Mary Maio - Ignatian Spiritual Director, Enneagram Life Coach

Spiritual Direction focus

What is Spiritual Direction ?

Spiritual Direction is conversation with a spiritual companion. A Spiritual Director is not a therapist, but a person who listens and may be able to offer observations about your relationship with God, understanding of God, or how the Holy Spirit may be working in your life. St. Ignatius of Loyola understood the role of a spiritual director as one who helps another grow in relationship with God by listening, offering, and then getting out of the way. Mary honors this commitment and is committed to serving others who seek spiritual conversation and guidance.

Offerings:

One-to-one Spiritual Direction, one hour monthly
Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, full length or abbreviated, adapted to your life circumstance, gender, and trauma history.
Group spiritual direction using the outline of Narrative Circles
Ask me to create a Virtual Private or Small Group virtual retreat.

I invite you to schedule a free 30-minute Zoom call, if you'd like to explore the possibility of meeting with me as your spiritual director.

Meeting with Mary for spiritual direction

Discern: During our free 30-minute getting-to-know-you session, I welcome you. I ask what you are looking for in spiritual direction. I talk about what I can offer you in the way of spiritual companionship.

If at some point we decide to meet, I will likely ask if you would like to have a free one-hour enneagram typing session. This helps us get to know each other and develop trust. I do have a fee, which we can discuss at this meeting. I will not and have not turned anyone away for lack of financial means.

One-hour Spiritual Direction session: We might do silence, breathing, prayer as we gather. I usually read a scripture or read from spiritual writing. I ask what you are comfortable with. Following the opening, I ask what you'd like to discuss. I listen attentively and offer statements like, "I noticed that... I appreciate that... I wonder if..." There is no judgement, criticism, or trying to fix you. I typically pray with a blessing for you at then end of the meeting.

My hope is to accompany you with compassionate presence as you seek to uncover those ways in which God may be working in your life. eventually explore Ignatian discernment in your circumstance that you bring.

Meet monthly for one hour with plans to meet for at least a few months. You have freedom. You can let me know at any time if you'd like to discontinue spiritual direction.

The Spiritual Exercises meetings are similar, but focused, more frequent, and do involve committing to a several month time period.

Serving makes us aware of our wholeness and its power. The wholeness in us serves the wholeness in others and the wholeness in life. The wholeness in you is the same as the wholeness in me. Service is a relationship between equals: our service strengthens us as well as others. Fixing and helping are draining, and over time we may burn out, but service is renewing. When we serve, our work itself will renew us. In helping we may find a sense of satisfaction; in serving we find a sense of gratitude. --Rachel Naomi Remen

How does spiritual transformation happen?

Spiritual transformation takes place incrementally over time with others in the context of disciplines and practices that open us to God. In general, while we are still on this earth, our transformation will happen by degrees (see II Corinthians 3:18) and we need each other in order to grow. (see I Corinthians 12) - Ruth Haley Barton

What does the Enneagram have to do with Spiritual transformation?

Father Timothy Gallagher notes, in The Discernment of Spirits, three types of interior awareness: spiritual, psychological, and moral. He notes that "An expanding psychological self-awareness increases the space for spiritual awareness as well, and all efforts toward deepening our psychological awareness are of great value toward discernment" (p.23). The enneagram of personality types offers psychological growth to enhance spiritual growth.

What qualifies me to serve?

I serve a variety of people who seek to deepen their relationship with God or their Higher Power. I successfully integrate enneagram knowledge with spiritual direction.

I hold a Masters in Pastoral Studies and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Springhill Jesuit College, 2019.

Enneagram Certifications: Enneagram Practitioner (three certifications), Enneagram Coach (two certifications), and Enneagram Typing and Teaching Certification (one certification).

I invite you to a free 30-minute Zoom call, if you'd like to explore the possibility of meeting with me as your spiritual director.

Enneagram Focus

Enneagram awakens self-growth and compassion

I am trained to integrate spiritual direction and the enneagram.

Enneagram Practitioners / Life Coaches collaborate with you to help you develop self-understanding, gain insight into your habits of responding to the world based on your Enneagram type, and uncover the changes you'd like to see in your life.

Typing & Teaching for Individuals and Groups

I use professional visual materials and questions to share a basic understanding of the enneagram types and to help you narrow your possible types. I use the Narrative Enneagram method for assessing your top 2-3 enneagram types. The interview takes an hour.

I offer a free 30-minute Zoom consultation for inquiries.

reviews

Mary's kind, caring, and patient nature made the challenging inner odyssey of The Spiritual Exercises an ultimately uplifting experience. While this journey does ask one to delve into their darker aspects, the light on the other side of this trek is assured and bright, and having Mary join me on that journey was like always having a lantern in the dark, guiding me down the path.

-AFS

Georgia

I was at Adoration tonight reading through some of the entries I had written in my spiritual journal in the last year, and my work with you has made a huge difference in knowing myself and in my relationship to God. You have a real gift for guidance! I have gained so much from my time with you.

-NM

Georgia

Spiritual direction has been a source of inspiration and growth in my spiritual life which has spilled over into my physical and mental health as well. My prayer life has changed significantly as I have drawn closer to God. I am a better version of myself and I am able to share this with others. What a gift it has been!

-ND

Texas

Spiritual Direction has been a special blessing on my faith journey. I have been guided to several books and other resources that have significantly impacted my prayer life. I have been given “food for thought” that has deepened my spiritual awareness. I am grateful that I was led to seek out a Spiritual Director, and graced to find Mary Maio.

-GR

North Carolina

...has helped me learn deeper discernment, see and experience God's faithful intimate love for me, and keep moving forward with spiritual eyes. Thank you, Mary.

-AH

Wiscconsin

Mary H Maio Ignatian Spiritual Director, Enneagram Life Coach

Spiritual Direction focus

What is Spiritual Direction ?

Meeting with Mary for spiritual direction

How does spiritual transformation happen?

What does the Enneagram have to do with Spiritual transformation?

What qualifies me to serve?

Enneagram Focus

reviews

Brief Reflections

Mary H Maio Ignatian Spiritual Director, Enneagram Life Coach

Spiritual Direction focus

What is Spiritual Direction ?

Meeting with Mary for spiritual direction

How does spiritual transformation happen?

What does the Enneagram have to do with Spiritual transformation?

What qualifies me to serve?

Enneagram Focus

reviews

Brief Reflections

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