Accepting new directees starting September 2025.
What is Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual Direction is a practice and a process. Like any spiritual practice, it is a commitment to intentionally engage with your truest self and connect to the source of deepest meaning.
A Spiritual Director can offer you the opportunity to present and observe the story of your life for reflection and exploration. In practice, this can look like deep, intentional listening as well as freedom for response, prayer, silence and meditation as the story of each session unfolds. In the Christian history, this practice can be traced to the desert mothers and fathers of the early fourth century; people would make a journey to sit with wise people who lived contemplative lives, outside of institutional systems.
Deep listening is inherently relational. As one person examines the truth of their lives, another bears witness and listens both to the speaker and to the movement of God. The role of the director is not to judge, teach, or advise. Rather, the director holds space for another person to explore their relationship with spirituality. Both parties are changed as they practice.
A Spiritual Direction session may look or feel similar to counselling; the difference is in its purpose. Rather than focusing on fixing a problem, or learning how to change one’s thoughts, Spiritual Direction is focused on helping the directee experience the presence of What Is more deeply. Spiritual Direction can be a complementary practice for people who receive counselling therapy or are in recovery from trauma.
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For More About Spiritual Direction
To learn more about the tradition of Spiritual Direction and deep listening, please visit Shekinah: Centre for Deep Listening.
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