power. These are the aspects of self that are needed now so you can step forward courageously in life.

Where have I abandoned my Sovereign centre and how do I return to it?

Sovereignty is about coming back into your own energetic and emotional centre… no longer outsourcing your worth, value, or voice.

You’ll explore embodying your inner Sovereign which gives you have access to choice, clarity, strength, vitality and creativity. This archetype also gives you access to the true self, the deepest and wisest parts of your being. 

What does it feel like to live from soul?

You are called to fully claim your path and live into what is emerging from within you. You’ll explore what it is to remember you place on the great web of life, to live with imagination, sovereignty, and courage and how your presence is a blessing to the world. If you can’t see your next chapter clearly, you can’t step into it. Let’s get clear on what you’re stepping into.

How will I carry this wisdom forward?

In our closing ceremony, we witness the woman you’re becoming and celebrate the transformation that has unfolded. We share stories, insights, new perspectives and  explore how you’ll apply this deep transformation and learning to your daily life. How to continue embodying the sovereign & wise woman archetype who now lives within you. Because without movement it’s just awareness in disguise.

This is not an end, but a beginning and a return to your life as a woman changed, grounded, and supported.

I'm ready to begin

A Rites of Passage that blends the mystical and practical

What you'll receive inside The Midlife Initiation

To support you on this midlife path of release, reclamation and return, you’ll receive a carefully crafted journey rooted in ritual, wisdom and embodiment.

Each session weaves together live teaching, tea ceremony, guided ritual, drum journeys, earth based practices, reiki healing meditations and powerful inquiry to support you through this powerful doorway into knowing yourself more deeply.

We open and close this programme with ceremony supported by our plant & animal spirit allies (rowan, rose & snake) to mark your transformation. These ceremonies are invitations into beauty, connection, deep truth and energetic shifts designed to help you access clarity, soul insight and renewal.

Ritual invites us to slow down, be present, and connect with ourselves in a deeper way. It reaches into the parts of us that words can’t and it anchors the changes we’re moving through so they become embodied.

Rites are activations or energetic transmissions that awaken within seeds of awareness, connection, belonging, power and innate wisdom to guide you on your path.

Embrace the beauty of Tree (Rowan), Flower spirits (Rose) and Animal Spirits (Snake) as they weave their energies and deep medicine into your inner landscape.

Discover the wisdom of the animal & plant kingdoms,where the invitation is that they reflect to you, your inner landscape and help to reweave it.

Rowan is a tree of vision, truth and protection and a powerful ally in times of transition. Rowan awakens intuition and ancestral connection, offering energetic protection while gently clearing stuck patterns so new pathways can open.

Rose supports you to grow in love and compassion for yourself as you walk the liminal space of midlife. She brings blessings, grace, inner peace, emotional protection and the reminder that softness is a form of strength.

Snakes medicine help us to release our ‘old skins’ (patterns, habits, identity, belifef etc) with grace and ease. Snake guides us to not be attached to what outcome might arise once the skin is gone. They teach us to trust that you need to shed it so what it beneath it can be embraced.

Gentle, grounding guidance to support your integration between sessions (10-20 mins in total). Think nourishing practices: guided meditations, earth-based practices, inner elder connection, nervous system support, journaling prompts.

A special ritual pack crafted to honour and deepen our midlife journey together in ritual and ceremony.

Included in this pack is Rose Tea and a Rowan Tree essence, designed to support you as you navigate this sacred threshold with softness, clarity, and strength

A sacred, private space for connection, reflection and support between sessions to enrich your experience and integration.

All material will be held within the private course platform. The Live Sessions will be added within 48-72 hours so you can catch up if you can’t attend live.

You’ll have access to download the meditations and handouts. The meditations, circle recordings, handouts etc will be available on the platform for lifetime access.

The two ceremonies will be available for 3 months after the programme closes (as these are held within a sacred medicine wheel)

You can choose to upgrade at a discounted price to include the Midlife Renaissance Retreat (in-person) and join me in ceremony to receive transmission, sit with the land, offer our experiences to the trees, and honor who you are becoming. You can see the details here.

And/Or

1:1 Shamanic Soul Clearing sessions (remote or in-person) at a 20% discounted rate to deeper your transformation and support your unfolding path.

6 Live Sessions

Each session weaves together live teaching, tea ceremony, guided ritual, drum journeys, earth based practices, reiki healing meditations and powerful inquiry to support you through this powerful doorway into knowing yourself more deeply.

2 Shamanic Ceremonies

We open and close this programme with ceremony supported by our plant & animal spirit allies to mark your transformation. These ceremonies are invitations into beauty, connection, deep truth and energetic shifts designed to help you access clarity, soul insight and renewal.

Rituals & Rites

These are activations or energetic transmissions that awaken within seeds of awareness, connection, belonging, power and innate wisdom to guide you on your path

Weekly audio practices + meditations

Gentle, grounding guidance to support your integration between sessions (10-20 mins in total). Think nourishing practices: guided meditations, earth-based practices, inner elder connection, nervous system support, journaling prompts.

Private online space for sharing & support

A sacred, private space for connection, reflection and support between sessions to enrich your experience and integration.

Your Ritual Pack

A special ritual pack to support this journey with our plantand animal allies.

