POURING PRESENCE
& cRAFTING CONNECTION
Curated cocktail ceremonies and rituals to ignite connection and make moments matter.
Elevate your event with our signature blend of creativity, care, and intention.
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WELCOME 🜁
I’m Pete Rezac, a Massachusetts native who was unschooled through 7th grade. After public high school, I got a degree in engineering before working in startups, consulting, and running program management for a medical device company. I’m happily married and raising three lovingly-fierce daughters.
Over the past four years, I felt a growing pull to help people more directly. An inexplicable flow of ideas for creative cocktail gatherings came to life. After significant self reflection, work with my coach, a job-shift, and experimentation, I discovered the potential for ritual within modern cocktail ceremonies.
Historically, cultures used alcohol in rituals for group cohesion, personal processing, and overall wellness. Modern western culture has lost most of its ritual, and while total drinking may be up, we more often drink to numb ourselves than to deepen presence.
This leaves us disconnected from one another, from ourselves, and from meaning, contributing to our epidemic of loneliness and isolation.
Cocktails can deeply engage the senses and offer a natural platform for ritual elements that induce nourishing presence and connection.
Through lots of reading, training, and intentional prototyping, I found an approach that resonates in a fun and profound way, and I launched Mixed With Meaning to bring it to the public.
I feel fulfilled by helping people authentically connect and become fully present. When I serve you a drink, I hope you find it delicious, but more importantly I hope you find it Mixed With Meaning.
TRAININGS & CERTIFICATIONS
The Art of Gathering, Ritual Leadership, Psilocybin Assisted Therapy Facilitation, ServSafe Alcohol, Allergen Awareness, and Food Protection Manager.