This online informal, contemplative worship service will focus on the topic of healing. All are welcome to this online event. https://www.crowdcast.io/c/healing-prayers174

This online informal, contemplative worship service does not follow a theme but instead will consist of chants and prayers connected with Rev. Simon's current spiritual studies. All are welcome. https://www.crowdcast.io/c/healing-prayers173

This online informal, contemplative worship service will focus on the Visio Divina (a monastic practice of sacred reading) but using visual liturgy & Art instead of text. All are welcome to this online event. https://www.crowdcast.io/c/healing-prayers172

Celtic & Earth Wisdom around the Fire: A gathering of songs & stories to transition us into the dark time of year. Join us for this FREE gathering around the virtual fire, where we have gathered a lively bunch of teachers sharing songs, stories and poems from the lands of Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales.

This gathering is intended to bring you nourishment and inspiration to carry with you into your Winter dreaming. Monday, November 20th at 2pm EDT 75-90 minutes. Hosted by Hanna Leigh: Featuring Guest Teachers: Dougie Mackay, Terri Conroy, Dorrie Joy, Simon de Voil & Mary Mclaughlin Sign Up for the FREE Class: https://weaving-remembrance.mykajabi.com/a/2147699526/Y6yU5WBp

This informal interfaith sacred event is co-hosted with Spiritual Directors International. The event is free and will be held on Zoom. Registration link = https://www.sdicompanions.org/event/free-session-the-forest-as-a-companion-2/

I'm delighted to have been invited by Dr Christine Valters Paintner to contribute music to her for 3 part online webinar series on Angels, Saints and Ancestors. More information: https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/angels-saints-ancestors-spiritual-imagination/

This online informal, contemplative worship service is inspired by the music and vision of of the Taizé community in France. All are welcome. https://www.crowdcast.io/c/healing-prayers171

I'm delighted to have been invited by Dr Christine Valters Paintner to contribute music to her for 3 part online webinar series on Angels, Saints and Ancestors. More information: https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/angels-saints-ancestors-spiritual-imagination/

I'd like offer a relaxed 'house concert' style gig to my Patreon supporters to say thank you to them for their ongoing support and care.

If you love my work and would like to become a Patreon supporter you can join my online community on Patreon from as little as $5 a month. https://www.patreon.com/simondevoil

If you are a supporter here is the event link: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/patreon-only-concert4

I'm delighted to have been invited by Dr Christine Valters Paintner to contribute music to her for 3 part online webinar series on Angels, Saints and Ancestors. More information: https://www.sdicompanions.org/product/angels-saints-ancestors-spiritual-imagination/

I'm delighted to be serving at the conference musician. https://www.kanuga.org/our-programs/adults/lansinglee/

Please note that in addition to the main conference myself and few other creatives will be leading deep listening practices: such as forrest bathing, music, creative writing and art in the days prior to the main conference. I will at Kanuga sharing song from the evening of Monday 9th Oct until the evening of Thursday 12th of Oct.

This event has been postponed to October 5th

I've booked a listening space within Finnriver so that this concert will be an intimate sharing of story and song. Please come and tell your friends.

You can purchase your tickets through this website or at the door.
Tickets are $20 or $10 concession (if purchasing online use code 50OFF at check out to reduce your fee).
6.30pm Pacific time.

This event has been postponed and will now take place on Oct 5th. All the other details are the same.

A 4 hour afternoon spiritual retreat into the voice of the land and Heart. According to Greek mystic Pythagoras, “The highest goal of music is to connect one’s soul to their divine nature.” More than mere entertainment, music is a powerful agent for transformation, both personal and collective; song can call us into opening, attune our hearts to a shared rhythm, and stir us to deepen our connection with self, other, and the divine. In this retreat, Rev. Simon Ruth will explore the power of breath and voice to awaken the soul and foster deep connection with the sacred in a variation on the ancient monastic practice lectio divina. The afternoon will include listening and singing together, storytelling, and an orchard bathing walk with time outdoors creating presence and withnessing the land -- finding our place in the web of creation and depth of connection with one another.

This is an in person only event.

Cost is $80

(50% discount available for all who need this - use code 50OFF at checkout)

Please note that there will also be a 6.30pm Concert in addition to the workshop. https://simondevoil.com/event/5182383/645579287/concert-sacred-earth-sacred-song

Join Abbey of the Arts for this experiential webinar with guides Simon de Voil and David Wallace. We will be learning about and engaging with the Book of Psalms through teaching, music, writing, and contemplative listening, with opportunities for sharing and for spiritual companionship. All spiritual wayfarers from any (or no) spiritual orientation or tradition will find wisdom, song, and practice to nourish their life’s journey.

