"A spiritual director is not a holy person, but a person who sees the holy in others and holds it for them until they see it for themselves.”
—James Finley
My Journey to Spiritual Direction
When I was 26, I went on a cross-country Jewish environmental charity bike ride, following several years of feeling spiritually hungry and disconnected from my Jewish upbringing. The bike ride offered me new and inspiring experiences with communities of spiritual seekers, Jewish and non-Jewish, all across the United States. It lit a spark. Somewhere over the Rocky Mountains, I was inspired to write a personal mission statement, which still resonates 25 years later:
“I am a leader on a spiritual journey for social justice. My purpose is to foster love and serenity in my relationships with myself and others, and to move the world towards greater compassion and harmony.”
Shortly after writing that mission statement, I began a 25+ year career helping communities build power for an inclusive and representative democracy grounded in queer, racial, reproductive, immigrant, economic, and environmental justice. And I committed to a life of spiritual practice and to supporting others in finding meaning in their journeys.
My Journey to Spiritual Direction
When I was 26, I went on a cross-country Jewish environmental charity bike ride, following several years of feeling spiritually hungry and disconnected from my Jewish upbringing. The bike ride offered me new and inspiring experiences with communities of spiritual seekers, Jewish and non-Jewish, all across the United States. It lit a spark. Somewhere over the Rocky Mountains, I was inspired to write a personal mission statement, which still resonates 25 years later:
“I am a leader on a spiritual journey for social justice. My purpose is to foster love and serenity in my relationships with myself and others, and to move the world towards greater compassion and harmony.”
Shortly after writing that mission statement, I began a 25+ year career helping communities build power for an inclusive and representative democracy grounded in queer, racial, reproductive, immigrant, economic, and environmental justice. And I committed to a life of spiritual practice and to supporting others in finding meaning in their journeys.
My Journey to Spiritual Direction
When I was 26, I went on a cross-country Jewish environmental charity bike ride, following several years of feeling spiritually hungry and disconnected from my Jewish upbringing. The bike ride offered me new and inspiring experiences with communities of spiritual seekers, Jewish and non-Jewish, all across the United States. It lit a spark. Somewhere over the Rocky Mountains, I was inspired to write a personal mission statement, which still resonates 25 years later:
“I am a leader on a spiritual journey for social justice. My purpose is to foster love and serenity in my relationships with myself and others, and to move the world towards greater compassion and harmony.”
Shortly after writing that mission statement, I began a 25+ year career helping communities build power for an inclusive and representative democracy grounded in queer, racial, reproductive, immigrant, economic, and environmental justice. And I committed to a life of spiritual practice and to supporting others in finding meaning in their journeys.
Here are a few highlights from my career:
- For 10 years I was a leader in the LGBTQIA+ civil rights movement, serving as a senior organizer for the Human Rights Campaign, as vice-chair of the Equality Federation Board of Directors, and as Executive Director of Equality Maryland.
- For two years I served as national director of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Side with Love interfaith social justice campaign, helping individuals translate their faith into action on behalf of marginalized communities.
- I formed and led state and national coalitions, campaigns, and training institutes related to climate action, sustainable agriculture, the right to protest, religious pluralism and student press freedom.
- As a lobbyist, I played a lead role in passing Maryland laws to give domestic partners medical decision making rights, protect transgender people from discrimination, decriminalize cannabis, reform our outdated public information act, hold factory farms accountable for manure pollution, and restrict routine antibiotic use in farm animals.
Here are a few highlights from my career:
- For 10 years I was a leader in the LGBTQIA+ civil rights movement, serving as a senior organizer for the Human Rights Campaign, as vice-chair of the Equality Federation Board of Directors, and as Executive Director of Equality Maryland.
- For two years I served as national director of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Side with Love interfaith social justice campaign, helping individuals translate their faith into action on behalf of marginalized communities.
- I formed and led state and national coalitions, campaigns, and training institutes related to climate action, sustainable agriculture, the right to protest, religious pluralism and student press freedom.
- As a lobbyist, I played a lead role in passing Maryland laws to give domestic partners medical decision making rights, protect transgender people from discrimination, decriminalize cannabis, reform our outdated public information act, hold factory farms accountable for manure pollution, and restrict routine antibiotic use in farm animals.
Here are a few highlights from my career:
- For 10 years I was a leader in the LGBTQIA+ civil rights movement, serving as a senior organizer for the Human Rights Campaign, as vice-chair of the Equality Federation Board of Directors, and as Executive Director of Equality Maryland.
- For two years I served as national director of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Side with Love interfaith social justice campaign, helping individuals translate their faith into action on behalf of marginalized communities.
- I formed and led state and national coalitions, campaigns, and training institutes related to climate action, sustainable agriculture, the right to protest, religious pluralism and student press freedom.
- As a lobbyist, I played a lead role in passing Maryland laws to give domestic partners medical decision making rights, protect transgender people from discrimination, decriminalize cannabis, reform our outdated public information act, hold factory farms accountable for manure pollution, and restrict routine antibiotic use in farm animals.
My credentials:
- I was trained and certified to offer spiritual direction through the Kol Dodi program at the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.
- I was trained as a teacher of Jewish mindfulness meditation through the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.
- I have officiated more than 100 life cycle ceremonies (weddings, memorial services, b’nai mitzvot, etc.) for people of all faiths and none.
My commitments:
- I am committed to my own continuing education and ongoing spiritual practice. On average, I spend many days a year on silent meditation retreats to nurture my practice.
- I have my own spiritual director.
- I am a member of Spiritual Directors International.
- I engage in a regular supervision group with peers and a mentor so my work remains reflective and accountable.
My credentials:
- I was trained and certified to offer spiritual direction through the Kol Dodi program at the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.
- I was trained as a teacher of Jewish mindfulness meditation through the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.
- I have officiated more than 100 life cycle ceremonies (weddings, memorial services, b’nai mitzvot, etc.) for people of all faiths and none.
My commitments:
- I am committed to my own continuing education and ongoing spiritual practice. On average, I spend many days a year on silent meditation retreats to nurture my practice.
- I have my own spiritual director.
- I am a member of Spiritual Directors International.
- I engage in a regular supervision group with peers and a mentor so my work remains reflective and accountable.
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