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You can become an SDI Member, participate in an online webinar or town hall, attend a workshop or conference, or travel with us on an SDI Journey. Check out our many offerings in the Media and Events section above.
Find a Spiritual Director or Companion
Are you curious about finding a spiritual director to work with? Locating and interviewing a spiritual director is an important step in your spiritual journey. To aid your process in finding a spiritual companion, SDI offers this resource to help you locate and reach out to one of the 6000 spiritual companions listed in our free searchable database below. SDI’s desire is to provide an easy, inviting way for seekers to connect with a spiritual companion, to find a training program and/or a retreat center. Experience the contemplative gifts of deep listening and find a spiritual companion to work with today!
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Creating community through deep listening, contemplative engagement and justice. For spiritual directors and spiritual companions.
Save the Dates: Week of May 9, 2022
Join us for SDI's next annual conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Learn from Our Community
Spiritual direction or companionship inspires people to experience authenticity in their lives as they connect with and explore the ground of all being, that deepest of truths which is beyond life and death and goes by many names, including God, and no name at all.
The spiritual companions of SDI share their stories on our blog. Receive nourishment, learn a new practice, and gain insight into the healing modality of spiritual companionship through one of the stories shared below.
What is Spiritual Direction / Companionship? – A Dialogue between Rev. SeiFu Anil Singh-Molares and Eric Zimmer
Editor’s note: We are grateful to Eric Zimmer and his podcast – “The One You Feed” for giving us permission to share a transcript from a part of his session
Sr Marguerite Buchanan, 1932-2021
Editor’s note – Sister Marguerite Buchanan played an essential role in the development of the pioneering Mercy Center spiritual direction program at Burlingame, California in the 1980s, working alongside SDI
12 Ways to Approach Christian Mystical Spirituality
Editor’s note: Spiritual director and noted author Carl McColman generously offered to share his teaching here for our whole community to enjoy. Please note this post is not only meaningful
Updates from SDI
Subscribing to SDI’s Mailing List provides you with a deep connection to our offerings and updates, including:
Digital Refuge – the SDI newsletter with links to our free gatherings, new offerings, the latest Encounters podcast, and a contemplative practice.
Listen – a quarterly contemplative publication with a reflection on spiritual companionship, poetry, and art.