BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SDI Companions - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SDI Companions REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200811T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200811T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20200717T202449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200717T202638Z UID:87544-1597150800-1597156200@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Wisdom in Hardship\, Session 4 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/wisdom-in-hardship-session-4/ CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/02-GSD-Pandemic-as-Teacher-NEW.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200813T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200813T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20200717T203151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200717T203151Z UID:87554-1597323600-1597329000@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Spiritual Companionship and the Divine Erotic\, Session 2 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/spiritual-companionship-and-the-divine-erotic-session-2/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/08-2020-Divine-Erotic-Graphic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200818T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200818T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20200803T223556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200803T223715Z UID:89657-1597755600-1597761000@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:The Enneagram for Groups and Couples\, Session 1 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/the-enneagram-for-groups-and-couples-session-1/ CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200820T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200820T103000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20200817T191643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200817T191855Z UID:90986-1597914000-1597919400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Free Gathering - A Weaving of Ancestral and Earth-Honoring Wisdom DESCRIPTION:Join kinfolk Elsa and Tamira for an open dialogue centering ancestral connection and relationship as an internal and community resource. They will share threads of how their ancestral connections have supported them in building authentic relationships with other sentient beings while also co-weaving in their experiences of learning to stay open and available to deep learning\, staying present in moments of discomfort and all of the feelings and emotions that arise in the human experience. \nGo to our Livestream page to watch the event via Zoom or Youtube. \nTamira Cousett is both a student and medium of ancestral and earth-honoring wisdom who is committed to centering personal wellness in service to greater cultural healing. She is the beloved grandchild of West African\, British & Irish peoples with deep southern roots. \nHer Ori (destiny) & spiritual path have conspired to guide her towards studying emergent and embodied ancestral liberation and healing practices\, Brazilian earth-honoring traditions and of West African Ifa Òrìṣà tradition. These paths of practice are the foundation of her ritual training and development and continue to shape the contours of the ritual containers and embodied practices that she co-weaves with Spirit and her incarnate kin. \nShe holds the medicines of ancestral and earth-honoring wisdom with deep reverence and respect for the ways these medicines nourish her life and affirm the interconnectedness and importance of all of our sentient kin-folk seated within the vast web of relations. She is dedicated to co-weaving decolonized\, reverence filled ritual containers and intergenerational ancestral connections across space and time. She is honored to co-weave containers and connections which facilitate transformation\, healing and celebrate all forms of ancestral diversity through embodied practice and song. \nelsa is a somatics practitioner and koheneh (hebrew ritualist). their work focuses on healing developmental and intergenerational trauma\, is rooted in depathologization\, and committed to on-going unsettling\, anti-oppression and anti-racism practice. their ancestors are ivrim (jews) from the maghreb area of north africa (morocco)\, iberia (spain)\, turkey\, and the pale of settlement (ukraine and moldova); and north and western europe\, most recently colonial settlers to north america. elsa grew up on duwamish land and now lives on lenape land. they are gender non-confirming\, queer\, disabled\, and mixed class. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/free-gathering-a-weaving-of-ancestral-and-earth-honoring-wisdom/ CATEGORIES:Livestreams ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08-2020-Ancestral-Wisdom-e1597866042387.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200825T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200825T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20200803T223648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200803T223648Z UID:89660-1598360400-1598365800@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:The Enneagram for Groups and Couples\, Session 2 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/the-enneagram-for-groups-and-couples-session-2/ CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200901T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200901T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20200803T223800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200803T223800Z UID:89662-1598965200-1598970600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:The Enneagram for Groups and Couples\, Session 3 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/the-enneagram-for-groups-and-couples-session-3/ CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200908T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200908T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20200803T223904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200803T223904Z UID:89664-1599570000-1599575400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:The Enneagram for Groups and Couples\, Session 4 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/the-enneagram-for-groups-and-couples-session-4/ CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200921T093000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20200824T194845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T183135Z UID:91536-1600675200-1600680600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Essential Seeing - Contemplative Photo 2 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/essential-seeing-contemplative-photo-2/2020-09-21/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/09-2020-Contemplative-Photo-2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201006T120000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20200924T002122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200924T002149Z UID:94853-1601985600-1601985600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Caring for Soul and Spirit with Thomas Moore DESCRIPTION:This is a rare opportunity to engage with Thomas Moore\, psychotherapist\, former monk\, and writer of popular spiritual books\, including the New York Times bestseller “Care of the Soul”. