In this recent April 2023, SDI Executive Director Rev. SeiFu Singh-Molares and SDI Creative Director Matt Whitney had a wide-ranging conversation about spiritual direction and companionship, and in particular, reconsidering some of the elements we might consider to be “universal.” Are there common elements to the work of spiritual companionship that we can identify? For example, we often cite “deep listening” as a common practice. But what do we mean when we say that? We also consider, and reconsider, the generation of “spiritual heat,” how spiritual companionship has elements of contemplative practice, opening to new depths of awareness, and how to befriend the overwhelm that can come when we gain insight into the depths of our existence. We have this conversation posted as a five-part video series on our YouTube channel, but here you can listen to the conversation in its entirety. We hope you enjoy it and reconsider for yourself some of the building blocks of your own practice as a spiritual companion.
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Website Chat Support, Compassionate Listening, and Growing Peppers - Ryan Hinson - SDI Technical Support Specialist
Eric Massanari - SDI Board Chair - An Invitation to Community
Rabbi Myriam Klotz - SDI Board Vice-Chair - An Invitation to Serve
A Conversation with Busshō Lahn - Singing and Dancing are the Voice of the Law
An Exploration of the Psalms - Song and Poetry Swap with Simon de Voil and David Wallace
An Interview with Lerita Coleman Brown - The Enduring Wisdom of Howard Thurman
Aimee Bostwick - Community and Spiritual Life at Kanuga Conference Center - Forest Bathing Journey with SDI
Cynthia Bailey Manns - Reflections of a Soul Companion
Nature Immersion and Deep Listening - A Forest Bathing Retreat from SDI - Dr Jeanette Banashak
Dr. Bruce Tallman - New Book on Francis de Sales - Making a Living in Spiritual Direction
A Contemplative Approach to Sexuality - Dr. Westina Matthews
EP133 - Rabbi Rami Shapiro - Wandering the Pathless Land
EP132 - Engage 2022 Conference Debrief with Rev SeiFu
EP 131: Michelle Scheidt on Sharing Spiritual Heritage
EP130 - An Interview with Jennifer (Jinks) Hoffmann and Diane M. Millis - New Book from SDI Press
EP 129 - Meet Larry J. Morris III, Spiritual Director and Production Assistant at SDI
EP 128 - Big News! New look for Presence Journal
EP127 - Simon de Voil - A Conversation on Iona, Music, and Spiritual Companionship
Ep 126 - Christine Vogel - Grief and the Gift of Spiritual Direction
Ep 125 - Sierra Neiman Westbrook - Story of My Names
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