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:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250710T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250710T140000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221846 CREATED:20250404T205441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T164741Z UID:264969-1752145200-1752156000@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Guiding Companions as They Navigate the Journeys of Ego\, Soul\, and Spirit DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/guiding-companions-as-they-navigate-the-journeys-of-ego-soul-and-spirit/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Scott-McRae-Ego-Soul-Spirit-copy-600x321-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250710T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250710T150000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221846 CREATED:20250605T181036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T181141Z UID:269569-1752148800-1752159600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Spiritual Direction with Survivors of Sexual Trauma DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/spiritual-direction-with-survivors-of-sexual-trauma/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-Survivors-of-Sexual-Trauma-Anne-Richardson-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250714T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250714T153000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221846 CREATED:20250707T190350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T182400Z UID:272282-1752501600-1752507000@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI Canada - Virtual Open House DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first ever SDI Canada virtual open house on Monday\, July 14th from 2-3:30pm PT. All are invited\, but SDI members and spiritual companions in Canada are especially encouraged to attend—get connected with colleagues across the country and begin the discussion about what SDI Canada can become. Community Coordinator Sarah Lyon will share some of her ideas and participants will also have the opportunity to break out into small groups to become acquainted with one another and collaborate on how to support Canadian spiritual directors and companions. Register now! \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Registration is closed for this event. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-canada-virtual-open-house/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250723T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250723T113000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221846 CREATED:20250709T174139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T174209Z UID:272442-1753264800-1753270200@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Compassion-Based Spiritual Companionship: Internal Family Systems (IFS) as a Model for Spiritual Companioning DESCRIPTION:Compassion-Based Spiritual Direction – Internal Family Systems as a Resource for Spiritual Companions URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/compassion-based-spiritual-companionship-internal-family-systems-ifs-as-a-model-for-spiritual-companioning/2025-07-23/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/07-IFS-with-Frank-Rogers-final.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250725T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250725T123000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221846 CREATED:20241220T053818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T211414Z UID:262193-1753441200-1753446600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:CONTEMPLATIVE LISTENING CIRCLE DESCRIPTION:CONTEMPLATIVE LISTENING CIRCLE \n July 25\n @ \n11:00 am\n – \n12:30 pm\n \n \nAN INVITATION TO JOIN IN A CONTEMPLATIVE LISTENING CIRCLE \n\n\nAs Spiritual Companions\, we welcome and accompany others on sacred journeys in the fullness of their own social locations. As we do this holy work\, we need each other for support\, deep connection and collective wisdom. We invite you to sit with us for an online gathering on Friday\, July 25th\, at 11 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific Time. In the spirit of Quaker-style meetings\, we will hold sacred space for silence\, prayer\, and encouragement. \n\n\nCome rest in the embrace of community\, share from your heart’s wisdom\, and draw strength from our collective presence to hold space for whatever arises. This is a place to be nourished\, to dream together\, and to be in solidarity as we navigate all that is unfolding in our lives and the world. \n\n\nMay this gathering be a source of renewal and inspiration for your spiritual journey. \n\n\nFacilitators: \n\n\nEric Massanari\, M.Div.\, is an ordained pastor in the Mennonite Church USA\, living in Washington. He was also a member of the SDI Coordinating Council and an ex-board chair. He has a passion for inter-faith learning\, community building\, and companioning people who are exploring the fertile ground of elderhood and those who are nearing the end of life. An avid poet and essayist\, Eric is a contributing author of An Open Place: The Ministry of Group Spiritual Direction. \n\n\nRavi Verma is a spiritual director and has worked professionally with religious leaders\, institutions and lay leaders for over twenty-five years. Ravi’s passion is to work with individuals and groups to build bridges between parts of ourselves\, with others and the cosmos based on our connection to the Divine. Ravi\, born in India\, is involved in emergent spiritual formation and spiritual companionship processes that serve groups on the edges and seekers exploring their unique paths. Ravi is a past member of the coordinating Council of Spiritual Directors International (SDI)\, the first global learning network of spiritual directors in history and currently serves as a consultant to SDI. