Free Meditation Session with Sean Tetsudo Murphy
Join us for a free meditation together over Zoom with Sean Tetsudo Murphy, who will also guiding our four-part series on Wednesdays. In this session, we'll receive some guidance, sit together in contemplation, and have a little time for Q&A. Use the RSVP form below to receive the Zoom link and instructions.If you are looking […]
SDI LGBTQ+ Gathering July 2024
This is a space for LGBTQIA+ spiritual directors and companions to gather and connect.Nature Companionship and ConversationIn this session, we will have a brief overview of Nature Companionship, go outside or near a window to nurture relationship and reciprocity with the more-than-human world, and discuss queer connection to each other and the natural world.HostDr. Jeanette Banashak is […]
Free Meditation Session with Sean Tetsudo Murphy
Join us for a free meditation together over Zoom with Sean Tetsudo Murphy on July 22 at 8 a.m. Pacific. In this session, we'll receive some guidance, sit together in contemplation, and have a little time for Q&A. Use the RSVP form below to receive the Zoom link and instructions.He is also leading an extraordinary […]
Preview Session – Spiritual Companionship Through Queer Lenses
In this session, hear from some of the presenters of our upcoming four-part series, Beyond Binaries: Spiritual Companionship Through Queer Lenses. We'll outline some of our hopes for the series, why this is an open dialogue open to both queer and straight folks, and have some time for Q&A. All are welcome! Get the Zoom […]
SDI Seattle Event – “Desire the Change”: Radiance and Resilience in the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
An evening on Rilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus with Mark S. BurrowsWednesday, August 7th at 7pm. Interfaith Community Sanctuary - 1763 NW 62nd St, Seattle WA 98107This evening talk explores Rilke’s remarkable Sonnets to Orpheus, a celebrated poem cycle written just over a century ago (1922). It includes poems that look with unflinching courage at the difficulties and losses […]
Opening to God’s Living Presence- The Interspiritual Invitation of Centering Prayer
Welcome to this free session on “Opening to God’s Living Presence – The Interspiritual Invitation of Centering Prayer.” In this session, we’ll explore the importance of understanding God as both the origin and destination of our spiritual journeys. As spiritual companions, our mission is to walk alongside individuals on their unique paths, guiding them to […]
Spiritual Director Formation Program Leaders and Spiritual Companion Mentors Gathering
In this session, we will hear from three formation leaders to share about key elements of their programs, the audiences, platforms and methodologies they are using.Cindy Lee runs Liberated Together School of Spiritual Direction trains and empowers WoC/QWoC and non-binary PoC to facilitate spiritual care and companioning Rev Seifu will share about formation of Buddhist spiritual companions […]
Beyond Binaries: Spiritual Companionship Through Queer Lenses
Experience stories of spiritual companionship, presented by a diverse group of queer Mystics, who approach their work as spiritual companions through diverse and open-hearted containers. All spiritual directors, companions, and wayfarers are encouraged to participate, walking any straight, queer, or otherwise crooked path to Wholeness.
“In the Flow” – Contemplative Art Experience with Liza Hyatt
In this contemplative practice we will experience how creativity’s flow state attunes us to the flowing energy of the sacred. We will begin with a mindfulness practice of gratitude for local watersheds and the organic materials that provide the water, paper, and pigments we use in this practice. We will create meditative wet-on-wet watercolor washes, paint […]
Webinar Preview: Might you be called to offer group spiritual direction?
Whether you're new to offering individual spiritual direction or looking to expand or refashion your existing practice, our new webinar is an opportunity to explore the richness inherent in witnessing and being witnessed by a community of other seekers and acquire some of the tools necessary to offer group spiritual direction.Join us September 9th, 1 […]
The Poet as Spiritual Companion – Exploring Radiance and Resilience in the Work of Rainer Maria Rilke
In this four-part webinar, author and translator Mark S. Burrows will guide and facilitate our community into the life and work of poet Rainer Maria Rilke – at his heart a spiritual companion. Join us for a transformative journey into the depths of what Rilke called our “heart-work.”