Founded by Kenn Day and Kathy Scheiern, LumensGate is a group, an event and a way of life, all focusing on transformation and ritual. Since 1991, the LumensGate team has been running group rituals, moving from their early primitive camping environment to the Hope Springs Retreat Center near Peebles, Ohio. What began as a weekend event focusing on two separate rituals has grown into a five-day intensive that builds the power of change and self-healing through a complete cycle of ritual work. Every year has a theme around which the ritual work centers, and these themes help to structure the healing environment, focusing on specific aspects of human experience that connect all participants.

The founders of LumensGate are both known for their intensive rituals, and they are each trained in an impressive array of traditions from Qi Gong to Systemic Family Constellation Work. Bringing their expertise to the LumensGate experience, they help to build a profound sense of community among the participants (lovingly nicknamed "gators") who often return year after year to add their energy to the process of transformation.