I\u00a0believe that life is meant to be lived in relationship with other people.<\/strong><\/p>\nIn an atmosphere built on mutual trust and respect, my passion is to provide a peaceful space where together we explore and discern what God desires to live out through you. \u00a0I enjoy coming alongside people in 12 Step Recovery who are seeking to find a Source of Strength greater than themselves. \u00a0God lives in our past, our present and our future. \u00a0I’m here to help you discover how He is writing you into His story.<\/p>\n
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Meet the Spiritual Director<\/strong><\/p>\nMy practice of Spiritual Direction includes companioning with people of all faiths and traditions, believers and nonbelievers, individually and in groups. \u00a0I am also a Usui Holy Fire\u00ae III Reiki Master, Recovery Coach and 5th<\/sup> Step guide for those in addiction recovery.\u00a0 I enjoy mentoring people through the spiritual basis of the 12 Steps.\u00a0 I believe these principles offer spiritual guidance as we seek to live in communion with the Holy Spirit\u2019s purpose for our lives.\u00a0 Integrating attentive listening, meaningful conversation and the healing power of Reiki, prepares one’s heart to hear your truth.\u00a0 This often means we need to quiet the mind to allow the soul to speak.\u00a0 I am humbled and blessed to take this journey inward with you.<\/p>\nAs much as I enjoy meeting in my office, sitting on comfy chairs, sharing a cup of coffee, I also like to take spiritual companioning outside the walls.\u00a0 If you are more comfortable taking a walk around the block or a nearby hiking trail, sitting in the park or next to the pond behind our office, I will meet you there.\u00a0 My desire is to help you experience God in an atmosphere that will bring you fully into His presence.<\/p>\n
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Education and Training<\/strong><\/p>\nI completed certification in Spiritual Direction at Sioux Falls Seminary, Sioux Falls, SD, in May 2015.\u00a0 As I aspire to grow deeper and more diverse in my understanding of this big God we serve, I completed additional coursework in Spirituality and the 12 Steps of Addiction through the Center for Action and Contemplation and studied Native American culture, spirituality, and substance abuse and treatment, through the National American Indian and Alaska Native Addiction Technology Transfer Center. This prompted me to seek additional training as a Recovery Coach.<\/p>\n
In my desire to live with a greater sense of purpose, well-being, and attunement, I researched and began training as a Reiki Practitioner in October, 2017 and completed Usui Holy Fire\u00ae III Reiki Master in August, 2019.\u00a0 Having personally experienced how empowering and life-giving this spiritual practice of energy transference and healing is, I now offer it to those seeking to awaken and deepen what is already within them.<\/p>\n
I am also a Certified Medical Assistant, having graduated from the program in June, 2011 at Colorado Technical University in Sioux Falls, SD.\u00a0 I have previous experience working in a family practice medical clinic and as a volunteer hospice caregiver.<\/p>\n
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I grew up on a dairy farm in Southern Minnesota with my mom, dad and four siblings.\u00a0 I spent a lot of time helping with chores and working in the fields.\u00a0 This instilled in me a love for nature and spending time outdoors.\u00a0 In my younger days, I took much of what I experienced for granted.\u00a0 Along my life\u2019s journey I began to discover God\u2019s presence living in all things.\u00a0 There is so much we can learn about God and ourselves when we pay attention to His creation \u2013 the people, places, and events that intersect with our life.\u00a0 I believe He speaks to us personally, relationally, and in unique ways through all He has made.<\/p>\n
My husband and I have four children and several pets.\u00a0 We love to spend time outdoors, camping, hiking, fishing, and riding motorcycle.\u00a0 I also enjoy gardening, reading, art, spending time on the swing in the backyard, and meeting with friends for conversation and coffee.<\/p>\n
I have always identified myself as a follower of Jesus, having been raised in the Catholic Church and eventually professing my faith in the Reformed Church of America when I married. \u00a0Today I more closely connect\u00a0with the non-denominational culture. \u00a0I enjoy coming alongside people of all faiths and beliefs.\u00a0 I appreciate the diversity of our society, the customs and traditions that are practiced which express one\u2019s spirituality.<\/p>\n
Throughout my life, I have\u00a0experienced deep and unconditional love, rejection, death in personal relationships, grief, addiction and recovery, times of feeling very distant from God and times of deep intimacy.\u00a0 My walk with God, as it is with most people, is a journey of peaks and valleys, joy and sorrow, love and anger, confusion and clarity.\u00a0 I have learned along the way, the strength and depth of my relationship with the Holy Spirit is directly proportional\u00a0to my investment in others.\u00a0\u00a0 Being in relationship with those\u00a0who\u00a0desire\u00a0to grow deeper spiritually is mutually life-giving and necessary.\u00a0 I’d love to join with you on this journey through life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mary Wheaton Certified Spiritual Director ~ Usui Holy Fire\u00ae III Reiki Master ~ Recovery Coach Direct Phone: (605) 988-8121 Email:\u00a0mary@journeyguideservices.com Link to Client Portal\u00a0(Pending) I\u00a0believe that life is meant to be lived in relationship with other people. In an atmosphere built on mutual trust and respect, my passion is to provide a peaceful space where […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-423","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journeyguideservices.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journeyguideservices.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journeyguideservices.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journeyguideservices.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journeyguideservices.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/journeyguideservices.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":819,"href":"https:\/\/journeyguideservices.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/423\/revisions\/819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journeyguideservices.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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