Editor's Note - This is election time in the United States. Uncertainty and anxiety run through the hearts of many Americans. These feelings are also commonplace around the world, where…
by Kayce Stevens Hughlett Editor's note: Kayce is one of the co-presenters of a new SDI webinar series ,called Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Companionship - Awakening the Creative Spirit.…
Questions are often the signposts of spiritual travel. Respond to the questions below to create your own contemplative itinerary. Bon voyage. 1) Make space for stillness - in whatever way…
My friend Anna and I have had a writing practice for over twenty years. First we meet on the phone and share with one another what we plan to write…
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a…
My first vocation was as a physician. For eleven years I studied and trained to get myself through college, medical school and residency. I had taken the tests, put in…
By Angela Reinhart It was the last Friday of August 2015 and the first day of our spiritual companionship training program. It was an introduction day to both the program…
By Meisaan Chan It came as a surprise when I started hearing Lake Michigan pray the Hail Mary, as I had left Christianity a long time ago. I live in…
PRACTICE CHALLENGE Inspired by Anne Hillman and her book "The Dancing Animal Woman." 1) Find a lovely large carrot. Top and tail it. Then peel it. Save peelings for compost.…
Wisdom in Hardship - Online Webinar Series for SDI Led by Rabbi Amy Eilberg July-August, 2020 Still time to register - click here Key Definitions Mussar (literally, “correction” or “instruction”)…