Many of the following music, book, audio, and web resources are used in the course of the Spirations training program. We offer our gratitude for their work and presence in the world.
MUSICIANS
Jennifer Berezan
Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
Robert Gass
Patty Griffin
Indigo Girls
Peter Mayer
Carrie Newcomer
The River's Voice
Sarah Thomsen
The Wailin' Jennys
David Wilcox
JOURNALS / MAGAZINES
Presence - a journal of Spiritual Directors International
Sacred Journey
Shambala Sun
Spirituality and Health
Sojourners
The Polishing Stone
The Sun
Tricycle
RADIO AND PODCASTS
Speaking of Faith
This American Life
AUDIO
Becoming Consciously Vibralingual - Collective Wisdom Institute
The Healing Breath - Neil Douglas-Klotz
Unconditional Self-Acceptance - Cheri Huber
BOOKS
Animal Speak: Ted Andrews
Radical Acceptance: Tara Brach, Ph.D.
Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives Through the Power and Practice of Story: Christina Baldwin
The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark: Sera Beak
The Medicine Woman Inner Guide Book: Carol Bridges
Radical Optimism: Practical Spirituality in an Uncertain World: Beatrice Bruteau
The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times: Pema Chodron
Women at the Well: Feminist Perspectives on Spiritual Direction: Kathleen Fischer
Being Bodies: Lenore Friedman and Susan Moon
The Magdalene's Notebook: Bobbi Dykema Katsanis
The Sacred Art of Listening: Forty Reflections for Cultivating a Spiritual Practice: Kay Lindahl
Peace is Every Step: Thich Nhat Hanh
Women, Earth, and Creator Spirit: Elizabeth Johnson
The Secret Life of Bees: Sue Monk Kidd
The Moon in the Well: Wisdom Tales to Transform Your Life Family and Community (with CD): Erica Helm Meade
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Dr. Christiane Northrup
The Heart and Soul of Sex: Making the ISIS Connection: Gina Ogden, PhD
New and Selected Poems: Mary Oliver
Evolutionary Faith: Rediscovering God in Our Great Story: Diarmuid O'Murchu
Divining the Body: Reclaim the Holiness of Your Physical Self: Jan Phillips
Soulcraft: Crossing into Mysteries of Nature and Psyche: Bill Plotkin
A God Who Looks Like Me: Patricia Lynn Reilly
Night Visions: Searching the Shadows of Advent and Christmas: Jan L. Richardson
A Heart as Wide as the World: Sharon Salzberg
Medicine Cards: The Discovery of Power Through the Ways of Animals: Jamie Sams and David Carson
Sacred Stories: A Celebration of the Power of Stories to Transform and Heal: Simpkonson and Simpkonson
The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions: Wayne Teasdale