UPCOMING DATES

Sunday, February 15 
(typically the 2nd Sunday of alternating months)

TIME

5-6:30pm PST

RSVP for Zoom link

SESSION TOPIC

Contemplative response to living well with creation: heart posture and kinship with nature, discerning “what is mine to do?”, and responding with intentional actions.

SELAH COMPANION CONVERSATIONS

An opportunity for Going Deeper as Selah Companions through:

• connecting online on a monthly basis
• unpacking our experiences of living Selah values and commitments
• exploring topics and themes related to our Selah values and commitments
• supporting and inspiring each other through sharing experiences and reflections
• fanning the flame for contemplative living in dispersed community
• Format: Gathering, Checking in, Conversing, Practicing

Contemplative living is not meant to be an individual experience. Selah offers deeper participation in community called “Companions” for those desiring to make a deeper connection with God and one another. Learn more about Selah Companions.

QUESTIONS

If you have additional questions, contact Erika at info@selahcenter.org. Please note it may take up to 48 hours to respond, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

FACILITATOR BIOS

John Kiemele

John is a wellbeing educator and spiritual director who currently companions individuals, teaches various seminars and lifestyle classes, leads contemplative retreats, and also serves as Program Director at Rolling Ridge Retreat Center in Andover, MA.  With a focus on contemplative soul care, John walks alongside individuals, small groups, classrooms and congregations.  Recognizing how intentional pausing and listening unlocks life, John strives to engage the whole person – body, mind, soul – in the lifelong process of living well.  John received his PhD in education/spirituality from Talbot School of Theology, with post-doctoral emphases in Spiritual Direction, Mindful Self-Compassion, the Enneagram Spectrum, and Wellness Coaching. He is also an ordained pastor who has served congregations across the US and Canada.  John enjoys baking, hiking, traveling, visiting cathedrals and monasteries, attending live theater, watercolor painting and rummaging through antique and thrift shops.

Marissa Fernandez Kiemele

Marissa is a board-certified physician who has been practicing for 25 years, specializing in Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine.  Marissa completed her medical school at University of Alberta and her residency with University of Ottawa.  Besides Canada and the US, her medical work has taken her to South America, South Africa, Central America, and the Caribbean.  Her focus is on whole-person wellbeing – body, mind, soul – through the integration of western medicine and ancient wisdom traditions.  She is the founder of “AIM to Live Well,” a mindfulness-based transformational lifestyle-change program for living well and for prevention and treatment of chronic medical conditions.  She has taken culinary training in the US and Europe. Other interests include organic edible gardening, visiting organic farms and farmers’ markets across the globe, being in nature, and more recently learning watercolor painting and playing native American flute.