SDI LGBTQIA+ Gathering – September 2026
September 23 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am PDT
Compassionately Queer; Queerly Compassionate
The world is on the wobble and as queer spiritual companions, we each bear witness to, and just feel, all the things, hey? Join us for a little “Holy Boop” and a right-now check in (How are you doing…really?). Together we can compassionately turn inward to help find our silly-serious way in a wobbling world.
This will be a carefully facilitated time of inward softening, allowing us to spiritually connect as a beautiful, diverse, queer community. Together, let’s create a nurturing circle where we can notice and name what feels alive in each one gathered, moving toward our individual inner landscapes with tenderness and compassion.
About Michelle and Sandra:
Michelle and Sandra are queer, spiritual directors with Still Lake Listening. They practice in person, and virtually, from Alberta, Canada. Partners in life and in offering spiritual care, their shared love is facilitating contemplative, compassionate listening spaces where you can slow down and give voice to what feels tender, tangled, or unfinished; where Courage, Nurture, and Holy Mischief can emerge and thrive.
(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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