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/caring-for-soul-and-spirit-with-thomas-moore/2020-10-06/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/10-2020-Thomas-Moore-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201013T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201013T141500 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20201001T235303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T171300Z UID:95393-1602594000-1602598500@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Online Group Spiritual Companionship DESCRIPTION:Facilitator: Imam Jamal Rahman \n\n\n\nThis is a members-only benefit. Please log in to register. \nJoin us for group spiritual companionship with some of SDI’s most experienced spiritual companions… This series is free for SDI members\, an added value benefit of being part of the global movement for spiritual companionship…. This session features spiritual director Imam Jamal Rahman\, co-founder and Muslim Sufi minister at Interfaith Community Sanctuary in Seattle. Jamal is a popular speaker on Islam\, Sufi spirituality\, and interfaith relations. Along with his Interfaith Amigos\, he has been featured in the New York Times\, CBS News\, BBC\, and various NPR programs. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/online-group-spiritual-companionship/ CATEGORIES:Group Spiritual Companionship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gsd_jamal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201022T141500 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20201001T235900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T171130Z UID:95430-1603371600-1603376100@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Online Group Spiritual Companionship DESCRIPTION:Facilitator: Lucy Abbott Tucker \n\n\n\nThis is a members-only benefit. Please log in to register. \nJoin us for group spiritual direction with some of SDI’s most experienced spiritual companions… This is free for  SDI members\, an added value benefit of being part of the global movement for spiritual companionship…. This session features Lucy Abbott Tucker\, co-founder of SDI\, master teacher of spiritual direction and spiritual direction supervision and the author of the best-selling book ever for SDI Press\, “Spiritual Direction Supervision – Principles\, Practices and Story-telling.”   URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/online-group-spiritual-companionship-2/ CATEGORIES:Group Spiritual Companionship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gsd_lucy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201028T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201028T081500 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20201002T000528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T171020Z UID:95434-1603868400-1603872900@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Online Group Spiritual Companionship DESCRIPTION:Facilitator: Roslyn Weiner\, PhD \n\n\n\nThis is a members-only benefit. Please log in to register. \nJoin us for group spiritual direction with some of SDI’s most experienced spiritual companions… This is free for SDI members\, an added value benefit of being part of the global movement for spiritual companionship…. This session features Roslyn G. Weiner\, PhD\, STM. She is a psychologist and spiritual director living and working in Newton Massachusetts\, and a member of Temple Emmanuel. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/online-group-spiritual-companionship-4/ CATEGORIES:Group Spiritual Companionship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall-2020-GSD-Roslyn.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201106T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201106T131500 DTSTAMP:20260405T225727 CREATED:20201002T000235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T183623Z UID:95432-1604664000-1604668500@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Online Group Spiritual Companionship DESCRIPTION:Facilitator: Bussho Lahn \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a members-only benefit. Please log in to register. \nJoin us for group spiritual direction with some of SDI’s most experienced spiritual companions… This series is free for SDI members\, an added value benefit of being part of the global movement for spiritual companionship…. This session is led by Bussho Lahn. Bussho is a Certified Spiritual Director\, an ordained Soto Zen Buddhist monk\, and a senior teacher at the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/online-group-spiritual-companionship-3/ CATEGORIES:Group Spiritual Companionship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall-2020-GSD-Bussho2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201110T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201110T073000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20201029T220857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T183816Z UID:98075-1604993400-1604993400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Online Group Spiritual Companionship DESCRIPTION:Facilitator: Christine Luna Munger \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a members-only benefit. Please log in to register. \nJoin us for group spiritual direction with some of SDI’s most experienced spiritual companions… This is free for SDI members\, an added value benefit of being part of the global movement for spiritual companionship…. This session features Dr. Christine Luna Munger\, experienced spiritual director\, Director of the Episcopal House of Prayer in Minnesota and a former SDI New Contemplative. