The Discerning Stance
Online session for the Essex and East London Spiritual Direction Course – 19 September 2024 Download the slides from the presentation here: The Discerning Stance
Training Spiritual Directors
Holding Discerning Space
Holding Discerning Space…… Following the ‘Holding Space’ programme in 2021, Rachel Overton and Nick Helm are offering ‘Holding Discerning Space’ in June 2022. We use the term ‘Holding space’ as a way of describing a part of what we ‘do’ when we meet with someone as a spiritual director. This space has at its heart the intention […]
Holding Space
A short programme for those involved in the formation of spiritual directors. 24th and 25th June 2021 10am – 1pm each day ‘Holding space’ is one way of describing a part of what we ‘do’ when we meet with someone as a spiritual director. But what is the nature of our ‘holding’ and what is […]
The Accompanier’s Role
The origins of this reflection go back nearly twenty years. I wrote it for presenting in the final stages of ‘The Art of Spiritual Accompaniment’ in Sheffield. What began as a fairly straight presentation I discovered was actually a meditation. I recently revived it for presenting on the final day of Sarum College’s spiritual direction […]
Discerning Listening and The Choir
Running the course Discerning Listening with a great group this winter has seen us exploring how a discerning listener might function well. This is about an ability to listen deeply, attentively to the whole person an ability to notice the spiritual movements within what is shared This requires a stance that is poised and open, […]