What is spiritual direction?
Spiritual direction is attending, together, to your light within and to the web of connections and outward relationships. We are surrounded and held, ultimately, by Nature and by a larger Presence that many call God.
The process is one of deep and reflective listening to help you discern how God, the Sacred Mystery, the Divine Source, is moving in your life. It is a process of mutual companionship and guidance that results in growing self-awareness and self-understanding.
It is learning to listen to your own inner wisdom, to deepen your sense of, and your connection to, that which you define as spiritual.
As your spiritual director I help you interpret your ongoing experiences so that you grow in the art of discernment and learn which of your inner voices to trust and which to question. I offer reflections on what you share without judgment. I am able to offer resources that might support your journey during the time when we are apart.
Why journey with a spiritual director?
To explore your spirituality and beliefs
Ask questions in a safe environment
Discern your core values
Discover and deepen self-acceptance and self-love
Create balance in your life
Recognize how the Divine moves in your life
Discover your passions and purposes
Create peace and encounter joy more often
Work through grief, loss, anger, transitions
Develop spiritual practices that sustain you (prayer, gratitude rituals, journaling, art, mindfulness, health and well-being actions)
Reflect on who you are, who you may want to be
Share joys, challenges and successes
About you
Life is complicated. Life is full of paradoxes, sometimes exciting, sometimes daunting.
We are often full of doubts and questions. Sometimes we are caught up in grief, anger, depression, anxiety or physical pain.
Yet, how good it is to be alive! Walking together, we can explore the complications, the questions, the paradoxes of your life. I will listen, encourage, gently challenge, and hold a safe space for you to explore. Your gifts will be revealed. Your light will glow brighter as you find personal meaning in life, make positive changes and discover possibilities for the future.
What to expect
Our first one-hour meeting is complimentary and will be a time of getting to know one another. If you feel we are a “fit” we would go forward together, meeting once or twice a month, as you wish, usually for one hour. Weekly sessions are also available. You always set the agenda of each meeting.
In-person sessions are possible, with Covid-19 prevention best practices (social distancing, masks, hand hygiene.) Currently most sessions are conducted via FaceTime, Zoom, Messenger, or telephone.
Fees
I offer my services for $80.00/hour.