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.
SDI Membership is about being a part of a global contemplative movement that contributes to peace, justice, and living in right relationship with all living beings. The SDI learning community is a group of compassionate listeners who are committed to serving others on their spiritual journeys. Everyone is welcome to become a member of SDI, which also supports our work to advocate for the healing contemplative modalities of spiritual direction and companionship. Become a new member or renew your membership on SDI’s secure online store, at sdicompanions.org.
EP064 - The Paradox of Showing Up, and Letting Go, as a Spiritual Companion - Brian Plachta
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EP063 - Walking as Spiritual Companionship (Pilgrimage in Place)
EP062 - Listen to our Discover March Newsletter
EP061 - Bonus Podcast - Spiritual Companionship For Urgent Times
EP060 - My Boss is a Zen Priest - On Silence and Meditation
EP059 - A Day in the Life of a Cancer Care Chaplain - Taqwa Surapati
EP058 - The Crisis of Relationship - Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining)
EP057 - Companioning with Death and the Dying - Eric Massanari - Part 2
EP056 - The Practice of Curiosity in Spiritual Companionship - Eric Massanari - Part 1
EP055 - Examen the Play Dough - Nancy Shadlock, MA
EP054 - Counseling Communities through Mass Tragedy - Rabbi Carla Howard
EP053 - Gender Equity and Reconciliation - Cynthia Brix and Will Keepin
EP052 - Spiritual Practices of Sufi Islam - Azra Rahim
EP051 - Technology, Contemplation, and Interspirituality - Jeff Genung, Kate Sheehan Roach, and Brother Wayne Teasdale (!!)
EP050 - Art, Creativity, and Spiritual Companionship - Matt Whitney
EP049 - 2019 Highlights of SDI Encounters
EP048 - Support and Participate in Our Public Square of Spiritual Companionship
EP047 - Connection with the Living World through Animals and Art - Straja Linder King and Madeline Rugh
EP046 - Roleplaying Games as Spiritual Companionship - Rabbi Menachem Cohen
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