Listen to Your Life:
A Sacred Voice Is Calling
Are you looking to deepen your spiritual life?
Do you want to find more meaning and purpose in life?
Are you in transition, looking for a way forward?
Would you like to learn ways to foster direct experience of the Divine?
Listen to Your Life offers a way to examine your life journey for new insights and understanding. Based in the Christian tradition, and open to the wisdom of all faith traditions, this program offers a systematic approach to spiritual growth and transformation. Experienced leaders will walk alongside as you discern your path.
During this program you will engage in deep reflection on your life story, examining it with an eye towards the presence of the Divine. We teach and encourage contemplative practices. We also stress an embodied approach to spirituality that honors all aspects of life. An important component of the program is the fostering of a strong, sacred community as a container for individual growth.
Nuts & Bolts of the Program
Opening In-Person Retreat, February 27 - March 1, 2026, at Mercy Center, Auburn
Monthly Whole Group Zoom Sessions (dates TBD, 4 hours per month) covering a series of topics, including the contemplative attitude, the body and psyche, relationships and society, faith communities, and myth and ritual.
Assignments: Follow-up work includes reading, a short monthly reflection paper, and a monthly situation sheet
Monthly Mentor Group Sessions (2 hours per month)
Closing In-Person Weekend Retreat, August 7-9, 2026, Mercy Center Auburn
Cost: $1700 (scholarships available)
Could this be for me?
Do you have a desire to learn ways to deepen your experience of the Divine?
Are you seeking guidance and support during a significant life change, such as loss, retirement, vocational shifts, or other new life directions?
Do you feel stuck or seek more meaning?
Are you experiencing a shift in religious beliefs or a search for a deeper and wider spiritual understanding?
Are you considering training to be a spiritual director? This program fulfills the prerequisite for some spiritual direction training programs, including the one at Bread of Life.
Interested? The next Listen to Your Life series begins in February 2026. It is a 5-month program consisting of two in-person retreats, four half-day sessions over Zoom, and four small-group mentor meetings. (Limited scholarship funds are available; please inquire with the office.)
what participants are saying
““This program has been a wonderful experience in community and personal growth that I needed even more than I knew.””
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“It helped me to slow down and see God’s presence in multiple dimensions.””
““The sense of a depth community in this process helps me see myself a little better and with more compassion.””