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/online-group-spiritual-companionship-5/ CATEGORIES:Group Spiritual Companionship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall-2020-GSD-Christine-LM2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201118T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201118T131500 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20201014T231755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T213110Z UID:97023-1605700800-1605705300@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI webinar: Weep\, Sing\, Rage\, Breathe - Practical Spiritual Tools for the End of 2020 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-webinar-weep-sing-rage-breathe-practical-spiritual-tools-for-the-end-of-2020/2020-11-18/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Weep-Sing-Visual-FINAL-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201203T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201203T101500 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20201029T221246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T184040Z UID:98080-1606986000-1606990500@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Online Group Spiritual Companionship DESCRIPTION:Facilitator: Diane Millis \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a members-only benefit. Please log in to register. \nJoin us for group spiritual direction with some of SDI’s most experienced spiritual companions… This is free for SDI members\, an added value benefit of being part of the global movement for spiritual companionship…. This session features Diane Millis\, an inspirational speaker\, spiritual director\, retreat facilitator\, and consultant. She is the author of “Conversation–The Sacred Art and Deepening Engagement” and “Re-Creating A Life – Learning How to Tell Our Most Life-Giving Stories” from SDI Press. She lives in Minneapolis and currently teaches at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/online-group-spiritual-companionship-6/ CATEGORIES:Group Spiritual Companionship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall-2020-GSD-Diane-MIllis2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210107T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210107T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20210105T233227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210105T233528Z UID:104476-1610010000-1610017200@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Companionship – Awakening the Creative Spirit DESCRIPTION:https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/bringing-the-arts-to-spiritual-companionship-awakening-the-creative-spirit/ URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/bringing-the-arts-to-spiritual-companionship-awakening-the-creative-spirit-2/2021-01-07/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ad_creative_spirit.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210107T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210107T221500 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20201023T175255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201119T235549Z UID:97601-1610010000-1610057700@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Companionship - Awakening the Creative Spirit DESCRIPTION:In this SDI webinar series\, you are invited to engage with the arts as a threshold for holy encounter and to practice listening to the stirrings that unfold in expressive realms.  Step into the unknown and see what emerges! Through this online experiential retreat\, explore your own creative journey while also building skills for tending to others through the gift of the arts. The series distills the wisdom of a longstanding five-day in-person retreat- and an SDI book – that shares the same name “Awakening the Creative Spirit.” Led by Betsy Beckman and Kayce Hughlett Stevens. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/bringing-the-arts-to-spiritual-companionship-awakening-the-creative-spirit/2021-01-07/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/12-2020-Creative-Arts-wide1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210119T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210119T154500 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20201029T221849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T184240Z UID:98082-1611066600-1611071100@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Online Group Spiritual Companionship DESCRIPTION:Facilitator: Fran Francis \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a members-only benefit. Please log in to register. \nJoin us for group spiritual direction with some of SDI’s most experienced spiritual companions… This is free for SDI members\, an added value benefit of being part of the global movement for spiritual companionship…. This session features Fran Francis\, M. Min\, from Auckland\, New Zealand. Fran is National Coordinator for Spiritual Growth Ministries (www.sgm.org.nz)\, leading an ecumenical program for the formation of grounded\, competent and relevant spiritual directors. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/online-group-spiritual-companionship-7/ CATEGORIES:Group Spiritual Companionship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Winter-2021-GSD2-Fran-Francis.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210127T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210127T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20210127T215231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210127T215340Z UID:107384-1611734400-1611766800@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Course: Feminist Perspectives on Spiritual Companionship and Direction DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/course-feminist-perspectives-on-spiritual-companionship-and-direction/2021-01-27/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210202T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210202T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20201204T213520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T215906Z UID:101982-1612256400-1612263600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:24/7 Discernment - An Online Retreat with Diane Millis PhD and Rev Bussho Lahn. DESCRIPTION:24/7 Discernment: A 28-day Online Retreat with Diane Millis and Bussho Lahn – SDI Companions URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/24-7-discernment-an-online-retreat-with-diane-millis-phd-and-rev-bussho-lahn/2021-02-02/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/02-2021-24-7-Diane-Bussho.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210226T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210226T153000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20210127T150539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T220745Z UID:107178-1614348000-1614353400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Caring for the Caregivers - Spiritual Companionship for Health Care and Hospice Workers DESCRIPTION:2 PM Seattle | 4 PM Chicago | 5 PM NY | 10 PM London | (Feb. 27) 6 AM Hong Kong\, Perth \n\n\n\n==>> Scroll down to register ahead of time if you want to participate in small-group breakout sessions during the Town Hall. Otherwise\, you can just watch the YouTube feed. Limited spaces for breakout groups. Put this on your calendar and register now. \n\n\n\nFree Resource: Straight Talk from the Pandemic Front-line – How to Listen to Health Care Workers – Read Now\n\n\n\nA Live SDI Town Hall Event – Free and Open to All\n\n\n\nRight now\, health care systems around the world are stretched to the limit. ​ \n\n\n\nSpiritual companions of all kinds have responded to the pandemic by bringing deep listening care to those who care for the ill\, the dying and their loved ones.  \n\n\n\nWhat works in such a demanding situation? What doesn’t? Is there a need for more deep listeners? What are best practices for spiritual directors\, chaplains and other companions? \n\n\n\nInspired by suggestions from our members\, SDI is offering a free town hall Friday February 26th\, 2 PM Seattle time. Everyone is welcome. Panelists will make short presentations. There will be small group breakouts and time for question and response. \n\n\n\nThis town hall is recommended for all spiritual companions who offer listening care to health care and hospice workers. We also welcome all doctors\, nurses and other staff to join us. If you are a spiritual companion interested in learning about offering service to this community\, you are also most welcome. \n\n\n\nThis event will be streamed live on Youtube and can be joined at the time of the event by clicking the ‘Youtube Livestream’ buttons above. \n\n\n\nThose who want to partake in the breakout sessions must register below. Note that this is a two-part registration process. Fill out the registration form below to receive the Zoom registration link in your e-mail (please check junk mail and spam filters if you don’t receive it). But only do so if you really intend to participate. We have space for only 200 on Zoom. Others who only wish to watch\, may do so live here: https://www.sdicompanions.org/sdi-events/livestreams/ . If you can’t make it live\, we will record the session and make it available on the SDI YouTube Channel. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Registration is closed for this event. \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\nPRESENTERS: \n\n\n\nAmy Agape\,PhD\n\n\n\nAmy Agape\, PhD\, is devoted to contemplative companionship that is rooted in the wisdom of surrender. She is a spiritual director\, a hospice chaplain and bereavement coordinator and accompanies persons during their final days. She offers support services to healthcare workers throughout the country as well as folks affected by chronic illness throughout the globe. A rare terminal illness has led her to the terrain of actively dying three separate times in her life. Throughout this journey\, she has amassed gifts from diverse wisdom traditions\, teachers\, texts\, and spiritual practices. Her doctoral dissertation weaves together these resources in a groundbreaking work on Thanatology and Theology\, in which she assesses the place of death in our cultural lexicon while creating a model for conscious dying.  These offerings are shared through her organization\, “Passings\,” which was created to serve people experiencing any of life’s transitions.  During this pandemic\, she is being called to utilize the gifts of her dying journeys to practice new ways of walking with individuals and organizations as she works to integrate contemplative companionship into the world of healthcare. \n\n\n\nDr. Saul Ebema\n\n\n\nDr. Saul Ebema is the president of the nonprofit Hospice Chaplaincy. Originally from South Sudan\, Saul has 14 years of hospice ministry experience. He is passionate about spiritual care at the end of life. He is an obsessive end of life researcher and educator. He also co-hosts “The Hospice Chaplaincy Show” a podcast about the psycho-social and psycho-spiritual aspects of end-of-life care. Saul got his bachelor’s in Theology from the Baptist Convention College in Soweto South Africa. From there\, he got a scholarship at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Illinois to study for his MDiv. After graduating his MDiv in 2008\, he continued to get his Doctorate in Ministry from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2015. \n\n\n\nRev. Rebekah Wagner\n\n\n\nRev. Rebekah Wagner is the Director of Pastoral Care at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She is doing doctoral research on spiritual companionship for nurses. She is a chaplain and spiritual director who has a passion for companioning others who seek to live an integrated life. Her specialty areas are walking with people through the “thin places” and times of transition.  Trusting in inner wisdom and the divine leading of the Spirit\, she practices a companioning model of spiritual direction and chaplaincy.  In her free time\, she loves connecting with the divine through hiking\, kayaking and spending time with friends and family. \n\n\n\nRev. Dr. Khadijah Matin\n\n\n\nRev. Dr. Khadijah Matin serves as a staff educator\, coach and on-call Muslim Chaplain at NYU Langone Health. She has established a solid record of commitment to education and faith-based organizations\, serving in multiple leadership roles. Building upon her interests in her family history and social justice work\, Khadijah’s work looks at the role family and faith history plays as identity and transformation models. Along with her experience in nonprofit governance\, particularly with the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society and the Association of Muslim Chaplains and in recognition of her works in intercultural dialogue and civic engagement she was appointed as an Ariane de Rothschild Fellow. Khadijah has an MS from Fordham University. She earned her D.Min. In 2012\, from New York Theological Seminary\, in Multi-faith ministry.  Khadijah serves in healthcare in organizational development and faculty at One Spirit. \n\n\n\nAnna Killigrew\, D. Min\n\n\n\nAnna Killigrew\, D. Min. is an experienced spiritual director and Anglican priest based in Western Australia. She sits with health care workers as part of her practice. She is skilled in Plant Propagation\, Pastoral Theology\, Pastoral Counseling\, Christian Theology\, and as a Retreat Leader. Strong community and social services professional with a D.Ministry focused in social justice from San Francisco Theological Seminary. She owns and operates the Koora Retreat Centre in Boorabbin National Park. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/caring-for-the-caregivers-spiritual-companionship-for-health-care-and-hospice-workers/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-02-Town-Hall-for-Health-Care-Workers.jpg LOCATION:https://www.youtube.com/embed/live_stream?channel=UCeLtj8FAxjWbq7AS8zNTSjA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210308T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210308T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20210211T213022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210211T214340Z UID:110109-1615201200-1615215600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Enneagram Stances and Spiritual Companionship: A Deep Dive with Suzanne Stabile DESCRIPTION:https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/enneagram-stances-deep-dive/ URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/enneagram-stances-and-spiritual-companionship-a-deep-dive-with-suzanne-stabile/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Enneargam-visual-final.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210310T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210310T153000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20210211T213443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210211T214138Z UID:110116-1615375800-1615390200@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Enneagram Stances and Spiritual Companionship: A Deep Dive with Suzanne Stabile DESCRIPTION:https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/enneagram-stances-deep-dive/ URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/enneagram-stances-and-spiritual-companionship-a-deep-dive-with-suzanne-stabile-2/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Enneargam-visual-final.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210312T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210312T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20210211T213601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210211T213908Z UID:110119-1615546800-1615561200@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Enneagram Stances and Spiritual Companionship: A Deep Dive with Suzanne Stabile DESCRIPTION:https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/enneagram-stances-deep-dive/ URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/enneagram-stances-and-spiritual-companionship-a-deep-dive-with-suzanne-stabile-3/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Enneargam-visual-final.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210507T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210507T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20210323T220722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T221328Z UID:114507-1620378000-1620385200@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Surrendering to Spirit for Spiritual Companions DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/surrendering-to-spirit-for-spiritual-companions/2021-05-07/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-05-surrendering-to-spirit-for-spiritual-companions.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210608T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210608T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20210331T173505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T224938Z UID:115217-1623157200-1623164400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Follow Your Calling Without Quitting Your Job - Mapping Your Path as a Spiritual Director or Spiritual Companion DESCRIPTION:Do you want to turn up the volume on your calling? Do you want to discover time you didn’t think you had – time that you can use to follow that calling? In this 2-hour webinar\, we will combine contemplative and practical methods to map a path to making spiritual direction or spiritual companionship a bigger part of your life. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/following-your-calling-without-quitting-your-job-mapping-your-path-as-a-spiritual-director-or-spiritual-companion/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-06-follow_your_calling-draft.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210621T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210621T140000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20210614T185416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T162017Z UID:123418-1624280400-1624284000@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:The Divine Garden of Rumi - A Free One-Hour Session with Imam Jamal Rahman DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free one-hour session with Imam Jamal Rahman\, for practice\, discussion\, and Q&A on SDI’s upcoming webinar\, The Fragrance of the Beloved – Entering the Divine Garden with Rumi. This one-hour session will offer a taste of what’s to come in our four-part webinar starting July 8 – an expansive spiritual journey with the teachings of Imam Jamal\, illuminated by the poetry of Rumi\, for living our lives in delight and wonder within the Divine Garden of the Cosmos. \n\n\n\nTo register for the Free One-Hour Session\, please use this zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eYTf67HYRniXuTEgHKKheQ \n\n\n\nTo register for the four-part webinar\, please go here. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/the-divine-garden-of-rumi-a-free-one-hour-session-with-imam-jamal-rahman/ CATEGORIES:Livestreams ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/01-Social-Media-Rumi-Preview-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210624T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210624T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20210614T165613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221027T204008Z UID:123405-1624539600-1624545000@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Find Your Niche as a Spiritual Companion DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/find-your-niche-as-a-spiritual-companion/2021-06-24/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/06-2021-Find-Your-Niche-as-a-Spiritual-Companion-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210708T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210708T141500 DTSTAMP:20260405T225728 CREATED:20210614T165933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221027T204001Z UID:123410-1625749200-1625753700@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:The Fragrance of the Beloved - Entering the Divine Garden with Rumi DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/the-fragrance-of-the-beloved-entering-the-divine-garden-with-rumi/2021-07-08/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/The-Fragrance-of-the-Beloved.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR