Times are tough as many leaders normalize hatred and violence toward everyone at the margins. With so many opportunities to focus on the influx of stories of oppression, our speaker draws on her own journey with evolving identity and reflects on the gift of queerness. From storytelling to examining identity as dynamic, she will share insights and practices that emerged from her gender transition and how to leverage the beauty of becoming and ritual in spiritual direction.

This session is for those that identify as LGBTQIA+, including nonbinary, gender fluid, genderqueer, bi-gender, and agender spiritual directors and spiritual companions who would like to connect with other LGBTQIA+ spiritual directors and spiritual companions.

(Please note this meeting is intended for those who identify as LGBTQIA+)

How to Register / Instructions:

Please read through the instructions below before signing up.

• You must be logged in to our website, with a current SDI Membership, to access the registration links. Otherwise the links won’t work. Please sign in first with your SDI Account, then come back to this webpage to continue. 

(Not yet an SDI Member? Click here to join.)Once you register for a session, you will be sent a password-free invitation with the Zoom link. If you don’t see it, please check any Junk Mail or Spam folders.Please only sign up if you have checked your calendar and you know you can attend. Saving a spot immediately might seem like a good strategy. But the problem is many people then discover they have a conflict and the spot is not used. Thank you for your kindness in this.Please only sign yourself up. Your registration will be linked to your e-mail addressRemember that we will do more of these free sessions. If you miss out this time around, there will be more opportunities.

What to Expect:

Each session runs about 75 minutes.Each session will be hosted by one of the SDI Staff, and an experienced facilitator from the SDI Community.Guidance from the facilitator will include brief teachings, contemplative readings, and space for meditation/silence.Each session will include Breakout Groups of 3-4 participants, where each participant will have to opportunity to share and to hold space for one-another.

We will not record these sessions to preserve the confidentiality of all participants in the group spiritual companionship.