Cultivating Curiosity: Making Heart-Centered Decisions in Transformative Times (Fall Cohort)

Saturdays | 8/29, 9/19, 10/3, 10/17, 10/31 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Facilitator(s): Becca Langhough, Nicki Nelson
spiritual guidance training pre-requisite program

Overview

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
– Howard Thurman

Description
This five-session program is designed for anyone who wants to be intentional about the decisions they make within their lives and the process by which they make them. While drawing on the spiritual tradition of discernment and the practice of compassionate curiosity, this program will invite participants to connect with the Wisdom that resides deep within, so that they can emerge with greater clarity, purpose, and courage as they take the next steps on their journey. 

In addition to the five group sessions, this program includes an hour-long individual discernment conversation with a facilitator to be scheduled at a mutually agreed upon time.

This program is open to anyone who is navigating a life transition, a major life decision, or simply hungry to explore love-based decision-making processes that will support them on their life’s journey. In addition, this program is a required pre-requisite for anyone applying to the Spiritual Guidance Training Program (SGTP). For those who are interested in the SGTP, there will be two designated bonus sessions to discuss questions about the program.

Dates and Details
Saturdays | 1:00pm – 4:00pm CST
August 29
September 19
October 3
October 17
October 31

This is a virtual retreat offered via Zoom. A basic familiarity with Zoom is expected of participants.

The first cohort session is available earlier in the spring, on Sundays (3/15, 3/29, 4/19, 5/3, 5/17).

Sustainer Cost: $700
Advocate Cost: $575
Partner Cost: $450
(all levels include registration for all 5 sessions)

New for the 2025-2026 program year: We are offering a voluntary three-level registration fee structure for our sponsored retreats in order to support both accessibility and sustainability of our retreat ministry. For more information on our three-level registration fee structure, visit our FAQ page.

Registration Information
You may register and pay online by clicking the yellow “Register Here” button above, by calling the Registrar at (262) 898-2582 with a credit card number, or by mailing a check made out to Siena Retreat Center to 5637 Erie Street, Racine, WI 53402. Payment must be received to complete registration. Please see our FAQ page for our cancellation policies and other helpful information.

If cost remains a barrier even at the lowest level, you are invited to complete our Scholarship Request Form. While we cannot guarantee that all requests can be fully accommodated, and we do ask that you contribute a portion of the fee, we will do our best to assist as many participants as possible within our available resources.

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About the Facilitators

Becca LanghoughBecca Langhough

Becca Langhough has a private practice offering spiritual direction, supervision, Reiki, yoga instruction and wilderness retreats. She holds graduate degrees in Statistics and Educational Psychology. Becca completed her spiritual guidance training through the Siena Retreat Center's Spiritual Guidance Training Program and has additional training in supervision, Internal Family Systems Therapy for Spiritual Guides and Brainspotting. She brings a curiosity and appreciation for how the Divine enlivens science and spirituality, drawing us ever deeper into love, compassion and grace. Through her practice, she invites others to explore and experience expanding wholeness and connectedness.

Nicki NelsonNicki Nelson

Nicki Nelson works at the intersection of spirituality, psychology, and embodiment. As a spiritual director, she holds space for those whom she accompanies to slow down, notice, and explore that which is Sacred in their lives. By engaging with their experiences of deep connection within their lives, her seekers cultivate the capacity to discern and respond in freedom to invitations to embody greater love and justice in the world. Nicki has an M.A. in Theology with a concentration in Social Theory and Ethics and a certificate in Women’s Studies in Religion. She also holds an M.A. in Clinical Psychology and is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. She trained as a spiritual guide and as a supervisor at the Siena Retreat Center where she now has the privilege of serving on the team of the Spiritual Guidance Training Program. Nicki’s work is informed by her additional training in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Yoga Sutras, Internal Family Systems, Interpersonal Neurobiology, attachment theory, the Enneagram, mindfulness, and self-compassion.