The following people are independent spiritual directors who offer groups, workshops, and individual direction at the Journey Center. You can view their biographies by clicking on their names. To set up your initial, exploratory session, please contact the Journey center at 707-390-0704. There is no fee for this introductory session and it generally lasts 15-30 minutes.
What is Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual direction has been called “holy listening.” In spiritual direction, two persons pledge to journey together for a time in order to listen together for God’s voice in one of their lives. Through listening and reflecting, in a confidential setting of prayer and encouragement, we seek to discern the presence of the Holy and the movement of the Spirit.
Spiritual direction assumes that the Holy One is present and at work in every area of our lives — our relationships, our work, our leisure and quiet… present in our doubt and frustration and pain as well as in our certainty, our joy, and our healing. Sometimes it is difficult to discern the Spirit’s presence or movement, or to respond to what we are being invited to. The Holy Spirit is the real Director of our lives, but an experienced companion (spiritual director) can often help you hear or notice and respond to what is real.
The hope of spiritual direction is that you would come home to your true self and the experience of God’s presence in the context of your life.
