Contemplative Activities You Can Do At Home

Contemplative Photography

Contemplative photography is about seeing the world with the "eyes of the heart" (Ephesians 1:18). By adopting a contemplative stance with our eyes and our camera, we encounter the sacred in our everyday surroundings. Read more...

Contemplative Reading

Contemplative reading is an ancient practice that invites us to slow down and open ourselves to the movements of the Divine in the present moment. It can take many forms, such as Lectio Divina and Ignatian Contemplation, among others. Learn Lectio Divina here...

Contemplative Body Prayer

Embodied spirituality reminds us that the material and the spiritual are intertwined. Body prayer involves attunement to that Knowing and helps us centre ourselves in the present, so that we can open ourselves to the sacred in our everyday lives. Body prayer practices here... 

Spiritual Directors International (SDI)

For more information about the work of spiritual direction and directors around the world, visit the Spiritual Directors International website.

Ontario Jubilee (OJ)

For more information about the Ontario Jubilee (OJ) spiritual direction formation program, visit the OJ website.

Codes of Ethics

Spiritual directors are committed to ethical conduct. To learn more about our codes of ethics, please see Teresa Blythe's article, Code of Ethics.

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