SDI LGBTQIA+ Gathering – June 2026
June 17 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am PDT
The transforming power of queer rituals
We are especially honored to welcome Rabbi Chaya Gusfield for this gathering. In our precious time together, we will explore the role of rituals in the queer community– intentional practices of reclamation, healing, and joy designed to honor our milestones, bodies, and identities, opening and closing rituals in our spiritual direction sessions. Also, we will explore how rituals impact the spiritual lives of our directees.
Bring yourself, a journal, and an open mind/heart.
This one hour session is for those that identify as LGBTQIA+, including nonbinary, gender fluid, genderqueer, bi-gender, and agender spiritual directors and spiritual companions who would like to connect with other LGBTQIA+ spiritual directors and spiritual companions.
About Rabbi Chaya Gusfield:
Rabbi Chaya Gusfield is a spiritual director serving individuals, groups, and rabbinical students. She is also a Retired Board-Certified Chaplain, mom, writer, and artist. She is passionate about creative expression as a path to deepen spirituality and cope with grief and illness. She has been on an active spiritual leadership path for more than 20 years and continues to learn more every day. For more information: Rabbichayagusfield.com.
(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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