As a spiritual companion, I support a daily online drop-in meditation group. I also meet with individuals for courageous conversations that lead to our soul connection. I am a spiritual companion for people on a soul quest. I am also on the faculty of the Haden Institute. I live in London, Canada but can Zoom anywhere.
I was once a professional accountant and then a psychologist. My life experience taught me that we can heal when we are listened to. I love exploring the questions, ‘Who am I?’ and ‘Why am I here?’ and “How did that happen? and ‘Can I change?’ As I have aged, these deeper questions of the soul intrigue me just as much.
I have retired as a psychologist, but my passion for the craft of listening and eliciting remains. I follow the ethical guidelines of Spiritual Directors International, and am certified by the Haden Institute as a Spiritual Director.
If you want a companion along the way, I might be the person for you. My firmest spiritual roots are through my 37 years in a 12-step tradition, a non-dogmatic approach to spiritual growth. I have been a student of meditation since the early 1990’s. I have sat with Buddhist communities and with Christian communities. Now, I sit contemplatively with an eclectic group of seekers whose strongest common bond is a love of nature. I worship with an Anglican community which has a perennial liturgy and a social justice bent, but tolerates a broad-minded approach to individual experiences of faith. I explored yoga teachings intently for the seven years I was actively involved in an Anusara yoga community. I pay attention to the contemplative community, particularly the teachings of Richard Rohr and Thomas Keating. I am happily married to an agnostic.
I believe the Divine Mystery is available to all who earnestly seek (despite dark nights of the soul). Divine Mystery is the phrase which attempts to capture what cannot be put into words. I use this instead of “God” to mean, ‘the ultimate reality, the divine mystery, the immanent presence, the belover, the source of all goodness, the spirit of the universe that underlies the totality of things’….. many people begin our conversations with deciding just which word to use.
*If you wonder about questions like the following, you may be on a soul quest.
“How do I keep a sense of the sacred in my everyday life?”
“How can I manifest who I truly am in the world?
“Is this all there is to me?”
“How do I find my way to a faith that works?”
“How will I bring healing and creativity to the world?”
“What do I make of the mystical experiences I am having?”
“When am I most alive?”
Consider this
Though your destination is not yet clear, you can trust the promise of this opening;
Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning that is at one with your life’s desire.
Awaken your spirit to adventure; hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;
Soon you will be home in a new rhythm, for your soul senses the world that awaits you.
John O’Donohue
Privileged communications have priceless advantages. We find in them the perfect opportunity to be as honest as we know how to be. We do not have to think of the possibility of damage to other people, nor need we fear ridicule or condemnation. Here too, we have the best possible chance of spotting self-deception.
Bill Wilson
To become human is to become visible while carrying what is hidden as a gift to others.
David Whyte
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