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How much does a spiritual director cost?
Spiritual Directors International’s guidelines call for spiritual directors to have directors themselves, and mentors or peers to provide supervision and accountability. Fees for spiritual direction typically run on a sliding scale, up to $150 per 50-minute session.
How do I find a spiritual director?
You can find a spiritual director through directories such as ESDA, SDI or the Order of the Common Life. Spiritual directors are also often able to make referrals if they don’t have availability or aren’t necessarily the best fit for you.
How often do you meet with a spiritual director?
Once a month
Once a month is the typical frequency, though there may be times or seasons when meeting twice a month or every other month is appropriate and helpful. Just as regular attention to your physical health is important, a regular rhythm of spiritual direction helps you attend to your spiritual health.
Can you be friends with your spiritual director?
Friendship with your spiritual director, whether as a prior relationship or developed over time, can be perfectly fine—but within the space of your sessions, we want to hold the focus on you and God rather than the dynamic between you and the director.
What questions does a spiritual director ask?
Spiritual Direction Questions
- Who is the first person who created a memory of God for you?
- What is your earliest experience of God?
- Who is your spiritual hero-role model?
- What is a story from your life that represents the essence of who you are?
- What is a story that represents your current need?
What makes a good spiritual director?
A good spiritual director is someone who has been transformed by suffering into Christ’s image. Someone fit to be a good spiritual director is someone who has experienced suffering; a person who has been forged by the suffering God has permitted in life.
What are the qualities of a good spiritual director?
They are humble, prayerful individuals who walk with us on the path to deepening our spiritual life and becoming even more faithful disciples of Jesus. They are there to walk alongside us in our journey, offering their presence, an attentive ear, and realistic wisdom to help in our spiritual formation.
Who can be spiritual directors?
A good spiritual director is a person of prayer Ultimately, make sure your spiritual director is a person of prayer with a deep spiritual life. No one can share what they themselves don’t have. What might a deep spiritual life look like? Visiting Jesus in adoration, attending mass frequently (perhaps even daily).
How do you become an Ignatian spiritual director?
The Ignatian Spirituality Institute offers a two-year program in spiritual direction….Practicum Requirements:
- At least 50 contact hours with directees.
- Spiritual direction log.
- Nine meetings with your supervisor.
- The completion of eight verbatim reports.
- Two Team Review Sessions with ISI director and supervisor.
Can I be a spiritual director?
You may have thought that, strictly based on his vocation, your parish priest would be your best candidate as a spiritual director. While most priests and even religious have some training in giving spiritual counsel, further formational training may be needed in order to become a well-trained spiritual director.
What do you talk about with a spiritual director?
What should I ask a spiritual director?
How does find a spiritual director/companion work?
Find a Spiritual Director/Companion uses database software to provide a list of spiritual directors and spiritual companions, retreat centers, and formation and training programs that are displayed according to your specific search criteria. It is updated constantly and available to you around the clock.
What is spiritual direction and companionship?
Spiritual direction or companionship inspires people to experience authenticity in their lives as they connect with and explore the ground of all being, that deepest of truths which is beyond life and death and goes by many names, including God, and no name at all. The spiritual companions of SDI share their stories on our blog.
What are spiritual insights and why do they matter?
Spiritual insights emerge when we articulate our sensing story expressed in feelings, words, dreams and/or pictures. Our spiritual life can come alive through storytelling with the presence of a skilled attentive listener. MINDFULNESS is a spiritual practice to quiet the mind. HEARTFULNESS is a spiritual practice to awaken the heart.