Listen For Joy

  

Spiritual Coaching

Listening with you to deepen your spiritual growth, sense of meaning, and joy.

Every person has a light within, and my spiritual coaching helps people shine. Whether you're coming from a spiritual tradition or practice, or simply looking for meaning and inner guidance, I welcome you!

I will be honored to become your ally if you want to engage meaningfully with the challenges you face. We will listen together to your life, purpose, spiritual beliefs, and current situations. The listening begins to create powerful change when we notice what blocks you and what opens you to shining your light. The change and growth expands when I coach your wisdom toward its best decisions and new patterns. You come away renewed and inspired, with spiritual tools and creative ideas.

 

  

 

 

Kinds of Support

  

In our sessions, I will be:

  • Coaching your wisdom into its fullest and freest expression.
  • Encouraging your intentions for growth.
  • Supporting your transitions, decisions, or transformations.
  • Guiding your spirit and curiosity into richer spiritual practices.
  • Compassionately engaging your barriers, griefs, wounds, or “stuck places.”
  • Creating space for “aha!” discoveries.
  • Sharing art images, poetry, and scriptures to inspire your journey.
  • Nurturing your creativity and particular gifts.
  • Noticing the movements and openings in your everyday life.
   

 

 

Melanie's Experience

  

I’ve been hearing others’ interior stories for most of my life, and listening to God and my inner voice as long as I can remember. I’m not quite 40, but have an “old soul” to share with you, seasoned by challenging years and training. I deeply enjoy my contemplative spiritual practice, grounded in the Quaker Christian universalist tradition. My creative life as an artist and poetry-lover enriches my spiritual coaching work.


I pursued my training in spiritual coaching, traditionally called “spiritual direction,” in a Master of Divinity degree from the Earlham School of Religion, a Quaker seminary, and in a Certificate in the Art of Contemplative Listening from the Namasté program. I’m a member of Spiritual Directors International and a professional spiritual direction supervision group.

   

 

 

Spiritual Coaching Sessions

 

We will shape your sessions together, using the rhythms and kind of conversation that best supports your spirituality and development. Appointments can last 1 to 2 hours, can be held weekly to monthly.

Your first half-hour session is free of charge, so we can get to know each other and test our “fit.” For future sessions, I offer a sliding fee scale, from $60-120 per hour, with scholarship possibilities. We meet by phone or in person.

All spiritual traditions, life backgrounds, and orientations welcomed and honored.

   

 

 

How Do We Start?

 

  

Please contact me to make an appointment:

Melanie Weidner
www.ListenForJoy.com
melanie@listenforjoy.com

I look forward to hearing from you! --Melanie

   

 

 

Related Work

 

In addition to spiritual direction work, I use my listening and art gifts in many ways:

  • Art and spirituality workshops
  • Wisdom/art circles
  • Inspirational speaking
  • Worship leadership
  • Retreat Leadership
  • Various events at colleges, seminaries, and faith communities.

Contact me for information and event dates. Thank you.