ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN FOR OUR 2024-25 PROGRAM YEAR
Beginning OCTOBER 2024
All information below is about our program Cohorts offered in Southern California (various regions) and Online.
Learn more about our 3-Day Orientation intensive program online here or our one-week residential programs
at Ghost Ranch here, and for the first time in California here.
We will be offering an online interest meeting April 20th, 2024, at
10am PT for those interested in learning more about the program.
RVSP Below.
When & Where?
The Spiritual Journey program begins October 2024 and continues through May 2025. Each group meets one Saturday per month from 9:00am - 2:30pm PT.
Program Dates are as follows:
October 19, 2024
November 16, 2024
December 14, 2024
January 18, 2025
February 15, 2025
March 15, 2025
April 12, 2025
May 17, 2025
Groups are offered in-person in the following SoCal locations (Regions):
Pasadena, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Claremont, CA
along with an online option:
The Spiritual Journey Online
We also offer The Spiritual Journey in an intensive, one-week format during the summer at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, and Southern California.
What is the commitment?
The program consists of eight (8) 5-hour sessions that meet once a month. Sessions include time for personal reflection, sharing in pairs and triads, experience-based learning, group discussion of assigned readings, and practice in forms of prayer and contemplation. Our online groups provide ample screen breaks, and all groups break for lunch and additional stretch breaks.
In order to nurture community and create a safe space for all participants, we require your commitment to attend all sessions.
Exploring Topics and Themes through Readings, Faith-Sharing, and Contemplative Practice
Varieties of Images and Experiences of God
Toward Wholeness
Spirituality of the Ordinary
Art of Discernment
Spirituality of Becoming
Sabbath Rest and Renewal
Spiritual Friendship
What does it cost? & How to Enroll?
The total cost of the 8-month program is $800.00.
If you would like to register for this program, please complete the following steps:
Pay non-refundable $50 REGISTRATION DEPOSIT.
*Early bird registration cost of $695 if you enroll by June 1st!
Fill out the enrollment form that will be emailed to you after deposit is received.
Pay remaining $750 tuition HERE.
*Early bird registration by June 1st reduces tuition cost. Your remaining balance after the deposit
will be $645. Use discount code: EARLY
Your tuition payment includes all instruction and facilitated group interaction. *Does not include books.
A limited number of scholarships are available for this program. If you would like to apply for one, complete the registration deposit for the Spiritual Journey program first. Afterward, fill out our scholarship request form prior to making a tuition payment. Our scholarship committee will review your request and let you know if you have been granted a scholarship.
You may also email Colleen Thomas, our Associate Program Director directly with any questions: cthomas@stillpointca.org.
Faculty
Colleen Thomas, Stillpoint Associate Program Director
Stacy Parks, Senior Spiritual Journey Facilitator
Colleen Thomas is a Spiritual Director and Stillpoint's Associate Program Director. A long-time practitioner of Centering Prayer, Colleen leads contemplative prayer groups for the ‘40s and Under’ community and works closely with Contemplative Outreach's diversity outreach initiative. Colleen earned her MA in Theology and Art from Fuller Theological Seminary. She worked in television in Los Angeles for 10 years before relocating to her hometown of Washington D.C. where she continues her spiritual formation and explores her creative passions while enjoying the close companionship of her family. You can discover more about her work and explore her writing at Soul Care LA and hear her in conversation about Centering Prayer and the contemplative life on the Opening Minds, Opening Hearts podcast.
Stacy Parks is a retired Physical Therapist, and Stillpoint trained Spiritual Companion, working in the Ghost Ranch Art of Spiritual Direction Program and leading online Spiritual Journey Classes. She lives in Albuquerque, NM. Stacy also leads retreats for women, and helps facilitate a weekly contemplative service with her worshipping community. She has advanced training leading group spiritual direction, spiritual direction supervision, and IFS as a model in spiritual direction. She is nourished by the Sandia Mountains, her vegetable garden, journaling and centering prayer. She describes her faith as a joyous journey of inclusion, mystery and wonder. Her goal in companioning others is to help them connect with and trust the voice of the divine that lives within them.
Deadline to register is September 30, 2024
Questions?
Contact Stillpoint Associate Program Director, Colleen Thomas: cthomas@stillpointca.org