We know there are many different portals, and as many different entry points to encountering the mystery of life as there are beings in the world. With that said, are there common elements to the work of spiritual companionship that we can identify? And, when we name “deep listening” as one of these elements, the meaning of this can also be a bit fluid. In a series of…
A Conversation with Fr. Adam Bucko – Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide
Recently we at SDI hosted a free preview webinar session with Fr. Adam Bucko, who will be facilitating an upcoming webinar series called Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide – Spiritual Direction and Companionship for a World That Has Lots Its Way. I was honored to have the opportunity to be in conversation with Fr. Adam for an hour about going deep into the things that break our hearts, and allowing…
Forest Bathing – Nature Immersion – Deep Listening – A Retreat from SDI (with me!)
We know being in nature is good for us, on many levels. When we go into nature, we encounter life on a different level of being – simpler and yet richer. The constant chatter of our minds is slowed. Our senses are awakened. The air we breath is fragranced with the scents of pine needles and the loam of the soil. Our ears are caressed by the sound…
A Conversation with Rabbi Rami Shapiro – Listen
If you’ve read any of Rabbi Rami Shapiro’s books or listened to his own podcast for Spirituality & Health Magazine, you know he engages spirituality with deep reverence and humorous wit. Both “sage” and “trickster”, he invites us to examine our beliefs and our spiritual practices with open hearts, so that we can better companion others on their spiritual journeys. Listen to this new episode of SDI Encounters…
Wisdom
What is wisdom? How do we discern when we are receiving wisdom that will help us in our lives?
Some Benefits of Spiritual Guidance
Eckhart Tolle in his book The New Earth puts forward what he calls Three Modalities of Awakened Doing. These three modalities “in which you can align your life with the creative power of the universe.” (Tolle, 295). These are essentially three ways of being in which one should always seek to be within. They are: Acceptance: When you can’t enjoy what you’re doing, you can at least accept…