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAN INVITATION TO JOIN IN A SACRED LISTENING CIRCLE URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/group-spiritual-companionship-session-2025-07-25/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Educators Formation Gathering,Free,Group Spiritual Companionship,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Contemplative-Listening-Circle.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250728T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250728T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221846 CREATED:20250613T160620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T194321Z UID:270202-1753700400-1753707600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:BioSpiritual Focusing for Spiritual Companions DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/biospiritual-focusing-and-spiritual-direction/2025-07-28/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/07-biospiritual_focusing_v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250806T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250806T103000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221846 CREATED:20241212T170803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T195625Z UID:255980-1754470800-1754476200@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI BIPOC Gathering - August 2025 DESCRIPTION:SDI BIPOC Gathering – August 2025 \n August 6\n @ \n9:00 am\n – \n10:30 am\n\n Categories: \n Communities\, Free\, Group Spiritual Companionship \n \nThe Inner Work of Love: A Contemplative Offering for BIPOC Spiritual Companions \n\nIn a time marked by fear\, anxiety\, and exhaustion\, this sacred gathering offers BIPOC spiritual companions a space to return to the heart. Through lectio amoris\, small group dialogue\, and a fireside chat\, we will engage contemplative practices—guided by the wisdom of BIPOC teachers—to deepen our capacity to love ourselves and the world from the inside out. Together\, we will hold space for the tender\, courageous\, and often unseen inner work that makes transformation possible. \n\nThis session is for those who identify as Black\, Indigenous or a Person of Color who would like to connect with other BIPOC spiritual directors and spiritual companions. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Your Host \n Jasmine Bellamy Jasmine Bellamy is a certified Spiritual Director\, contemplative preacher\, and the founder of Love 101 Ministries\, dedicated to the theology and practice of love. As a companion to those seeking deeper attunement to the sacred\, she creates spaces for deep listening\, reflection\, and spiritual growth. She is also the host of The Call to Love Experience\, a collective contemplative practice focused on spiritual transformation and growing in love together.\nA business executive for over 30 years\, Jasmine brings a unique lens to organizational culture transformation. Her signature framework\, The LOVING Leader\, reimagines leadership and business—centering love as the foundation for meaningful and sustainable change.\nShe holds degrees from Syracuse University (BS)\, Fordham University (MBA)\, and Fuller Seminary (MA in Theology)\, where she is pursuing a Doctorate in Global Leadership exploring the transformative power of love in leadership. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-bipoc-gathering-july-2025/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free,Group Spiritual Companionship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SDI-BIPOC-11.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250820T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250820T103000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221846 CREATED:20241212T223015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T214802Z UID:256153-1755680400-1755685800@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:August 2025 LGBTQIA+ Gathering DESCRIPTION:The Gift of Queerness along the Spiritual Path:  \n\n\n\nWhat unique gift does queerness offer us and our spiritual formation? What role does queerness play in the inward journey? What does our worldwide queer community offer the collective during these tumultuous times? These are questions that we\, as queer spiritual companions\, will explore together. \n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter: \n\n\n\nElizabeth Morton is an actor\, writer\, and secular chaplain. Her formal education (high school and college) was primarily focused on the theater. She has performed on regional and NYC stages\, as well as on television. Her writing career is rather new\, with a blog “The Morton Train” on Substack\, a short film called Threshold\, and many scripts in development. Alongside her creative endeavors\, Elizabeth completed a two-year training in both interfaith ministry (New Seminary\, 2005) and spiritual direction (Stillpoint\, 2020). She’s officiated dozens of weddings\, memorial services\, and various other ceremonies honoring life transitions. Elizabeth hails from Louisville\, Kentucky and has long considered NYC to be her home base. She’s a member of SDI\, the International Thomas Merton Society\, and the LGBTQ+ community.  \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\n(Please note this meeting is intended for those who identify as LGBTQIA+) \n\n\n\nHow to Register / Instructions:\n\n\n\nPlease read through the instructions below before signing up. \n\n\n\n\nYou must be logged in to our website\, with a current SDI Membership\, to access the registration links. Otherwise the links won’t work. Please sign in first with your SDI Account\, then come back to this webpage to continue. \n\n\n\n\n(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. \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect:\n\n\n\nEach 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. \n\n\n\nWe will not record these sessions to preserve the confidentiality of all participants in the group spiritual companionship. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/august-2025-lgbtqia-gathering/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SDI-LGBTQ-19.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250826T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250826T163000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221846 CREATED:20250805T184324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T173148Z UID:274071-1756220400-1756225800@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:New Contemplatives - Zoom Gathering - Dreaming and Scheming DESCRIPTION:The New Contemplatives Initiative has historically sought to illuminate the web of connections with and among emerging spiritual companions in hopes of creating more opportunities for spiritual guidance and contemplative formation\, particularly for those in the first half of life. \n\n\n\nNow\, we are gathering to glean and dream what it means to be a New Contemplative\, and how to serve those in our community who are “new” on the spiritual companionship journey in the upcoming year. We’ll offer opportunities for connection\, Breakout Groups for creative brainstorming\, and collective discernment and information gathering. If you identify with any of the following below\, we invite you to join us for this informal online gathering! \n\n\n\nAre you new to the field of spiritual direction and companioning? \n\n\n\nAre you on the younger side of the profession? \n\n\n\nAre you doing innovative and non-traditional work in the field? \n\n\n\nDo you want community\, support\, and mentoring? \n\n\n\nAre you a former New Contemplative? \n\n\n\nJoin us! August 26\, 2025\, 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern \n\n\n\nConversation facilitated by Rabbi Menachem Cohen URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/new-contemplatives-zoom-gathering-dreaming-and-scheming/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free,Live Events,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SDI-New-Contemplatives-Gathering-Aug-26-2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250910T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250910T123000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221846 CREATED:20250808T213652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T165213Z UID:274311-1757502000-1757507400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI Educators Gathering DESCRIPTION:Return to the Land of Your Soul\, Rabbi Shawn Zevit \n\n\n\nJoin us on September 10th\, 2025\, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST for the Spiritual Director Formation Program Leaders and Spiritual Companion Mentors Gathering. \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\n“Ratz v’shov” (also spelled “ratzo v’shov”) is an ancient phrase meaning “running and returning”. It represents a core concept in Kabbalah and Jewish philosophy that informs Jewish approaches to spiritual companionship\, describing the dynamic\, cyclical nature of both the Divine flow and Presence and human spiritual experience. All the while\, being with God as Hamakom\, The Place\, the Everywhere we are\, regardless of what we’re yearning for\, or experience as absent. \n\n\n\nThe concept of ratzo v’shov emphasizes that true spirituality is not about escaping the world but about integrating the spiritual and the physical. It encourages a healthy balance between seeking transcendent experiences and applying those insights to enhance everyday life and make a positive impact on the world. In this fraught times\,  \n\n\n\nIn our Education Formation circle\, we will explore these ideas\, eleven days from the Jewish New Year\, and reflect on them in relation to our own Formation Programs\, within our particular faith tradition and personal work as spiritual directors. \n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter: \n\n\n\nRABBI SHAWN ISRAEL ZEVIT\, is the lead rabbi at congregation Mishkan Shalom\, in Philadelphia\, PA\, committed to the integration of meaningful spiritual living\, life-long learning and acts of caring and social justice. Rabbi Zevit has worked for over thirty years consulting to and supporting dozens of congregations\, organizations\, social justice and sustainability initiatives in the Jewish and larger world. \n\n\n\nHe is co-director with Rabbi Marcia Prager of the award-winning Davennen Leader’s Training Institute and is a spiritual director and Associate Director for the ALEPH Hashpa’ah (Spiritual Direction) program\, working at the nexus of spiritual development and healing on a personal\, interpersonal and communal level. \n\n\n\nHe is also a recording and performing artist with six CDs of original and traditional music and a founding member of the original “Shabbat Unplugged” musical group. An organizer for over twenty years of men’s programming and retreats\, he is co-editor with Harry Brod of Brother Keepers: New Perspectives in Jewish Masculinity as well as “Offerings of the Heart: Money and Values in Faith Community” and numerous publications for congregational and organizational life. \n\n\n\nRabbi Shawn Israel Zevit serves as a consultant for numerous organizations in the areas of leadership\, community building\, money and values\, creativity\, and spirituality in the workplace. He has consulted with and presented to hundreds of institutions and faith communities across North America\, and has taught Interpersonal and Organizational Communications at the University of Toronto and Temple University. \n\n\n\nRabbi Zevit is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and also has smicha/ordination from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l and ALEPH. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-educators-gathering-2/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Educators Formation Gathering,Free,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SDI-Educators.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250924T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250924T141500 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20241212T223232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T191342Z UID:256159-1758718800-1758723300@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Toward Spiritual\, Communal and Holistic Transformation with Rev. Aizaiah G. Yong DESCRIPTION:What can community based paradigms and cultural wisdom teach us about transforming trauma? Join us to learn from the latest research on how narrative and spirituality is vital to post-traumatic growth. This transformative session invites spiritual directors to reconsider the sacred work of tending to trauma holistically and through culturally informed approaches in solidarity with BIPOC communities. This workshop offers a dynamic blend of contemplative\, intercultural\, and interreligious paradigms to trauma transformation\, moving beyond individualistic approaches to foster communities of healing and post-traumatic growth. There will be ample time for plenary\, practice\, and dialogue. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Rev. Aizaiah G. Yong: \n\n\n\nRev. Aizaiah G. Yong\, Ph.D. is an ordained pentecostal minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) & with strong ties to the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM). Aizaiah has over 15 years of experience in organizational leadership\, award-winning scholarship\, providing psychospiritual care\, spiritual direction\, and international public speaking.He currently serves as executive director of Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research at Saint John’s Abbey and University (Collegeville\, MN)\, an intentionally interfaith\, international\, and intercultural faith-based organization rooted in the Benedictine tradition whose mission is grounded in bringing together people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives to foster the world’s healing through the power of religious ideas\, insights\, and practices. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Registration is closed for this event. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-community-gathering-sept2025/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free,Online Gathering END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250930T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250930T173000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20250813T224337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T224342Z UID:274592-1759248000-1759253400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Somatic Spiritual Companionship DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/somatic-spiritual-companionship/2025-09-30/ CATEGORIES:Course,Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Somatic-Spiritual-Direction-copy2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T140000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251007T164805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T171752Z UID:268472-1760533200-1760536800@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Psychedelics and Spiritual Companionship: A Preview Session DESCRIPTION:Psychedelics are rapidly entering mainstream spiritual and therapeutic conversations\, raising important questions for spiritual directors and companions. Join this special preview session with Nicholas Collura to open the conversation and explore key aspects of this emerging field\, and learn how the upcoming four-part series\, Psychedelics – Professional Considerations for Spiritual Companions\, will provide deeper insights and practical frameworks. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Registration is closed for this event. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/psychedelics-and-spiritual-companionship-a-preview-session/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-2025-Psychedelics-preview.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251021T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251021T103000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20250909T155003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T194419Z UID:276350-1761037200-1761042600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:LGBTQIA+ Gathering - October 2025 DESCRIPTION:The Divine Image: Queer Theologies of BeingFacilitated by Rabbi Zachary JellsonWhat if your queerness wasn’t just accepted by the Divine but was actually a reflection of the Divine?In this contemplative session\, we’ll explore what it means to be created b’tzelem elohim—in the image of God—through a queer lens. Together\, we’ll engage short sacred texts\, reflect on our personal experiences of identity and belonging\, and hold space for one another in community.Through journaling\, quiet\, and conversation\, we’ll consider how queerness is not just compatible with the sacred\, but a vital expression of it. No religious background is required\, just a willingness to be curious about the sacred in ourselves and each other. \n\n\n\nAbout Rabbi Zachary: \n\n\n\nRabbi