This enhanced training is for those who minister to others spiritually, These areas of ministry would include Spiritual Directors, Clergy, Hospice Workers, Chaplains, Spiritual Coaches, Stephen Ministers, Yoga Instructors, and people who teach spiritual topics. There will be nine topics presented over a nine month period. Sign up for all nine or for those that peak your interest. Topics that may be included would be: contemplation, deep listening, discernment, trauma, creating Sabbath/rest/self care, eco-spirituality, rituals/sacred spaces, seasons of the spirit, and mystics and mystical experiences.
One Wednesday, once a month, from 9:30 AM-2:00 PM, in-person and via ZOOM
3 distinct modules:
Sept. 16, Oct. 28, Nov. 18 - Eco Spirituality
Dec. 16, Jan. 27, Feb. 17 - Sacred Pause/Discernment/Self Care
March 17, April 21, May 19 - Awakening to Purpose in Community
IN-PERSON: $500 per module
ZOOM: $350 per module
The health and safety of our guests and staff are of paramount importance to us. We follow the COVID-19 guidelines provided by the State of Connecticut and the CDC. If Wisdom House is forced to close to comply with the guidelines issued by the State of Connecticut or the CDC, we will return all funds received to date.
MODULE 1
MODULE 2
MODULE 3
Nancy Benben has been a Seeker her entire life, exploring many spiritual paths along the way. She believes that the desire to be in relationship with the Divine is the essence of spirituality and that when we follow that desire, we are led to encounter the multifaceted heart of the Holy. Nancy is a Spiritual Companion, Supervisor and teacher of many years. She has extensive training using and teaching Enneagram and Bio-Spiritual Focusing as tools for spiritual direction and personal growth. Nancy is a graduate of Northwestern University and Hartford International University’s Women’s Leadership Institute. Nancy and her husband David live in Eastham, MA with their sweet rescue kitty, Misty.
My name is Lisa Hudkins, I am a Spiritual Companion, a Supervisor of Spiritual Companions, and a former member of the teaching team that trains interns to become Spiritual Companions at the Spiritual Life Center in Hartford.
My practice of Spiritual Companioning is rooted in a love of deep and holy listening to those who are seeking to find the Divine in their life. All seekers’ journeys are respected and welcomed since we are all loved by God. I believe that life is full of invitations to live our best existence and become closer to the Divine spark that is in each of us. As a Spiritual Companion, we will listen together to discover how the Divine is working in your being.
I come presenting my authentic self, having faced many years engaging in my own internal work as well as my own spiritual direction journey. I have been an educator for over 40 years, a career that brought me tremendous joy. This joy has now transferred to my role as a Spiritual Companion. I have a long, loving marriage to my husband and two tremendous adult children. My husband and I have had five beautiful boxer dogs in our life. Our present dog, Jersey, is a rescue who experienced incredible trauma as a puppy. She is now living her best life!
I enjoy reading books, poetry, cooking, writing in my journal, working in my gardens, and being out in nature, which makes me feel alive! Working on issues of discernment, trauma, and contemplative practices are topics I bring to my sessions. It will be my honor to accompany you on your journey and find the delight that you are looking for in your life!
Justin Ferko (he/they) is a queer interspiritual companion and Earth-rooted poet, apprenticing to Wisdom in the world’s spiritual traditions and Mother Earth through herbalism, ancestral and folk healing, and sacred story. Justin supports LGBTQIA2S+ people and allies in cultivating soul care, resilience, and wholeness through eco-spiritual companioning and nature-based practice.
Justin is honored to serve as Dean of SDSG II as a graduate of Oasis Spiritual Direction for Spiritual Guides and Deepening Year programs. Justin is a trained Supervisor of Spiritual Companions, certified Forest Bathing Guide with theAssociation of Nature and Forest Therapy, Work That Reconnects facilitator, Dean of SDSGII withOasis Ministries, and group spiritual companioning facilitator withThe BTS Center.
You can reach him for spiritual companioning, supervision, or in-person/remotely guided Forest Bathing walks: justin@wildspiritpaths.com andhttps://www.wildspiritpaths.com/events-workshops