Spiritual Direction Columbus, OH
What Areas Do We Serve?
J.R. provides spiritual direction and life coaching globally via virtual sessions; however, he is also available to provide in-person services at The Retreat at Ridgewood in Medina, Ohio. Medina is very close to Columbus, Ohio. If you’re looking for spiritual direction in Columbus you’ve come to the right place!
Questions to ask yourself when considering spiritual direction:
Do I prefer a female or male spiritual director?
From what denomination or faith tradition do I prefer my spiritual director to be?
Would I be comfortable meeting “virtually” – via phone, FaceTime…etc?
How much can I afford to pay when meeting with a spiritual director for a session?
What do I want from God?
How does God Love me?
Questions to ask a potential spiritual director:
How would you describe the ministry of spiritual direction?
How would you approach offering spiritual direction?
How many years have you been offering spiritual direction?
How often do you typically meet with directees?
Where were you trained?
Do you have a spiritual director
J.R.’s 13 Principles Of Spiritual Direction
God is love.
Every human heart longs to be loved.
We must learn to love, both give and receive.
The heart is designed to break.
Ego and Fear are absent of love and divinity. They are best friends, not your friends.
Humans are aware of their “stuff.” Our relationships with God, community and self is predicated on how willing we are to spiritually transform said “stuff.”
Vulnerability is the key to spiritual transformation
Sorrow and Joy by themselves will not lead to spiritual transformation but force the hand of willingness for change.
People, places and things will not make you happy.
You can not “believe” alone.
Faith will evolve or die.
Wisdom is the applied science of spiritual direction.
Spiritual maturity is the absence of duality, undefended with nothing to prove and nothing to lose.
Spiritual Practices
*Spiritual practice or spiritual discipline will include spiritual exercises that act as intentional movement to connect with the Divine. The purpose being inducing spiritual experiences and cultivating spiritual formation.
Three areas of spiritual practice
Practices of personal cultivation, attention and exploration.
Meditation, contemplation, lectio divina, centering prayer - designed to capture your attention
Awareness and consciousness development
Prayer - intentionally moving with divine
Breathing techniques - breath prayer/mantras
Virtues techniques - loving kindness, giving
Somatic Techniques - understanding the body, its movement, and flow
Chanting - allowing sound, vibration, and energy to represent the spiritual flow
Self-discipline - avoidance of indulgence, fasting, vows of silence
Practices of learning, understanding, absorbing
Reading/books, scriptures, poems, etc...
Listening - podcast, talks, seminars
Community / teacher / spiritual director relationships
Belief and or faith systems
Practices of external action
Rituals - communion, baptisms
Service to community and self (helping the poor)
Ethics - following a set of principles
Spiritual direction sessions with J.R. are designed to change your life.
Are you interested in working with me? Here’s how to get started.
Step 1. Schedule a complimentary, no-obligation consult. You can do that right here.
Step 2. Watch your email for questions from me. Before we meet, I’d like to know a bit about you and what you’d like to get out of spiritual direction with me.
Step 3. Hit “reply” to that email and answer the questions.
Step 4. At the scheduled time of your consult, we’ll talk! We’ll use the opportunity to make sure we’re the perfect fit.
Step 5. Then we’ll get started! If you decide to work with me, I’ll tell you the exact steps for getting started. If you decide not to work with me or if we aren’t a perfect fit, I’m happy to share other resources to help you get what you need.
Have questions? You can call me… 619.964.0337