Dates: Thursday, May 13, 2021, 7:00 - 8:00 pm ET
Available by: Join by Videoconference Only (learn more about videoconference)
Suggested Love Offering: $ 10.00
Spiritual Friendship - A Sacred Practice
Hosted by Rev. Diane Berke, and Rev. Robin Lane
While we may often associate the term "spiritual practice" with interior or solitary ways of connecting with the Divine, like meditation, mantra, and prayer, one of the most essential and nourishing practices for those offering spiritual care is deep spiritual friendship. Explore the nature of spiritual friendship and how it differs from other friendships, and share the gifts and blessings this practice has brought into your life.
Rev. Diane Berke is the Founder and Spiritual Director of One Spirit Learning Alliance. Ordained as an interfaith minister in 1988, she is a respected pioneer in the field of interfaith/interspiritual education; this past June (2020) she stepped down after 18 years as Director of the One Spirit Seminary Training. Diane has worked closely with Andrew Harvey in his Institute for Sacred Activism, is a founding member of the Contemplative Alliance of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, and is a co-founder of Transformation 365, an online platform to introduce people to a broad range of contemplative practices. She is also a certified facilitator of the Circle of Trust® work of the Center for Courage and Renewal. Diane maintains a private practice in spiritual counseling/companionship and supervision of spiritual counseling students and practitioners. In addition, she is a licensed mental health counselor in New York State. A student and teacher of A Course in Miracles for over 30 years, Diane has led retreats and workshops on spiritual development throughout the United States and internationally. She is the author of several books and educational manuals, including Love Always Answers, The Gentle Smile, Developing and Deepening Your Spiritual Practice, and Forgiveness as a Path of Awakening. Diane is known for the clarity and wisdom of her teaching, the sincerity and depth of her compassion, and her ability to create exceptionally safe and nourishing learning and companioning spaces in which people can heal and blossom. She continues to actively serve One Spirit as a "spiritual grandmother" and guide.
Rev. Robin Lane, LCSW is an ordained Interfaith/InterSpiritual Minister and a Clinical Social Worker, and has worked as a hospice chaplain and in the field of women’s heath. She recently retired as Dean in the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, but continues to serve as Supervisor and Spiritual Counselor in their One Spirit’s Interspiritual Counseling Program. She has a private practice in Woodstock, NY.
If you have questions about registering for this course, please contact One Spirit Learning Alliance by email to info@1spirit.org or call 212-931-6840.