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SDI Encounters

SDI - The Home of Spiritual Companionship

What are the big questions in your life? Where are you on the spiritual journey? Do you have people in your life who listen to your deepest questions, with contemplative presence and compass...

Episodes

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Rev. SeiFu and Mirabai Starr on returning to Ghost Ranch (and inviting you!), April 2027

What happens when we step away from the noise of ordinary life and enter a landscape that invites us to listen more deeply? In this conversa...

29:38Aug 18, 2026

PREVIEW: Insights for Deep Listening and Spiritual Presence - Scott McRae on the Tao and the Art of Spiritual Companionship

On this brief episode we talk about SDI's upcoming webinar series, The Tao and the Art of Spiritual Companionship. The Tao and the Art of Sp...

14:28Jul 20, 2026

Spiritual Companions - Standing Together in Community

Dear Community, During these deeply disturbing, harrowing and convulsive times, what are spiritual directors and companions to do? How can w...

12:29Jan 30, 2026

Cinema Divina with M Freeman

Cinema Divina is the creative, contemplative practice of media artist and writer M Freeman. M re-imagines the ancient ritual of sacred readi...

54:58Dec 16, 2025

On Creating Our New Children's Activity Book - Christina Roberts

In this episode hear from Christina Roberts, author of My Spiritual Journey, a new children’s activity book designed to help kids explore wo...

17:12Dec 9, 2025

Cynthia Winton-Henry - Somatic Spiritual Companionship - Learn More About SDI's 8-Session Course

In this episode of SDI Encounters, we’re excited to introduce a powerful new course offering from SDI — an 8-part online series called Somat...

13:19Aug 5, 2025

What Happens in Spiritual Direction and Companionship? A Debrief, and What To Expect with Christina Roberts and Matt Whitney – Part Three

What is spiritual direction or companionship really like? In these episodes, Christina Roberts and Matt Whitney offer each other 30 minutes...

15:12Jun 5, 2025

What Happens in Spiritual Direction and Companionship? A Live Session with Christina Roberts and Matt Whitney – Part Two

What is spiritual direction or companionship really like? In these episodes, Christina Roberts and Matt Whitney offer each other 30 minutes...

21:48Jun 5, 2025

What Happens in Spiritual Direction and Companionship? A Live Session with Christina Roberts and Matt Whitney – Part One

What is spiritual direction or companionship really like? In these episodes, Christina Roberts and Matt Whitney offer each other 30 minutes...

26:06Jun 5, 2025

Lucy Abbott Tucker - Sharing about 35 years of SDI, Niagara Falls Conference (Full Conversation)

“If SDI has done nothing else, and it has done much…but help us to gather together in support of one another, that might have been enough.”...

16:01Jan 29, 2025

Rev. SeiFu Singh-Molares and Matt Whitney - Using Our Challenges as Gateways to Awareness

In this 20 minute conversation, SDI Executive Director Rev. SeiFu Singh-Molares and Creative Director Matt Whitney discuss how in challengin...

21:38Jan 18, 2025

Philip Carter - Ordinary Heaven - Exploring Spiritual Direction and the Journey of Human Life - New from SDI Press

The latest book from SDI Press is now available for pre-order, shipping in November 2024! Ordinary Heaven | Exploring Spiritual Direction an...

29:37Nov 7, 2024

Walking With Spiritual Independents - Perspectives on Seeking Spiritual Freedom

There are many attempts at categorizing those walking a path of spiritual freedom. We see, and use, broad terms such as ‘Spiritual Independe...

43:41Nov 1, 2024

Kō Sam Tullman - Disease and Dis-Ease on the Spiritual Path

SDI has launched registration for a new webinar for all spiritual directors and companions, it’s called Disease and Dis-Ease on the Spiritua...

14:28Sep 25, 2024

NEW VIDEO POD - Spiritual Companionship Through Queer Lenses - Larry J Morris III

We're experimenting with a video version of our podcast on spiritual direction and companionship! In this first video conversation, we chat...

18:56Jul 22, 2024

Meditation and Mindfulness with the SDI Community - Sean Murphy

In this week’s episode, SDI’s Creative Director Matt Whitney speaks with Sean Murphy on his upcoming webinar series on Meditation and Mindfu...

20:32Jun 27, 2024

SDI Solstice Celebrations - Why We Do Them

This week, through June 24, we are running our Solstice Celebration, which offers 20 percent savings on most everything SDI offers , includi...

21:49Jun 20, 2024

Preview Part 3: New Perspectives on the Enneagram - Chelsea Forbrook, Rev. Nhien Vuong

This is Part Three of our preview for our next 10-session course, New Perspectives on the Enneagram for Troubled Times , featuring Chelsea F...

27:36Apr 1, 2024

Preview Part 2: New Perspectives on the Enneagram - Allen Proctor, Erlina Edwards, Ben Campbell

This is Part Two of our preview for our next 10-session course, New Perspectives on the Enneagram for Troubled Times , featuring Allen Proct...

23:51Mar 29, 2024

Preview Part 1: New Perspectives on the Enneagram - Sandra Smith and Dina ElBadry

Those familiar with the Enneagram know what a powerful tool for self-discovery and insight it can be. With that in mind we are pleased to an...

18:41Mar 27, 2024