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I am an interfaith minister, ordained
in 1991 at a small local ministry called Unity of the Spirit.
Unity of the Spirit began as an outreach of a large Unity Church.
While Unity is practical Christianity, Unity of the Spirit is
an interfaith ministry. I am a spiritual teacher, and I learn
and teach from my experiences. I sometimes call myself a "minister
on the loose" because I don't have a church and because "minister
at large" sounds either criminal or calls attention to another
part of my life which is about weight and body image. In fact
weight and fat are a major part of my story. I offer group work
that focuses on overeating. Overeating provides a smokescreen
that attempts to hold the fear of being all that we are at bay.
My work is spiritual rehabilitation
in the sense of re-membering who we really are and in re-discovering
our personal connection to something larger than ourselves.
I love rituals. I have performed many,
many weddings. I also offciate at commitment ceremonies and re-commitment
ceremonies to honor anniversaries or to re-define relationships.
I love to assist couples in finding the right words to express
their love. I perform Christenings, Memorial Services, Relationship
Release Rituals and baby shower rituals.
In a nutshell I would say that I came to earth to help myself
and all beings wake up to our spiritual core, to our inherent
beauty, strength, power, love and interconnection. I am dedicated
to freeing self-expression, guiding authenticity in the face of
fear, and recovering natural light-heartedness through educating
individuals and couples, and conducting rituals and ceremonies.
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