https://www.karenlblock.com/about daily 0.75 2025-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de57307eedec8097376e4ed/b0e20e88-09dd-432e-870c-4ed3de81cea7/IMG_6587.jpeg About - About Karen As a Canadian, I have lived about two thirds of my life overseas gaining valued experience as a soul care provider, artist and facilitator. This has developed a deep appreciation for the vivid color that different culture, foods and places bring to life. I have spent time living in India, Ethiopia, the USA and Canada, primarily serving in Thailand with SIL International for nearly 30 years. I returned to my home base of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 2019 and continue to offer spiritual formation options to Christian organizations around the world. As a linguist turned soul care provider, I would love to meet with you and offer my unique services of journeying alongside of you in the path of spiritual formation through spiritual direction. Send me an email at klb.spiritualdirector@gmail.com for more information. 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We will pause, collage, ask God to reveal truth as we listen. Time frame: This retreat is offered as a 2 hour pause and can be offered in person or via Zoom. Rates: Minimum of 4 participants $25 each. From time to time I may offer this at my church for a reduced fee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de57307eedec8097376e4ed/829fd8ce-cd31-4dbc-bed0-9fb1925a691a/IMG_0135.jpg Services - Spiritual Direction Companion on the journey… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de57307eedec8097376e4ed/0aadfd28-62bf-4ef9-ac13-d6158ccc9598/IMG_0278.JPG Services - Returning & Resting God’s inviting us to find rest in our everyday lives. Join me as we explore this invitation through silence, stillness and solitude. Time frame: This retreat can be 3 hours to a week in length. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de57307eedec8097376e4ed/338fdfe9-8346-4a1d-8af3-8471c3cb39fd/Fruit-of-the-Spirit.jpg Services - Thriving An art & Spiritual Formation retreat. We will use various art techniques to enhance your pausing to look, ask, listen and obey. No artistic skill or experience is required. This will also be a blessing for artists as there will be opportunity to go beyond the basics, however we will be focusing on the process not the end product. Time frame: This retreat can be half a day to a weekend. or even longer if desired. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de57307eedec8097376e4ed/1591919132565-NFYYPXML4J4IPDHK4HSL/IMG_3882.jpg Services - Well-being check ups Well-being Checkups are a time for personal debrief when you’re looking to pause, process and find your way through the messiness of life. This will be a safe place to share the part of your story that seems the most relevant. Using a timeline strategy, we will be able to piece together the major events that have impacted you allowing you to process the losses and grief associated with those events. Along with this, we will recall the ‘wins’ that need to be celebrated. This will be a time to regroup and check if your projected path is still on target. We will leave space to process desired adjustments and maintain or regain goals. Time frame: Anywhere from 2 hrs to 4 days. Sessions include: - Sharing your story - Teaching on various topics (determined by your story) - Exercises, practices, “homework” - Time to process - End goal: deeper understanding and growth A debrief can be one-on-one or in a group. My Rate: One-on-one debrief: each 90 minute session - $100.00 The ideal would be two 90 minutes sessions. 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