Spiritual Direction and Counseling

For spiritual and personal growth, as well as times of challenge and transition, I offer a positive, pragmatic, and empowering perspective. I provide guidance, support and accompaniment to those seeking meaningful spiritual development, exploration and understanding. 

As a spiritual counselor, I am NOT endorsing any particular church, religion, cult or mission.  I can’t stand dogma, I am not a guru, and I am not worried about your karma.

That said, I do have a spiritual agenda, which is to show you the door to freedom, empowerment, and inner peace. I will challenge ideas and beliefs that diminish you, disempower you, or cultivate victimhood. For example, I don't believe the "universe" "tests" us — we test ourselves. I do not use or promote rituals, as too often the power is attributed to the ritual itself, which is misguided.  Such beliefs give away our own power. Every individual is worthy and capable of spiritual alignment and communion, and accessories and accoutrements are not necessary. 

Any belief system which keeps you hobbled by guilt, fear, doubt and disbelief is not enlightenment, even if we grapple with things we judge as "bad."  This is not about "positive thinking" although optimism and hope are healthy, important, and totally valid. I do not teach you how to "protect" yourself; the essential thing to understand is that there is nothing to fear. That does not mean that if we are just "spiritual enough" or do or think something the right way, that nothing "bad" will ever happen. Life is life. It has often been said that it's not what happens to you that matters, it's what you do with it. Meaning, with any particular trial or tribulation, will you choose to grow? To forgive? To love anyway? The real challenge here is to not blame karma or the universe, but doing the inner work of finding or creating a higher purpose and a healing response.

People see me for a large variety of reasons:

•     To develop and deepen spiritual understanding, practice, growth and evolution, especially in relation to everyday living

•    For clarity and support on any specific issue for decision or direction

•    To sort out moral or ethical dilemmas

•    To clarify their life’s purpose

•    To find meaning, acceptance, and healing in major life challenges, such as:

• Transitioning into new lifestyles, careers, partnerships

• Dealing with devastating loss

• Living with serious or chronic illness

• Accepting the inevitability of death

• Healing important relationships

• Cultivating balance and inner peace in a chaotic world

• Finding a spiritual response to personal or global problems, instead of with anger and anxiety

We need to be heard, to be acknowledged, to be encouraged, to be reminded — and we also need to act. Often I will combine counseling with suggestions for exercises, or action, between sessions. That’s where the real work and healing will happen.

Sessions last two hours for in-depth work. Frequency of sessions depends on one's motivation, commitment, time, and budget.

Please note that although spiritual counseling can be deeply theraeutic, this is not psychotherapy or meant to be a substitute for it.

 

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Potentiality photo by Pamela Shandel 

Spirituality and Empowerment Program

A customized course in your personal

enlightenment, expansion and evolution

 

In my Spirituality and Empowerment Program, I distill 40 years of spiritual study, practice, and teaching to offer accessible, effective and fruitful paths to meaningful and fulfilling spirituality and personal liberation. 

By “spirituality” I mean a genuine relationship with Spirit, an experience of conscious connection.

By “empowerment” I mean emancipation and freedom.

This program is designed to

• Deepen your personal connection and relationship to    True Self, Soul and Spirit.

• Boost your sense of personal potential, freedom and agency, as well as inner peace, well-being and centeredness

• Develop your skills using consciousness and energy for connected, intentional, creative living

It is not my goal to convert you to any particular belief system. However, I have observed that “conventional wisdom” is usually an oxymoron and I will challenge beliefs that do not work for you, especially anything that shames, invalidates, or actually disempowers you.

So, my work is not about things like rituals of burning sage or looking for "signs." These things too often put the power in the ritual, and represent a passive-aggressive relationship to Spirit, keeping us victims of the capricious whims of a judgmental “universe.” 

I also do not promote “secret” knowledge or belief systems. The truth is everywhere and available to us.

I don’t believe there is just one path for everyone; therefore, I offer several possible approaches for exploration so that you might find the way that best nurtures your connection to Spirit, to your soul, and to yourself.

No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, I customize the Spirituality and Empowerment Program to accompany you wherever you are on your path.  Below is a general curriculum for modern spiritual study and development.



Metaphysics 101

Topics include presentation of principle, discussions, and wherever possible, exercises for putting theory into practice.

• Energy
• Consciousness
• Oneness vs duality or separatism
• Inclusivity vs “the tribe”
• Attachment vs detachment
• Forgiveness
• Loving-kindness
• Gratitude
• Truth and paradox
• Discipline
• Surrender
• The ONE law of the universe
• Spiritual maturity
• Death and life after life
• Dharma
• Transcending karma



Meditation and Contemplation

The Inner Spiritual Journey

Reiki Energy Healing

Intuition and Channeling

Deliberate Creation

Numerology

Healing, Happiness and Harmony

• The four main paths for fulfillment
• The radical choice of happiness
• Cultivating spirituality in everyday life
• Mindfulness
• Transcending fear, doubt, disbelief, and shame
• Choice vs chance
• Destiny vs duty
• Ego vs surrender 
• Acceptance vs tolerance
• Forgiveness vs justification
• Action vs non-action
• Paths and principles for healing
• Feng Shui vs Wabi Sabi

Any and all of these topics can be covered in the full Spirituality and Enlightenment Program. Some participants focus on just one or a few of these areas for their entire program

In the end, all lessons are love lessons. Prepare to be challenged. Expect to grow. You might well amaze yourself.



The Spirituality and Empowerment Program is held in private, one-on-one sessions, and can be organized for private small groups.

Each meeting is generally a two-hour session, which is the equivalent of a triple session in conventional practices. Two hours allow for profound and productive work.  The momentum built in the first hour yields essential insights and breakthroughs in the second hour.

A session would typically include presentation of principles, dialogue and exchange, guided meditation, exercises and/or suggestions for going practice and enquiry.

Tuition:

Individual two-hour session:  390 €.

Save 410€ with a package of ten sessions (20 hours total): 3490 €

For group prices, please contact me.

Please consult my Fees and FAQ page for all you options, as well as terms and conditions.

Contact me for your free initial consultation.

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