Tag: spiritual direction
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2024 Retreats!
Do you have that nudge in your heart to try a retreat? Maybe this year is the year for you! The word ‘retreat’ sometimes have been overused nowadays, real retreats does not mean ‘offsite planning’, or ‘workshops and talks’, or ‘fun activities’ in a pretty place! It means to set aside time and space, externally…
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10 Things about Spiritual Direction in NZ
Here is an excellent article for you about the practice of spiritual direction in Aotearoa. Maybe you have wondered about some of these from time to time?
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Praying our journey with God through weaving and collage
I am preparing the Wander to Wonder – Creative quiet day coming up! There are quite a few of us and I’m feeling very excited about it. Every retreat or quiet day, in my process of preparation there is a sense of hope and excitement, but also wanting to not have too much fixed expectations…
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Talking about creativity in spiritual direction
Here is a recent blog post about my practice as a spiritual director using creative process. While you are there, check out the new SGM website! https://www.sgm.org.nz/spiritual-direction-blog/alice-wood-creative-processes-in-spiritual-direction
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A Creative Quiet Day
A quiet day is like a one day retreat – a day reserved to spend with God. While retreats are great that there is more time to settle and be away from the daily life, a quiet day is usually more accessible for most of us. Plus – God can do a lot in one…
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Retreat 2020
Are you considering retreat as part of your yearly rhythm? Here are some options that is coming up! For those who may not have tried silent retreat before, I have seen often the word ‘retreat’ been misused. These are ‘retreats’ are as how it should mean. No workshops, no speaker, no activities planned. Though there…
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Retreat in your isolation
So… you are stuck at home, many things are cancelled. Like many people, the usual routine and busyness has been disrupted, stopped to a halt – instead of scrolling through an endless amount of anxiety inducing news, rumours and announcements, or binge watch TV and Youtube, why not consider having a time of retreat? Take…
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Exercise: Be friends with your emotions
Emotions get a bad rap sometimes, because sometimes it is thought that our emotions get in the way of ‘productive work’ or ‘rational progress’. But our emotions are a big part of connecting with ourselves: the real purpose and truth. God shows emotions, and want us to feel – God cares about how we feel!…
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