After months of international conference calls across continents and spiritual traditions, the Parliment of the World Religions workshop was well-received!

Spiritual Companionship: Listening with a Grateful Heart
More than a hundred twenty people attended the Spiritual Directors International sponsored workshop at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, “Spiritual Companionship: Listening with a Grateful Heart.”

People listened intently, engaged deeply in the experiential exercises, and many stayed after the workshop to learn more about spiritual companionship.

Sacred Space
Later, participants from the workshop showed up at the Listening Post. The Listening Post is a sacred space that Spiritual Directors International is hosting in collaboration with graduates of the four spiritual director training programs in the Melbourne, Australia area. At the Listening Post, silence space for contemplation and spiritual direction are freely offered as a way to support participant’s integration of the Parliament experience. The Listening Posts happen daily from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. in room 217 of the Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Center.    

"Thank you for your prayers. We felt them, and the workshop illustrated for all of us that international collaborative projects to benefit spiritual direction are not only possible but fun! Lots of hard work, and fun!" --Liz Budd Ellmann, MDiv

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