Spiritual Direction for

Yoga Teacher Trainees

Melissa Reed | Columbus, OH

Since 2017, Melissa has been holding space for kindred spirits within the sacred tradition of Spiritual Direction to wonder and ponder the Mystery of God. She invites you to come and rest in the loving gaze of God and receive the gift of being seen and heard with compassion and curiosity.

Elizabeth Stover | Annapolis, MD

Trained at Loyola University Maryland

You are beloved; exactly as you are today.

Can you imagine Jesus’ face before you, beholding you with an overflowing love and inviting you into presence?

Can you hear Him ask, “Where are you? What do you seek?”

Can you sense His invitation to lead you down gentle paths of peaceful guidance?

As we stand on the shifting ground of life in this fast-paced world, you may be longing to re-center; to feel the safety of God’s presence, and to trust how the Lord leads with unfailing love in your life.

I warmly invite you into the safe space of noticing where and how God is showing the way.

I’m a mama of seven, working in Psychology at Loyola University Maryland and a 2022 graduate of The Yoga Abbey’s 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training!

Make Space

This is an immersion into what it means to be an embodied follower of Jesus and teacher of yoga.

This is about taking your yoga practice and your relationship with God to the next level (or next 10 levels).

This is about stepping into your calling to make space so others can know the Peace and Presence of God.

Lori Ferrel | Vero Beach, FL

I began my journey with spiritual direction in 2013 after experiencing burnout in a cross-cultural context. This was a significant turning point in my life towards healing and wholeness as I met with a spiritual director and began to know my identity as God’s beloved—not marked by what I do (or don’t do). I studied through Selah (Leadership Transformations, Inc.) and completed my certificate in 2018. My heart is to offer safe sacred space to listen to both the heart of the one I am sitting with, and the Spirit’s invitation for them. My desire is that others would know themselves as God’s Beloved, and I believe that this knowing will transform the way one lives her life.