Individual Spiritual Companioning
"To hear requires that we slow down and make space in both our schedules and within our hearts to create a receiving place. Listening demands we grow quiet, so that we might encounter the essence of things."
Christine Valters Painter
What is Spiritual Companioning?
Spiritual companioning is an invitation to be more fully awake...to the movement of the sacred, to live more curiously with mystery and nurture encounter with the divine, in whatever name, form or meaning that has for you.
Spiritual companioning is not therapy, but it can be deeply therapeutic. Working side by side with you, listening deeply, I facilitate quiet, contemplative personal space that invites you to more clearly hear and articulate the questions of the spirit that are waiting to be asked or the stories wanting or needing to be given voice. The companions in our work together are various accessible art materials and expressive processes, even if you are not at all "artsy" or "creative." Art making and creativity have an unexpected, and often transformative way of opening doors of insight into your inner life that illuminate and heal.
How Does It Work?
I can meet with you once or on a more regular basis to accompany you on your spiritual path. Meeting once a month is usual practice, unless there is a particular need to meet more often. Sessions usually range from an hour to two hours. Contemplative art making works best when it is given spaciousness to unfold rather than be rushed. I work on a sliding fee scale of $40 to $75 per hour, but talk with me if this is prohibitive for you.
To make an appointment or to find out more, contact me at 413-348-2385 or email me @artandsoul.wm@gmail.com.
For more information about spiritual direction or companioning, go to:
https://www.sdiworld.org/find-spiritual-director/spiritual-direction-101
"Art-making is somehow all at once a journey, a communication, a modality, a healing, and a prayer."
Christine Valters Painter
Christine Valters Painter
