Workshops

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Morning Contemplative Offerings

Begin each morning with uplifting contemplative practices offered from 06:00 – 07:00 PDT.

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Wednesday Workshops (A)

April 21, 2021 - (11:00 - 13:00 PDT)

A1

Spiritual Guidance in a Post-Religious World: Lessons from the Front Lines of Working with the Nones, the Dones, and Those Hurt by Religion

Adam Bucko

A2

Compassion-Centered Spiritual Direction: Internal Family Systems as a Model for Spiritual Companions

Frank Rogers

A3

Spiritual Companionship in the Islamic Sufi Tradition- Rumi, Hafiz, Rabia and the Qur'an

Jamal Rahman

A4

The Unashamed Body: Techniques for Healing

Beverly Dale

A5

Pilgrimage of Companionship and Celtic Imagination: Walking with the Spiritual but not Religious

Gil & Cathy Stafford

Wednesday Workshops (B)

April 21, 2021 - (15:00 - 17:00 PDT)

B1

Dreams: A Portal to the Divine

Allen Proctor

B2

Making Good Decisions: Practicing with the Ignatian Discernment Framework

Laura Ann Lies

B3

Ten Zen Ox & Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle: Spiritual Development from a Zen Perspective

Genjo Marinello Roshi

B4

Spiritually Connected: Taking Tech from 2020 to 2022

Samuel Rahberg, Christianne Squires, Angela Ford Nelson

B5

Ancestral Healing, Remembering, and Reverence

Lindsay Sudeikis

All times listed are in PDT. To convert to your own timezone, refer to this timezone converter.

Thursday Workshops (C)

April 22, 2021 - (11:00 - 13:00 PDT)

C1

Storylistening: Tending Hard Stories with Wisdom and Compassion

Diane Millis

C2

Beyond Play: Uses of Role Playing Games for Spiritual Companionship

Menachem Cohen

C3

Working with our Blind Spots: The Enneagram

Andrea Andress

C4

A Contemplative Approach to Spirituality and Sexuality

Westina Matthews & Father Tommie Watkins

C5

Spiritual Direction with Children

Lacy Finn Borgo

Thursday Workshops (D)

April 22, 2021 - (15:00 - 17:00 PDT)

D1

The Civic Imperative of Spirituality and Spiritual Companionship

Gillian Gonda

D2

Soulful Aging: Embodying A Four Path Framework for Meaning, Connection and Companioning

Robyn Hubbard

D3

Your Sorrow Unmasked: Journeying Though Grief

Nicholas Collura

D4

From Judgment to Connection with Ourselves, Our Directees, and the World: Nonviolent Communication/Connecting Communication for Spiritual Directors

Pam Winthrop Lauer

D5

Santiago Is Not There, Is In You: Preparing For A Pilgrimage Abroad Or At Home

Jeanette Banashak

All times listed are in PDT. To convert to your own timezone, refer to this timezone converter.

Friday Workshops (E)

April 23, 2021 - (11:00 - 13:00 PDT)

E1

Dreams: A Portal to the Divine

Allen Proctor

E2

Evolution of East meets West: Meeting Contemporary Needs of Spiritual Direction with Sanatan Dharma

Preeta Banerjee

E3

What Alice in Wonderland Can Teach Spiritual Companions

Lucy Abbott-Tucker

E4

Examen a la Play Dough

Nancy Shadlock

E5

Going Out to Go In: Companioning Seekers of Spiritual Vision and Discernment in Wild Natural Spaces

Jocelyn Burkhart

Friday Workshops (F)

April 23, 2021 - (15:00 - 17:00 PDT)

F1

Racism Through the Lens of White Privilege: A Spiritual Quest

Jane Vennard

F2

Innovations for Expanding Spiritual Companioning: Sharing the Sacred in Ordinary Moments

The Interfaith Amigos: Jamal Rahman, Don MacKenzie and Ted Falcon

F3

Body, Soul, and the World: Liberating Life Within and Among with a Very Special Welcome to Recovering Serious People

Soyinka Rahim & Cynthia Winton-Henry

F4

The Here & WOW! Spiritual Companionship in the Digital Age

Kate Sheehan Roach & Jeff Genung

F5

SoulCollage ®: A Window into the Soul – A Tool for Self Discovery and Applications for Spiritual Companions

Teresa Knipper

All times listed are in PDT. To convert to your own timezone, refer to this timezone converter.

Saturday Workshops (G)

April 24, 2021 - (11:00 - 13:00 PDT)

G1

Coming Down to Earth: Making Sanctuary as Spiritual Companionship

Bayo Akomolafe

G2

Forgiveness and the Dying Process: A Passage to Wholeness

Frank Williams

G3

The Body Compass- Inner, Outer, One

Sarah Cledwyn

G4

A Four Worlds Approach to Spiritual Direction: Companioning Spiritual Journeys Internally, Externally, Beyond and Between

Shawn Israel Zevit & Nadya Gross

G5

Creating Sacred Companionship and Self-Care Through the Arts

Andre van Zijl & Debrah Friedland-van Zyl

Saturday Workshops (H)

April 24, 2021 - (15:00 - 17:00 PDT)

H1

Transformation and Risk in Spiritual Guidance: An Advanced Practice Training

Karen Erlichman

H2

Mindsight: How Interpersonal Neurobiology Can Change the Brain, Help Resolve Trauma and Improve Relationships

Ryan Kuja

H3

Seeking Feminine Wisdom from our Muslim Mothers: Poetry, Writing and Whirling as Spiritual Practice

Azra Rahim

H4

Serving from Within: Reconnecting with Purpose and Meaning through Spiritual Companionship

Colleen Sharka

H5

Indigenous Social Technologies for Spiritual Counsel

Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining)

All times listed are in PDT. To convert to your own timezone, refer to this timezone converter.

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