Individual spiritual direction,
Enneagram Workshops and Consultation, Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, Retreat facilitation Contact:
[email protected] www.tamarashantz.com 519-635-1734 Zoom, Skype, FaceTime & phone sessions available. |
Tamara Shantz
Kitchener, ON
Ministry Description: As a spiritual director, I accompany people as they seek to know themselves more fully and seek to encounter the Spirit of Christ within themselves and within all of Creation. Spiritual direction is a sacred space to explore this challenging and rewarding journey into an increased awareness of God’s presence and love.
I am particularly passionate about supporting those in a season of transition and discernment, whether in the realm of work, relationship, understanding and expression of sexual orientation/gender identity, religious affiliation, etc. My approach to direction is particularly informed by Ignatian prayer practices focused on seeking God in all things through the use of the imagination, embodied reflection, and the discernment of spirits. Another primary influence is the Enneagram and the framework it offers describing nine different journeys of the soul. Background: I have been shaped by many spiritual streams within Christianity including my Anabaptist home, Celtic spirituality, contemplative Christianity, and the Ignatian tradition. This connection to Ignatian spirituality came through my training as a spiritual director at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre of Guelph. The program began with participation in the Spiritual Exercises (a month long silent retreat) and concluded with an intensive practicum serving as a silent retreat director in August 2016. I am a certified Enneagram teacher through the Enneagram Institute (2019), hold a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School, and have done initial training in Reiki healing ministry (Level II attuned) |