The Contemplative Dimensions of Spiritual Direction and Companionship – with Dr. James Finley
In the first of a series of periodic addresses to the SDI community on spiritual direction and companionship, Jim Finley will speak to the contemplative and mystical roots of our calling, and why they are so important. As he notes, “the more deeply we steep in contemplation, the more effective we are as directors and […]
Seizing the Moment – Towards a More Inclusive Spiritual Direction and Companionship
This webinar is a gateway for you to explore more inclusive approaches to spiritual companionship, to offer welcome to folks from all walks of life, and to expand our own definitions of spirituality. Let’s explore together the changing landscape of spirituality, transcend boundaries, and imagine together new ways of offering the profound healing of our […]
SDI LGBTQ+ Gathering October
This is a space for LGBTQIA+ spiritual directors and companions to gather and connect.In this Session, Elizabeth Ann Terry, a Religious Educator with the Unitarian Universalist Association uses a story about the colors of the Rainbow flag to invite us to reflect about that story, about returning to true selves and journeying with others to […]
Securing and Blessing the Future – SDI Benefactors Society
Spiritual direction and companionship is central to everything we do at SDI. And today's fraught world demonstrates the enduring, and growing, need for us to share this vitally important modality far more broadly. If you value SDI’s programming to deepen your practice, and want to help others along their spiritual paths, this webinar might be […]
Free Forest Bathing Session: The Forest as Companion
Find the Purple 'Register' Button below to sign up and receive the Zoom Link!We extend to you an invitation for an hour of peaceful meditation and virtual Forest Bathing with the inestimable Jeanette Banashak, our SDI Forest Bathing Journey Guide.This one-hour session offers a glimpse into the profound rejuvenation that can be found through these […]
Angels, Saints, and Ancestors as Spiritual Companions and Guides
https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/angels-saints-ancestors-spiritual-imagination/In this webinar series, Christine Valters Paintner and Rev. Simon Ruth de Voil will help us open up our spiritual imagination to encounter these sacred presences, nourishing our capacity to become everyday mystics, and receive blessings on our life path.Register Here: https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/angels-saints-ancestors-spiritual-imagination/
Free Session – Poetry Vespers with Rev. Simon Ruth De Voil
Join Rev. Simon Ruth De Voil, one of our facilitators for our upcoming Forest Bathing Journey, for an online gathering. We will sing, share poetry, and contemplate the gifts of our natural surroundings as we move out of our work weeks and into our weekends.The entire session will go roughly 40 minutes.
Using the Enneagram to Name, Tame and Transform Your Inner Critic
Hosted by Chelsea Forbrook, this 5-week online webinar series, designed for spiritual directors and companions, offers an experiential introduction to the tools of Inner Critic healing and radical self-compassion through study of the Enneagram.
Desert Spirituality for Spiritual Companions
Attracted by beauty and responding to sorrow, Tessa Bielecki and David Denny offer insights about inner work and earth care, peacemaking and social justice, living and dying, and share the nourishing wisdom that blooms in the desert today.Register here: https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/desert-spirituality-for-spiritual-directors-and-companions/
SDI BIPOC Gathering – November 2023
This session is for those who identify as Black, Indigenous or a Person of Color who would like to connect with other BIPOC spiritual directors and spiritual companions.
Spiritual Direction in Africa: For Who and Why
Across the vast and diverse continent of Africa, from its Eastern shores to the Western reaches, and from the Northern deserts to the Southern savannas, there exists a profound and widespread yearning for spiritual connection. We are highly religious and spiritual people with deep rooted traditional beliefs in God, the essence of all things, or […]