Zachary is Spiritual Director and Yoga Teacher who is passionate about helping people find meaning in their experiences. He offers personalized ceremonies—weddings\, funerals\, bar/bat mitzvahs—as well as one-on-one spiritual direction for those seeking direction or connection\, regardless of faith background. His work blends Jewish tradition with accessible\, inclusive practices\, honoring the diversity of each individual’s story. As a queer rabbi\, Zachary especially loves supporting LGBTQIA+ communities in marking sacred moments and deepening their spiritual lives. To learn more about his work or sign up for an online yoga class\, check out his site https://www.ehad.one/  \n\n\n\nThis 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.. \n\n\n\n(Please note this meeting is intended for those who identify as LGBTQIA+) \n\n\n\nHow to Register / Instructions:\n\n\n\nPlease read through the instructions below before signing up. \n\n\n\n\nYou must be logged in to our website\, with a current SDI Membership\, to access the registration links. Otherwise the links won’t work. Please sign in first with your SDI Account\, then come back to this webpage to continue. \n\n\n\n\n(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. \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect:\n\n\n\nEach 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. \n\n\n\nWe will not record these sessions to preserve the confidentiality of all participants in the group spiritual companionship. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/lgbtqia-gathering-october-2025/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free,Group Spiritual Companionship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SDI-LGBTQ-20.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T143000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20221027T204346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T185425Z UID:178766-1761138000-1761143400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Global Outreach - Spiritual Companionship in Light of Raimon Panikkar DESCRIPTION:What can spiritual directors learn from an interreligious philosopher\, theologian\, and “global monk” about the art and practice of spiritual direction? In this session\, we’ll delve into the monastic archetype as a universal dimension alive in every person. Drawing from Panikkar’s vision\, we’ll reflect on how spiritual direction can awaken this inner longing for what is most essential. The session will be an invitation to distinguish the role identity plays in meaning making\, our connection to the earth\, and reverence for life holistically. This session invites companions and seekers alike to rediscover the sacred mystery within and walk together toward a more compassionate world that affirms diversity and cultivates embodied discernment practices for liberative pathways forward. \n\n\n\nAbout Rev. Aizaiah G. Yong: \n\n\n\nRev. Aizaiah G. Yong\, Ph.D. is an ordained pentecostal minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) & with strong ties to the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM). Aizaiah has over 15 years of experience in organizational leadership\, award-winning scholarship\, providing psychospiritual care\, spiritual direction\, and international public speaking.He currently serves as executive director of Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research at Saint John’s Abbey and University (Collegeville\, MN)\, an intentionally interfaith\, international\, and intercultural faith-based organization rooted in the Benedictine tradition whose mission is grounded in bringing together people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives to foster the world’s healing through the power of religious ideas\, insights\, and practices. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/global-outreach-spiritual-companionship-in-light-of-raimon-panikkar/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T143000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251007T172503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T172506Z UID:277724-1761138000-1761143400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Psychedelics – Professional Consideration for Spiritual Companions DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/psychedelics-professional-consideration-for-spiritual-companions/2025-10-22/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-22-2025-Psychedelics.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251030T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251030T113000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251020T171906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T171909Z UID:278422-1761818400-1761823800@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:The Ritual Toolkit DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/the-ritual-toolkit/2025-10-30/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/10-the-ritual_toolkit.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251117T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251117T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251020T170623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T172023Z UID:278419-1763373600-1763380800@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Spiritual Companionship on the Margins DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/spiritual-companionship-on-the-margins/2025-11-17/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/margins_graphic02.