Spiritual Direction
Sometimes the questions we carry cannot be answered. They must be lived with, explored, and walked with through time.
There are seasons in life when something begins to shift. A relationship changes. A career no longer fits. A spiritual practice falls away. A loss reshapes the landscape of a life. A new possibility begins to emerge. We find ourselves standing between what has been and what is not yet fully known.
These are times when answers cannot be given from a teacher, a priest, a therapist or a wise elder, they can only be found within and among across time.
What is Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual direction is an ancient practice of compassionate listening and reflection that has roots in many wisdom traditions.
Spiritual direction offers a space to slow down, listen deeply, and attend to the deeper currents moving through your life. Together we explore questions of meaning, purpose, identity, faith, vocation, belonging, and relationship with the sacred.
Unlike therapy, which often focuses on psychological healing, or coaching, which is typically oriented toward goals and outcomes, spiritual direction attends to the deeper questions of meaning, purpose, values, vocation, and spiritual life.
At its heart, spiritual direction is a practice of paying attention.
Paying attention to your life.
Paying attention to what is changing.
Paying attention to what calls for tending. What calls for grief curiosity, courage, or care.
Paying attention to the ways wisdom, mystery, and the sacred may be moving in this time.
Common Reasons People Seek Spiritual Direction
People often seek this work with questions around and/or during times of:
Life transitions and discernment
Spiritual growth and practice
Questions of meaning and purpose
Vocational exploration and calling
Identity and belonging
Grief and loss
Burnout, Moral Injury and Renewal
Religious trauma, transition or deconstruction
Integration of significant life experiences
Pilgrimage, retreat, ceremony preparation and integration
Relationship with the sacred, however you understand it
Some people come to spiritual direction from established religious traditions. Others identify as spiritual but not religious. Some are uncertain what they believe and simply want a thoughtful companion for the journey.
All are welcome.
