SDI LGBTQIA+ Gathering – February 2026
February 25 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am PST
Queer Allyship and Community Connection in Spiritual Companionship
We are living through a sustained and coordinated attack on queer and trans people in many parts of the world. There are policies, laws, media campaigns focused on rolling back our rights—especially those of trans youth, their families and medical care.
What is our role as spiritual companions to the queer community?
The question before us is not whether we respond, but how: how we pray, how we listen, how we stand with. We must go beyond neutrality. Rather, we’re called to move into prayerful allyship, standing firmly with our queer clients and colleagues as we listen deeply, hold space with compassion, speak up for and act from a place of spiritual integrity and love. In this gathering we will explore, self-allyship as active love, the power of language, moving beyond binaries and different generational perspectives. In small and large groups we will explore queer allyship as spiritual companions.
About our Facilitator:
Kate Bednarski is a queer, spiritually eclectic, former corporate executive turned Interfaith Spiritual Companion and Shamanic Practitioner in private practice for over 15 years. Kate walks the liminal, bridging ancient wisdom, shamanic initiations, years of plant medicine work, insight meditation and business pedigree to presence and guide others in discovering their True Selves and calling.
(Please note this meeting is intended for those who identify as LGBTQIA+)
How to Register / Instructions:
Please read through the instructions below before signing up.
(Not yet an SDI Member? Click here to join.)Once you register for a session, you will be sent a password-free invitation with the Zoom link. If you don’t see it, please check any Junk Mail or Spam folders.Please only sign up if you have checked your calendar and you know you can attend. Saving a spot immediately might seem like a good strategy. But the problem is many people then discover they have a conflict and the spot is not used. Thank you for your kindness in this.Please only sign yourself up. Your registration will be linked to your e-mail addressRemember that we will do more of these free sessions. If you miss out this time around, there will be more opportunities.
What to Expect:
Each session runs about 75 minutes.Each session will be hosted by one of the SDI Staff, and an experienced facilitator from the SDI Community.Guidance from the facilitator will include brief teachings, contemplative readings, and space for meditation/silence.Each session will include Breakout Groups of 3-4 participants, where each participant will have to opportunity to share and to hold space for one-another.
We will not record these sessions to preserve the confidentiality of all participants in the group spiritual companionship.
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