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T110000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20241212T180215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T161052Z UID:255996-1763544600-1763550000@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI BIPOC Gathering - November 2025 DESCRIPTION:Work–Rest–Play–Pray Rhythm \n\n\n\nA reflective\, experiential practice for cultivating emotional resilience and sacred balance. \n\n\n\nWith the fall season picking up—project deadlines\, work schedules\, family obligations\, and holiday preparations—it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. This session invites participants to explore their personal rhythms of work\, rest\, play\, and prayer as pathways to emotional resilience and spiritual renewal. This session is for those who identify as Black\, Indigenous or a Person of Color who would like to connect with other BIPOC spiritual directors and spiritual companions. \n\n\n\nOur Guiding Equation: Stress + Rest = Resilience \n\n\n\nOur Purpose: To cultivate an integrated rhythm of life that sustains one’s call to deep listening\, compassionate presence\, and inner renewal. \n\n\n\nParticipants will: \n\n\n\n\nAttend to their own physical\, emotional\, and spiritual well-being.\n\n\n\nCreate a personalized Work–Rest–Play–Pray flow that fits their lifestyle and vocation.\n\n\n\n Learn their rhythms of rest and play through guided reflection and interactive assessments.\n\n\n\n Explore how rest and play nourish discernment\, empathy\, and availability to the Holy in others.\n\n\n\n\nResources for our time together. \n\n\n\nTake the Rest Quiz to discover your unique rest needs:restquiz.com/quiz/rest-quiz-test/#quiz \n\n\n\nTake the Play Personality Quiz:nifplay.org/what-is-play/play-personalities/ \n\n\n\nAngela R. Hooks is the content creator and spiritual director of Heartbeat Formation\, LLC. She serves as a group facilitator with Shalem and The Center for Contemplative Leadership at Princeton Theological Seminary. Angela earned her PhD in English Literature from St. John’s University\, an MFA in Creative Writing from Manhattanville College\, an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary\, and is a graduate of Oasis Ministries for Spiritual Development. As an ordained minister\, she is an itinerate preacher for American Baptist Connecticut Churches and an associate minister at Antioch Baptist Church in Bedford Hills\, New York. \n\n\n\nAngela served as one of the hosts for the 2025 Spiritual Wanderlust Summit and offered a live practice: Sacred Writing. She has presented webinars and workshops for Shalem’s Group Spiritual Direction\, Spiritual Directors of Ohio\, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains\, the American Baptist Churches of the USA\, and Metro New York. \n\n\n\nAngela has published in a range of genres from non-fiction books\, literary anthologies\, to magazines and academic journals such as Spiritus: Journal of Christian Spirituality (2024) and Christian Century (2024)\, Make it Happen: A Journal to Identify and Actualize Your Goals (2021)\, Diary as Literature: Through the Lens of Multiculturalism in America (2020)\, and The Other Side of Motherhood\, Mercy on the Journey (2004). \n\n\n\nAs a former adjunct professor\, she has taught first-year writing and literature at Dutchess Community College\, Culinary Arts Institute\, St. John’s University\, and Ramapo College. \n\n\n\nAngela delights in the Holy foolishness of grace\, where laughter meets longing\, & mystery dances with the mundane. Her approach to soul companioning includes “scriptio divina” sacred writing\, literary and visual arts\, contemplative practices\, and play. Her practice is steeped in Jesus’ Spirituality\, cloaked with African American Spirituality\, and peppered with Quakerism and Ignatian Spirituality. Angela is currently training to be a Club Pilates instructor to incorporate into her spiritual direction and soul care. Angela hosts Today’s Heart Matters\, a weekly live stream on Substack @heartbeatformation. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-bipoc-gathering-november-2025/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free,Group Spiritual Companionship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SDI-BIPOC-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251124T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251124T143000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251020T171906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T171806Z UID:278426-1763989200-1763994600@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:The Ritual Toolkit DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/the-ritual-toolkit-2025-11-20/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/10-the-ritual_toolkit.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251203T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251203T113000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251030T165734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T165737Z UID:279626-1764756000-1764761400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Spiritual Journaling: A Practice of Connection and Communion DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/spiritual-journaling-a-practice-of-connection-and-communion/2025-12-03/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/spiritualjournaling_graphic02-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251222T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251222T140000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251216T195926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T221739Z UID:282872-1766408400-1766412000@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Handcrafted: A Virtual Crafting Circle with Olivia Millet DESCRIPTION:Registration is closed for this event. \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nIf you haven’t met Olivia yet – she is our newest staffperson at SDI as Membership Services Assistant. Olivia is many things\, and also enjoys craftmaking with others! And\, she’d love for you to join her for an hour over zoom on Monday\, December 22nd for a free\, informal\, creative space. Olivia says\, “Consider crafting as spiritual practice. For me\, I see collage as both mediative and as an expression of the divine. Join us with your craft of choice. We can chat\, listen\, or sit in silence\, but most importantly\, work on the crafts that make us come alive.” \n\n\n\nThere won’t be any instruction or guided projects here. Bring your own craft – be it knitting\, journaling\, doodling\, or whatever stirs your creative heart – and join other spiritual companions for this sweet\, contemplative community gathering. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/handcrafted-a-virtual-crafting-circle/ CATEGORIES:Free,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Handcrafted-01-2026-final.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260114T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260114T113000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251212T232940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T233307Z UID:282676-1768384800-1768390200@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Cinema Divina: Guided Film Screenings to Calm and Nourish Hearts and Minds DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/cinema-divina-guided-film-screenings-to-calm-and-nourish-hearts-and-minds/2026-01-14/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FINAL02_cinema_divina_2026-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260114T143000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251029T165949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T181723Z UID:279562-1768395600-1768401000@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI Multi-Spiritual Community Gathering - January 2026 DESCRIPTION:Registration is closed for this event. \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nNew Multi-Spiritual Community Gatherings \n\n\n\nWe are thrilled to announce the launch of SDI’s new online community on interspiritual and interfaith spiritual direction and companionship. It is designed to facilitate deeper engagement with individuals from diverse faith traditions and spiritual orientations—or those with none—by exploring how we\, as directors and companions\, can communicate and discern effectively with people whose spiritual beliefs differ from our own. Together\, we’ll cultivate a collaborative space for ongoing conversations\, community-led presentations\, and vibrant interactive dialogues. \n\n\n\nOur gatherings will unfold online\,  with sessions lasting 60 to 90 minutes every two or three months—a cadence we’ll refine through community input. Each one will blend a concise presentation (around 15 minutes)\, open Q&A with speakers\, extended breakout discussions (at least 30 minutes)\, and a collective harvesting of insights to weave our shared wisdom. \n\n\n\nOur aim is to address the ongoing\, and growing\, epidemic of spiritual loneliness\, alienation\, disconnection\, frustration\, depression\, and anxiety. In these challenging times\, our calling as spiritual directors and companions feels more essential than ever. These gatherings will be free to all SDI members. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-multi-spiritual-community-gathering-january-2026/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/multispiritual02.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260119T101500 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251209T050534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T050939Z UID:281902-1768813200-1768817700@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI Global Outreach - January 2026 DESCRIPTION:Registration is closed for this event. \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nTopic: Disorientation as Sacred Process \n\n\n\nJoin us for a gently guided\, contemplative experience exploring the profound spiritual wisdom found in seasons of unknowing. This session invites spiritual directors and companions to deepen their capacity to hold disorientation—not as something to fix\, but as a holy threshold into transformation. \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect \n\n\n\n9:00–9:05 — Welcome & OpeningWe begin by grounding ourselves in presence\, setting the tone for a spacious and reflective hour together. \n\n\n\n9:05–9:30 — Exploring Disorientation as a Sacred ProcessWe’ll reflect on the rich spiritual invitations that arise when life feels unmoored:• The Gift of Darkness• Surrender as Expansion• Grace as Surprise• Disorientation as a Doorway into Transformation \n\n\n\n9:30 — Entering Stillness & ListeningThrough a simple mandala practice and gentle journaling prompts\, we’ll attune to the quiet movements of Spirit within our own inner landscapes. \n\n\n\n9:45 — Small GroupsA time for intimate sharing and deep listening in community. \n\n\n\n10:00 — Large Group ReflectionWe close by gathering our collective wisdom and honoring the sacred insights that have emerged. \n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter: \n\n\n\nCathy AJ Hardy is a spiritual director\, retreat facilitator\, and founder of Soul Care®\, offering courses in spiritual formation and direction. A facilitator of soul work for the past two decades\, Cathy is also the author of the books Love Breathes With Me\, Walk With Me\, Love Breathes With Me II\, and Pause: A Year of Soulful Reflection. \n\n\n\nIn addition to her passion for guiding others in their spiritual growth\, Cathy is also a poet and award-winning singer-songwriter. She lives in Mission\, B.C. among the mountains\, rivers\, and forests. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-multi-spiritual-community-gathering-january-2026-2/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Free,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Global-Outreach-Cathy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260128T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260128T073000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251125T224832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T222131Z UID:281104-1769580000-1769585400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI Europe - January 2026 DESCRIPTION:As part of our growing commitment to international outreach\, we are proud to share the creation of an important new community group: SDI Europe.  SDI Europe members will be meeting in January for our first engagement.  We look forward to it\, and then to sharing the results with the broader SDI community. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-europe-january-2025/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Educators Formation Gathering,Free,Group Spiritual Companionship,International,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cdab65be-6c68-6e58-8e8d-9e657d087393.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260128T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260128T103000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251210T184431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T222205Z UID:282133-1769590800-1769596200@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:SDI Educators Gathering - January 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join us on January 28th\, 2026\, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. PST for the SDI Educators gathering Gathering. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nIf you are part of a spiritual direction formation program or a guide or mentor to spiritual companions\, we invite you to join us. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/sdi-educators-gathering-3/ CATEGORIES:Communities,Educators Formation Gathering,Free,Online Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SDI-Educators-Jan-28-2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260203T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260203T143000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251114T182813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T191346Z UID:280635-1770123600-1770129000@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:Dreams and Awakenings for Spiritual Companions DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/dreams-and-awakenings-for-spiritual-companions/2026-02-03/ CATEGORIES:Course END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20251212T233828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T233833Z UID:282682-1770289200-1770296400@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:The Pain and Power of Stories: Guiding our Companions to Re-Author Their Lives DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/the-pain-and-power-of-stories-guiding-our-companions-to-re-author-their-lives/2026-02-05/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Scott-McRae.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T100000 DTSTAMP:20260416T221847 CREATED:20260202T223721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T174723Z UID:286059-1771405200-1771408800@www.sdicompanions.org SUMMARY:The Wisdom of the English Mystics - Julian of Norwich\, Evelyn Underhill\, and more DESCRIPTION:A Free Online Conversation with Carl McColman \n\n\n\nThe spiritual landscape of England has given rise to some of the most enduring voices within the world’s mystical traditions—figures such as Julian of Norwich\, Evelyn Underhill\, C.S. Lewis\, William Blake\, and others whose wisdom continues to speak with surprising clarity today. \n\n\n\nIn this free\, one-hour online gathering\, spiritual director and Mystics scholar Carl McColman will guide us in exploring the heart of this tradition through the lens of spiritual direction and companionship. Together\, we’ll reflect on how these mystics understood prayer\, imagination\, suffering\, joy\, and the attentive listening that lies at the center of the spiritual life. \n\n\n\nCome for an hour of reflection\, conversation\, and shared listening—rooted in an ancient tradition that continues to offer guidance for our lives today. \n\n\n\nHosted by Carl McColman\n\n\n\n\nCarl McColman a spiritual director\, retreat leader\, and internationally known speaker and teacher on mystical spirituality and contemplative living. He is the author of many books\, including The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism\, Eternal Heart: The Mystical Path to a Joyful Life\, and Unteachable Lessons: Why Wisdom Can’t Be Taught and Why That’s Okay. He is one of the co-hosts of the Encountering Silence podcast\, and blogs regularly at Patheos\, Medium\, and his own website\, www.anamchara.com. Carl’s approach to contemplation and mysticism is inclusive and expansive; he is dedicated to exploring the common ground between faith traditions\, with a particular interest in the connecting points between Christian\, Buddhist and Pagan wisdom. Carl lives with his wife\, artist Fran McColman\, in Clarkston\, Georgia\, near Atlanta. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Registration is closed for this event. URL:https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/the-wisdom-of-the-english-mystics/ CATEGORIES:Free,Journeys ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sdicompanions.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/wisdom_of_english_mystics_preview.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR