Embodied Spirituality: Experiencing God in the World through our Five Senses
Thursdays, Oct. 23-Dec. 4
10-11:30 a.m., Room 210
Led by Seminary of the Southwest student, Ryan DiVincenzo, this community formation experience is a six-session offering that explores the theme of how we experience God in our own lives through the lens of each of our five senses, with one session devoted to each sense.
The first session will be an introduction to the concepts of contemplative listening and group spiritual direction. The group will be guided in contemplative exercises related to our sense perceptions and will also engage in group spiritual direction to explore these topics by practicing deep listening with each other and asking open-ended questions. The practices will be presented in a manner accessible to participants from diverse spiritual backgrounds, with an emphasis on reflection and universal themes.
About Ryan DiVincenzo
Ryan DiVincenzo (he/him) is a student at the Seminary of the Southwest in the Master of Arts in Spiritual Direction program. With an undergraduate focus on cultural anthropology and religious studies that informs his spiritual direction practice, Ryan is passionate about learning the diverse ways people connect with the transcendent and about helping them explore their own faith and spirituality. Ryan’s modality in spiritual formation is rooted in contemplation, stemming from his own Christianity as well as past immersion in other spiritual traditions and new religious movements. In addition to studying religion, he enjoys his free time reading philosophy, hiking, and camping.
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