Breathing is in vogue. The power of breath is the marketing anchor for pandemic-era businesses. Weight-loss plans, organic clothing lines, and meditation apps arrive in my social media feed. Images of willowy, culturally ambiguous young women breathe in serene meditative poses. In an Ohio, pandemic winter, I am especially vulnerable to the beach scenes that stir in me a […]
When I was a freshman at university, I felt deep-down that learning itself was a calling. But my ego refused to accept this and pushed me to use learning as a lever to achieve other objectives that were easier to equate with recognition and money. It has taken me this long – I’m now 62
Why Spiritual Direction? An Open Letter to Anyone Curious about Spiritual Companionship Leer Más »
Editor’s Note – SDI is offering a free Town Hall February 26th called “Caring for the Caregivers – Spiritual Companionship for Health and Hospice Care Workers.” You can register here. In this SDI Story, we are blessed to offer the reflections of a health care worker in Australia who provides “strategic management as well as
How to Listen to Health Care Workers – Straight Talk from the Front-line of the Pandemic Leer Más »
Editor’s note: This is a gift from a spiritual companion new to the SDI Community, Eileen Dunn. We are grateful for her generosity and heart. Sociologists estimate that each COVID-19 death will touch 9 close relatives. (At the time of this writing, that is more than 2.7 million people in the U.S. alone. So, this
My Sacred Goodbye Ritual – a Free 36-page PDF for Grieving During the Pandemic Leer Más »
By Darlene Carlson Washing our hands has taken on new meaning because of the pandemic. What once was a quick, mindless cleansing has become an act of private and public safety. Yet, water has always had significant meaning for humankind. It is life-giving. It symbolizes power, grace, purity and transformation. In the following practice, please
Washing Hands as a Spiritual Practice Leer Más »
My name is Matt Whitney and I am the Creative Director of SDI. I want to share with you my personal story about how I came to discover spiritual companionship, and why I think it’s such a vital practice in our world. I am someone who considers themselves to be on a spiritual path. As
A Personal Story of Discovering Spiritual Companionship Leer Más »
Editor’s Note – This is election time in the United States. Uncertainty and anxiety run through the hearts of many Americans. These feelings are also commonplace around the world, where suffering abounds and fear reigns in the place of hope. The post below was written by London-based spiritual director Bruce Tallman in 2017. But it
Religious or Not – One Question We Should All Ask Ourselves Leer Más »
by Kayce Stevens Hughlett Editor’s note: Kayce is one of the co-presenters of a new SDI webinar series ,called Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Companionship – Awakening the Creative Spirit. She”ll be presenting with Betsey Beckman. It starts January 7, 2021. Learn more here. The following post captures her affirming approach to art and the
On Hope, Art, Dismantling & Rebuilding Leer Más »
Some call her Mary. Peace be upon her. Muslims know her as Maryam. Peace be upon her. Muslims revere her. The Quran calls Maryam – peace be upon her – the most righteous among all women. She is believed to be pure, in every sense of the word and that is what Azra (my name)
Questions are often the signposts of spiritual travel. Respond to the questions below to create your own contemplative itinerary. Bon voyage. 1) Make space for stillness – in whatever way works best for you in your life – and discern over the message: “The way is not to God, but with God.” If the message
“The Way is Not to God, But with God” — Welcome to a Journey of Questions Leer Más »
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