Week 1 — An Intimate Encounter: Engaging with the Psalms as Living Poetry of Our Souls

Week 2 — The Psalmist as Spiritual Companion: Examining the Unique Gifts We Each Bring to The Psalms

Week 3 — The Fullness of Life: Discovering Our Shared Humanity

Week 4 — Embodying the Psalms: Serving as Anam Cara to All Beings.

Cost = $100 (you can pay a little less or more depending upon your income) https://abbeyofthearts.com/calendar/deep-calls-unto-deep/

Join Abbey of the Arts for this experiential webinar with guides Simon de Voil and David Wallace. We will be learning about and engaging with the Book of Psalms through teaching, music, writing, and contemplative listening, with opportunities for sharing and for spiritual companionship. All spiritual wayfarers from any (or no) spiritual orientation or tradition will find wisdom, song, and practice to nourish their life’s journey.

Week 1 — An Intimate Encounter: Engaging with the Psalms as Living Poetry of Our Souls

Week 2 — The Psalmist as Spiritual Companion: Examining the Unique Gifts We Each Bring to The Psalms

Week 3 — The Fullness of Life: Discovering Our Shared Humanity

Week 4 — Embodying the Psalms: Serving as Anam Cara to All Beings.

Cost = $100 (you can pay a little less or more depending upon your income) https://abbeyofthearts.com/calendar/deep-calls-unto-deep/

I'm one of the performer at this amazing firefly and fire lit festival held in an old granite quarry. More info http://www.rockfirevt.com

Join Abbey of the Arts for this experiential webinar with guides Simon de Voil and David Wallace. We will be learning about and engaging with the Book of Psalms through teaching, music, writing, and contemplative listening, with opportunities for sharing and for spiritual companionship. All spiritual wayfarers from any (or no) spiritual orientation or tradition will find wisdom, song, and practice to nourish their life’s journey.

Week 1 — An Intimate Encounter: Engaging with the Psalms as Living Poetry of Our Souls

Week 2 — The Psalmist as Spiritual Companion: Examining the Unique Gifts We Each Bring to The Psalms

Week 3 — The Fullness of Life: Discovering Our Shared Humanity

Week 4 — Embodying the Psalms: Serving as Anam Cara to All Beings.

Cost = $100 (you can pay a little less or more depending upon your income) https://abbeyofthearts.com/calendar/deep-calls-unto-deep/

Join Abbey of the Arts for this experiential webinar with guides Simon de Voil and David Wallace. We will be learning about and engaging with the Book of Psalms through teaching, music, writing, and contemplative listening, with opportunities for sharing and for spiritual companionship. All spiritual wayfarers from any (or no) spiritual orientation or tradition will find wisdom, song, and practice to nourish their life’s journey.

Week 1 — An Intimate Encounter: Engaging with the Psalms as Living Poetry of Our Souls

Week 2 — The Psalmist as Spiritual Companion: Examining the Unique Gifts We Each Bring to The Psalms

Week 3 — The Fullness of Life: Discovering Our Shared Humanity

Week 4 — Embodying the Psalms: Serving as Anam Cara to All Beings.

Cost = $100 (you can pay a little less or more depending upon your income) https://abbeyofthearts.com/calendar/deep-calls-unto-deep/

New date is Tuesday August 29th.

This workshop is no longer in person and will be hosted on Zoom

Workshop description:
For a loosely woven spiritual tradition that took shape some 1400 years ago, Celtic Christianity has a surprising amount to teach about living a good life today.

Emerging from the clan and place-based cultures of Ireland, Britain, Wales, and Brittany, Celtic Christianity offers a very different ethos than the doctrine delivered by the imperial, patriarchal Roman Church. Some of the guiding principles we can draw from Celtic Christianity include:

• Recognizing the living earth as the substance of Godde

• Discovering Christ in the stranger’s guise (in creatures, creation, and fellow humans)

• Learning to read the big book of Creation alongside the wee books of scripture

• Awakening the soul through beauty and ritual

• Cherishing the earth as an active spiritual practice

In this experiential workshop, Simon will incorporate song, storytelling, and both ancient and modern prayer to share his living version and vision of Celtic Christianity.

Cost is $20

(50% discount available for all who need this - use code 50OFF at checkout)

Back next week. Aug 30th https://www.crowdcast.io/c/healing-prayers162