The SDI Blog: Stories of Companionship

Spiritual direction and companionship inspires people to experience authenticity in their lives as they connect with and explore the ground of all being, that deepest of truths which is beyond life and death and goes by many names, including God, and no name at all. 

Los compañeros espirituales de SDI comparten sus historias en nuestro blog. Obtén provisiones, aprende una nueva práctica e información sobre la modalidad de sanación de la compañía espiritual a través de una de las historias que se comparten a continuación.

If you are an SDI Member interested in writing an SDI Story for the blog, please use our submission form here: Submit an SDI Story.

 

God, the soul You have given me is pure

Elohai neshama she-natata bi tehorah hi November 4th, 2024. I am anxious, in distress. The US election is tomorrow. Surely goodness will prevail. Surely? To make everything significantly worse, today is the fourth anniversary—the fourth yahrzeit—of the loss of our beloved son Eli, who died of liver disease, at 52. November 6th,

Leer Más »

Ordinary Heaven by Philip Carter – Designing our Book Cover

We’re excited to announce the publication of our latest book from SDI Press—Ordinary Heaven: Exploring Spiritual Direction and the Journey of Human Life.  It is our honor to share this work with the SDI Community. This extraordinary book is written by Australian spiritual director and longtime SDI contributor Philip Carter,

Leer Más »

Tending Our Hearts Together

Today we gather in the first of 2 sessions with Pam Winthrop Lauer and fellow spiritual directors of diverse political leanings to tend to our overwhelm, worry, anger, fear, excitement, and other feelings about the U.S. election. Using the principles of Nonviolent Communication we will be guided through meditation, group

Leer Más »

Events this Fall with SDI!

Dear Friends, School is well underway at SDI and we have a variety of convenient online courses, webinars, and recordings for you to choose from! SDI programming is taught by spiritual directors and companions from the community who are passionate about our calling and committed to sharing their wisdom. This

Leer Más »

New issue of Presence Journal – Become a member and receive a free issue!

Dear Friends, Every quarter, SDI celebrates the profound impact spiritual direction and companionship creates in the world by assembling and publishing our esteemed Presence Journal—a diverse collection of articles, poetry, art, and book reviews by and for our international community. All members are able to access the new September 2024 issue in

Leer Más »

SDI DEIJ Statement From the Board

by Cindy Lee and Rev. SeiFu Anil Singh-MolaresOn Behalf of the SDI Board of Directors The Board of Directors identifies Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) as one of the key initiatives for Spiritual Directors International (SDI). We strive to be an organization that embodies radical inclusion through welcoming and

Leer Más »
seifu offering a keynote on spiritual companionship

The Art of Spiritual Companionship – at the 2024 Wisdom 2.0 Conference

SDI’s Rev. SeiFu, Matthew Whitney, and Amrutham Babu all spent three days at the highly acclaimed Wisdom 2.0 conference last week in San Francisco, introducing spiritual companionship to a diverse community of spiritual seekers and travelers.  You can watch Rev. SeiFu’s keynote by clicking the graphic below: SeiFu led off

Leer Más »

Call for Children’s Art

SDI is seeking submissions for children’s art for our publication of an inspired spiritual journal for children, focusing on how they are companioned in their innate, powerful, and inspiring search for ultimate meaning.   Every submission will receive a $20 store credit, with the ultimate prize being the publication of selected

Leer Más »

A Big Thank You to the SDI Community

Dearest Companions, The SDI Staff went on a staff retreat last week, and we had occasion to reflect on our work, and this wonderful community we are a part of.  We want to take this moment to extend our most profound and sincere gratitude to you all!  We are truly

Leer Más »

Learn From Our Members – November Issue of Connections

  We recently published the latest issue of our Connections “Newsletter” – less of a newsletter, and more of a collection of reflections and teachings on spiritual direction and companionship, written by SDI Members. In this issue you’ll find the following: A touching reflection by Beckie Boger, on the divine

Leer Más »
forest bathing

Free Sessions of Forest Bathing and Birdsong Poetry Vespers

In anticipation of our Forest Bathing Retreat for Spiritual Companions coming in March 2024, we’ve recently hosted two free sessions with our facilitators, Dr. Jeanette Banashak and Rev. Simon Ruth De Voil. Click here to enjoy a Virtual Forest Bathing session with Dr. Jeanette Banashak (recorded November Click here to

Leer Más »

Unaffiliated Spiritual Explorers – Latest Issue of Listen

Dear Friends, The October issue of Listen is here!  Listen is our quarterly publication with a written reflection on spiritual companionship, with poetry written by SDI Members, and freely available to all. In this issue I share about the growing number of “unaffiliated spiritual explorers” both in our community and

Leer Más »
Carrito de compra
Scroll al inicio

Welcome!

We're glad you're here.

Subscribe to SDI updates to receive a FREE eBook filled with contemplative wisdom!

Como regalo gratuito por registrarte para las actualizacione SDI, te ofrecemos un libro electrónico (eBook) de 59 páginas pleno de sabiduría contemplativa!

Úsalo como prefieras: 

  • para tu inspiración on your spiritual journey
  • para el placer de encontrar la sabiduría que se puede sentir en el cuerpo, la mente y el espíritu 
  • para un momento de reflexión 
  • como muestra de nuestro profundo respeto por quién eres y tu contribución a nuestro movimiento