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Stacia Pew2023-03-09 13:19:272023-03-21 17:08:24IN•SPIRIT: For Spiritual Directors
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Stacia Pew2023-02-28 11:19:312023-03-27 19:35:07Course: SoulAwake Fall 2023
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Troy Fenlason2023-01-22 21:10:332023-03-21 16:03:17Blog: Here & Now Lent 2023
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Stacia Pew2022-10-05 14:24:542023-03-27 11:23:20Retreat: All Selah Community
A weekly, online gathering to share in contemplative practice. Breakout groups available for deeper discussion. It is free for anyone; join anytime. Search for “Kairos” in the calendar below and register to receive the Zoom link.
A monthly in-person gathering for contemplative practice with in-home hospitality in Edmonds (WA). Search for “gathering hub” in the calendar below, find the Edmonds (WA) gathering and email the organizer to find out more.
A monthly in-person gathering for contemplative practice with in-home hospitality in Gig Harbor (WA). Search for “gathering hub” in the calendar below, find the Gig Harbor (WA) gathering and email the organizer to find out more.
Weekly, biweekly, and monthly small groups for the growing relationships in contemplative practice. Search for “group” in the calendar below to find Soul Care groups and email the organizer for more information. Variable dates, times and availability.
Selah offers courses, classes, retreats and events through experiential learning in Christian Contemplation. Events are lead by practicing contemplatives and all within the context of contemplative community.
We invite you to:
Select a category below to learn more about the types of events that are typically offered.
Online and local area events
Selah offers in-person events usually at rented venues or in someone’s home. Most of our in-person events have been located in the Puget Sound Region of Washington State, some have been organized in other parts of the US and for travel abroad.
We also offer online events via the zoom platform, and some events are designated “hybrid”, which means that most participants meet at a location while some others are able to join the group through zoom.
If you live in the Puget Sound Region, try one of our local events. If you live further afar try one of our online events.
Free and paid events
Many of our events are free and some of our events have a fee to cover costs. Selah relies on donations as well as fees for bigger events in order to support the ministry as well as provide quality events at a reasonable cost. If you have the financial means, please consider donating to the work of Selah so that we can continue to offer quality events. Through our generous donors scholarships are also available for paid events.
Contact us to request/apply for scholarships. Donate here to support the work of Selah.
Courses and seminars
Selah offers courses and seminars to deepen our capacity for contemplative living. We offer courses of varying lengths and commitment from short 1-hour seminars to longer 9-month courses.
Our core foundational courses (LFTH, SoulAwake, etc) typically last 5-9 months for one all-day Saturday meeting per month. These courses also usually involve homework such as reading, writing and contemplative practices to do between meetings.
Our short 1-hr, half-day or full-day seminars are intended to either help introduce people to contemplative practice or to supplement the core foundation courses as a form of continuing education. Some are designed for those who desire to deepen their contemplative practice into contemplative living.
Attend one of our courses and seminars to learn and grow in contemplative practice.
Weekend retreats
Selah occasionally offers weekend retreats to get away from the regular routine of our lives and connect more deeply with life, God and each other.
We have organized silent and monastic retreats, alumni and end-of-course retreats, retreats featuring leaders in the contemplative movement or centered on a particular theme of the contemplative journey. Some retreats are just for gathering and being together on this contemplative journey.
We hope you get to attend one of our retreats.
Accompanied practice groups
People gather together in groups to find support and grow in a particular contemplative practice. They could be focused on one of our core contemplative practices (Breathing Prayer, Examen of Consciousness, Lectio Divina, Prayer of Imagination, Centering Prayer or Welcoming Prayer), or they could be to focused on other complementary meditative practices such as mindfulness, self-compassion, loving kindness, gratitude, savoring, blessing or walking mediations.
Nature encounters (outside events)
Nature Encounters can come from watching a sunset, a walk in the park, sitting in solitude among the trees, on top of a mountain or venturing deep into the wilderness.
We encourage, organize and facilitate “Creation Encounters” from short contemplative walks in the park, to overnight experiences of solitude in the woods, to multi-day contemplative backpacking trips for the purpose of drawing closer to the presence of God.
Keep your eye out for opportunities to take contemplation outdoors.
Community gatherings
We organize a variety of free-to-attend community events from smaller Soul-Care groups that meet in people’s homes or online, to local area “Gathering Hub” events, to Selah wide “Companion” gatherings for those who want to be a part of what Selah is doing and grow together as a contemplative community. Check out the community page to learn more about these kinds of events.
Come and see what it is like to be a part of a community that seeks to listen generously to life, God and each other.
Use the following words to search the Events Calendar: Blog, Course, Companions, Gathering Hub, Kairos, Retreat
Receive a daily blog post from Ash Wednesday until Easter to support your contemplation for Lent 2023.
An online contemplative gathering that meets for 1 hour every Friday at 10am. It is free for anyone anytime. Register to receive the link.
Gig-Harbor Gathering Hub located in Gig-Harbor, WA: Gathering Hubs facilitate in-person contemplative community, intended to cultivate a space to reawaken our deeper presence with God, experience contemplative practices together, share […]
Edmonds Gathering Hub located in Edmonds, WA: Gathering Hubs facilitate in-person contemplative community, intended to cultivate a space to reawaken our deeper presence with God, experience contemplative practices together, share […]
Join us as we come together to develop relationships and reflect on the following: "What is contemplation to you?" and "Who are you becoming?" Please RSVP so we know how many to expect. […]
Online-Poustinia Event:
A Quiet Day of Prayer for the Season
June 2023
Facilitator Training the "Selah Way." Summer 2023
JULY 21-23: Selah retreat to celebrate 16 years, featuring Selah Founders, John and Marissa Kiemele.
SEPT 2023-MAY 2024: Selah's nine-month "signature" course, Online or in-person, One Saturday per month.
Fall 2023 For those who have completed the Living from the Heart or SoulAwake course. Explore both collectively and personally the invitation toward integration and encounter with God. Details to be […]
SEPT 2023-MAY 2024, monthly: Expand your capacity as a Spiritual Director through practice and training.
Online-Poustinia Event:
A Quiet Day of Preparation for the Season
Fall 2023
Receive a daily blog post from Ash Wednesday until Easter to support your contemplation for Lent 2023.
An online contemplative gathering that meets for 1 hour every Friday at 10am. It is free for anyone anytime. Register to receive the link.
An online contemplative gathering that meets for 1 hour every Friday at 10am. It is free for anyone anytime. Register to receive the link.
Gig-Harbor Gathering Hub located in Gig-Harbor, WA: Gathering Hubs facilitate in-person contemplative community, intended to cultivate a space to reawaken our deeper presence with God, experience contemplative practices together, share […]
An online contemplative gathering that meets for 1 hour every Friday at 10am. It is free for anyone anytime. Register to receive the link.
An online contemplative gathering that meets for 1 hour every Friday at 10am. It is free for anyone anytime. Register to receive the link.
An online contemplative gathering that meets for 1 hour every Friday at 10am. It is free for anyone anytime. Register to receive the link.
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