Rev. Carol LaChance
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Tree of Life Interfaith Seminary: Ordained June 2018 Certified Spiritual Mentor: 2018 Director of Tree of Life Seminary 6/2018 to 6/2021 Call of the Mourning Dove and a variety of other classes with Rev. Dr. Stephanie Rutt Education: M. Ed. Curriculum and Instruction Retreat Facilitator 1990s Centering Prayer daily and in a group since 2016 Certified Birth Doula: 2015 Teacher of Writing as a Spiritual Practice classes 2018-2021 Member of the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple Community Author: The Way of the Mother (Element Books, 1991) AREAS OF SPECIALTY My areas of interest are teaching, writing and helping people to give birth. I worked as a Birth Doula serving women through labor and birth, and as a Spiritual Mentor sitting with people to spiritually birth their inner gifts. I was a teacher of K – 8 gifted and talented students for twenty years, and I wrote children's literature for ten years. I am presently working on a spiritual memoir about my relationships with my horse, my father and my husband. One of my passions is working with horses, and I was fortunate enough to share life with Max (pictured above), who was my spiritual guide, for fifteen years! MY PERSONAL STATEMENT The words of Thicht Nhat Hahn, a Vietnamese Buddhist, resonate with me: “Dear One, I am here for you.” My experience in seminary changed my life. I was gifted with a Guide who supported me through all the challenges and joys of finding my inner treasure, and I look forward to accompanying you as you excavate, experience and embrace the Love within. I have been married to my soulmate for nearly forty years and have two married daughters and four grandchildren. I attend the Episcopal church, but I seek God in all traditions, finding joy wherever I open my heart, whether in Buddhist meditation, Hindu mantras, Sufi dances or shamanic journeying. There are many paths to God and each one offers me a delicious taste of the divine. My strengths as a spiritual seeker are my willingness to surrender, to sit in the fire of meditation and silence in order to be transformed and healed. My daily spiritual practice allows Love to transform my very human emotions into devotion so that I may love God most. If you are thinking about walking this path, do not hesitate to reach out to me. I am here to walk beside you on a path that will bring you closer to God as part of a community that is welcoming. I invite you to begin the journey. |