In the tradition of deep listening, WholeHeart primarily convenes community circles of practice. Through listening with others, our own life questions often find new perspectives to guide us forward.
At times, having the chance to be listened with one attentive and skilled listener can bring focus to the questions we are living.
We are pleased to share an opportunity with you this spring for one on one Spiritual Companionship, offered by Julie Brooks. Julie is an ordained interspiritual minister and long time member of the WholeHeart community. She found her direction in part from participating in the spacious reflective spaces offered by WholeHeart.
We welcome you to this offering as you carry questions in your heart. By registering, you will be offered an introductory half hour with Julie, set at your convenience. If you wish to proceed, you and Julie will set up a series of sessions.
Spiritual Companioning is*…
An ongoing spiritual practice invites a more profound sense of the many ways of knowing into your life, including but not limited to the sacred, divine, and a social justice lens when called in. We all carry the pain of living in this unjust society. We have all been taught to deny parts of ourselves to survive and maintain our society’s systemic oppression. In exploring how we are not alone in this pain, we can more easily turn towards and recognize our sacred being.
Spiritual Companioning is not…
Spiritual Companioning is not therapy, counseling, or mental health care. In our sessions, our task is soul care, and while any topic can relate to your spiritual life, therapy is outside my scope of practice. A licensed and trained mental health professional will better address some topics.
Spiritual Companioning is not friendship. While there can be a sense of intimacy that occurs as we both explore your spiritual well-being, this is a professional relationship.
Credit to Yvette McDonnell for sharing this resource and to LJ Boswell, author of Spiritual Direction: what Spiritual Companioning is and isn't.