Optional upgrades to deepen your journey

You can choose to upgrade to include the Midlife Renaissance Retreat (in-person) or 1:1 Shamanic Clearing sessions (remote or in-person) at a discounted rate to deeper your transformation and support your unfolding path.

testimonials

Kind words from participants

The day was truly magical. The space felt so calm, and safe and the day just flowed. I came away with so many insights. I felt reconnected to my soul, aligned with my path. There was also the pure joy of discovering new things about myself whilst also remembering the connection I used to have in the past is still here. I felt I was in very safe hands and your guidance was probably the most important thing on the day. I remember that feeling of freedom each day. I felt calm and exhilarated.
Val
What I love most about Roseleen's offerings is her ability to create a safe, open space for self-connection, while also remaining grounded and relatable in her approach. She is practical and understands the normal challenges of everyday life. Her approach helped me to slow down and gently guided me to feel more connected with myself, something we could all do with. I feel so empowered after it, and carry a sense of ease and positive energy If you are curious... just book!
Úna
I am still glowing from the experience. I left with clarity and insight on moving forward with things and life. I was once again reminded of how abundant my life is - the collective energy was beautiful.
Emily
Having been in ceremony with Roseleen regularly for over a year, I highly recommend the experience. She holds beautiful, clean space, where I have always felt very safe.

She has so much knowledge and expertise that every ceremony feels really different. She uses the energy of the season to shape the ceremony to fit the participants. I have always come away with gems of inspiration.

I particularly enjoy her meditations and how she pulls everything together at the end of the ceremony with ideas on how to integrate what happened during the experience.
Tasha
Such a deep and nourishing experience that has left me feeling anchored in a deeper sense of calm and authority within my being. I'm more open to calling in assistance & guidance from nature as kin and ally.
Justine
It was a really enriching ceremony. I felt very calm and supported after it, and that feeling has stayed with me since.
Jackie

The Midlife Initiation is different and here's why

This is a ceremonial rite of passage for women at midlife that is guided by the wisdom of the natural world (rowan, rose & snake as our guides) and the wisdom deep within you.

Midlife isn’t a linear path, it’s a spiral inward, a remembering, a reclaiming and a returning to your sovereign self. This journey goes beyond information, the Midlife Initiation merges the practical with the mystical.

A space to gently lay down what is weighing on you, get clear on what you want now, and make gradual changes that ripple out into your work, family, lineage and community.  

With over 17 years in the healing arts, I’ll hold space for this transformation to become embodied so it’s not just something you learn but something you live.

At midlife we’re often told it’s exhaustion, hormones or ‘this is just how life is now’… But more often what we’re feeling is soul disconnection… the loss of a deeper connection to ourselves, our unique rhythm, our voice and our path.

This program is your missing initiation: a place to rebuild self-trust, deepen your insight and courageously walk forward into this next chapter.

Be part of this sacred journey

A Midlife Ceremony

Join the Midlife Initiation

6th November to 11th December 2025 - Online

There is no real blueprint for midlife and this time calls for a rite of passage. This is what has been missing for so many of us. In this space we honour your potential, wisdom, beauty, light, essence, joy that is yearning to emerge whilst also honouring the parts that are ready to be release so your midlife rebirth can take place.

Space is limited to only 10 people so you can receive personalized attention and support throughout this experience. Expect deeper connections and a profound, transformative experience you’ll be so grateful you said yes to.

This is an initiation that will give you tools and support to feel clear, grounded and sovereign in this next chapter.

ALL CALLS WILL BE 2 HOURS IN LENGTH 7:00-9:00pm

Our calls will be on Thursdays (Irish time). All calls will be recorded + added into your course platform.

Opening Ceremony: 23rd October

Gathering 2: 30th October

Gathering 3: 6th November

Gathering 4: 13th November

Gathering 5: 20th November

Closing Ceremony: 27th November

UPGRADE: Midlife Renaissance Day Retreat on 29th November

The Midlife Initiation
Early Enrollment Price *

available until 28th October

€450

  • Ritual Pack
  • 2 ceremonies
  • 4 gatherings
  • Rites & Rituals
  • Any additional material
Pay in Full €450
Pay 3 Installments €150

Upgrade: The Midlife Initiation & Day Retreat Early Enrollment Price *

available until 28th October

€580

  • Everything from the The Midlife Initiation Programme
  • Day Retreat on TBC
  • Lunch included
  • All materials included
  • You'll receive an email on what to bring
Pay in Full €580
Pay 3 Installments €194

For Custom Payment Plans – Email Roseleen here to arrange.

*the early bird is until 28th November. After this the price for the programme is €500 and price for programme & retreat is €650. Please review the Terms Of Purchase prior to enrolling

The ceremony is held within a Shamanic Energy Training® Template that weaves a multi-dimensional space of lasting transformation. These ceremonies are influenced by my training and mentoring with Sli an Chroi and Shamanic Energy Training. These ceremonies carry the wisdom gifted to me by life, my spirit team, the earth, and my ancestral lineage.

Your questions answered

Common questions

Due to the intimate nature and limited places, all sales are final and deposits for the Day Retreat are non-refundable.

Please read this page carefully and email any questions before enrolling.

RETREAT POLICY

Deposits are non-refundable.

Cancellations within 14 days of the retreat start date will result in the deposit payment being forfeit.

Cancellations up to 14 days of the retreat start date: your deposit payment may be transferred to another retreat listed on our website of your choice subject to availability. Only one transfer permitted.

In the event of a ‘no show’ for any booking, any balance due for the retreat will be charged in full.

No previous experience is necessary. Everyone of all levels is welcome as I’ll be guiding you through everything in a grounded and practical way.

The weekly practices are designed to be short and flexible so they support your integration and not overwhelm you.

Listen to what feels doable for you.

Some weeks that might be 10–15 minutes a few times, other weeks you may not touch them at all.

The core commitment is the 2-hour live session each week; everything else is optional and there to deepen your experience if you want it.

During the 6 weeks and until the course portal closes on XX you’ll have access to 20% discount on 1-1 shamanic soul clearings to support you healing, integration and unfolding.

Regardless of whether you’re in your mid 30’s or your early 60’s, I welcome you into the program if what I’ve shared here resonates. We need women of all ages so we can learn from each other’s experiences.

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