What Happens During Spiritual Direction?

Spiritual direction is the ancient yet always-new practice of sharing your story with an attentive, caring companion who helps you align with your inner wisdom and your connection with divine source. I approach spiritual direction as a wellness practice for anyone seeking to trust and engage life with compassion and freedom. Meeting with a spiritual director helps you develop your awareness of the loving and sacred invitations within the questions, opportunities, and challenges of your life.

A Safe Space to Explore Your Experience

  • Your Journey.

    Your journey is unique. You are accepted for who you are. You will explore and adopt images of God that fit your spiritual path, however that is unfolding for you.

  • Your Story.

    Your story is sacred. You will notice the ways that God was with you when you navigated the past and inviting you to trust for today and going forward.

  • Your Inner Source.

    Your prayer and inner work connect you with a wise and compassionate presence that lies both within and beyond you. Your heart and mind can return to that presence in any given moment.

  • Your Season of Life.

    Your life is honored, not judged. You will become more aware and open to God’s presence in all aspects of your life. You will discern what to embrace and what to let go as you trust the Spirit to guide you.

  • Your Decisions.

    You will discern the choices and actions that align with your spirit and lead you toward freedom. Your authentic values will guide your decisions big and small.

Who comes to Mindful Spiritual Direction?

People seek many things, including:

Awareness

  • Feeling connected with a loving inner presence

  • Finding space to voice questions

  • Noticing the spiritual energies in in your life

  • Experiencing your own truth

 

Reflection

  • Exploring a spiritual experience, to savor a time of blessing or lean into the mystery from a safe place

  • Healing from spiritual abuse or trauma

  • Reflecting on your questions about life and meaning

  • Finding encouragement and hope

Contemplation

  • Quieting the mind, body and spirit

  • Attending to your inner motivations

  • Noticing subtle spiritual nudges

  • Engaging spiritual practices

 

Discernment

  • Responding to life’s invitations and transitions

  • Sorting through your values when life is at a crossroads

  • Discovering the wisdom, love and guidance of the spirit within you

  • Planning and acting in alignment with the gentle nuances of spirit’s leading

Spiritual inspiration can be found in any aspect of life, including work, family, and friendships; creative pursuits; social actions; inner desires and struggles; and peaceful moments.

As a spiritual director, I offer deep listening and gentle prompts to help you reflect on the spiritual dimension of life’s unfolding and to notice the loving invitations of spirit present within the ups and downs of your life. As you share whatever is on your mind and heart, I am there to listen, support, and encourage you, to be a prayerful companion on your journey.

The experience of spiritual direction can help you awaken to an inner connection with God, or your higher power. Sessions offer a safe and open space for you to sift through the swirl of your thoughts, to notice your true self, and to experience stabilizing peace and clarity. Your trust in divine presence grows as you engage your inner freedom and make choices aligned with spirit’s call.

Your relationship with the divine is the true spiritual director, the “third chair” in the room. My role is to listen and reflect back, helping you to notice what is being revealed in the stirrings of your heart and to clarify what that means in your life.