Ceremony Facilitation

For optimal joy and happiness we need time for sharing celebration, love and spirit. Ceremonies designed and facilitated for special occasions can provide the opportunity for such connection.  As an indigenous ceremony leader and professional facilitator, Roberto aids in the design of ceremonies and conferences where the desired outcomes include community building and inspiration. 

Ceremonies are experiences designed to honor significant family or community events, including anniversaries, births, graduations, transitions, marriages, and death.  Within the Chicano porvida tradition, ceremonies are opportunities to create sacred time, encourage the expressions of feelings, and foster the practice of love.  For over 25 years, Roberto Vargas has served as a ceremony leader within diverse communities and has taught others the practice of ceremony facilitation.

Roberto views ceremonies as powerful medicine for healing and inspiration, and encourages the practice of ceremony to nurture individual growth, joyful celebration, family well-being, and community power.  Within all extended families there is typically someone who has the talent to bring people together to share prayer and meaningful expression.  Roberto teaches these persons how to guide or facilitate ceremonies for their circles of families and friends.  

While Roberto does accept limited invitations to facilitate ceremonies for special conferences, community gatherings or organization celebrations, he more often provides workshops and consultations to assist others in guiding their own family, organization, or community ceremonies.  For information regarding workshops see Porvida Learning or Días de los Muertos (Days of the Dead).  To explore doing your own ceremony see the article, “Facilitate Your Own Family Ceremony”;