Coming home to our beloved selves
Hi, I’m Jen!
After a season of burnout and exhaustion, I realized that my way of life was unsustainable. That realization led me down a pathway where I learned a new way of being with God, others, and myself. Over fifteen years later, I find this work vital in a world that constantly demands chaos, exhaustion, and disconnection. I am delighted to create space for others to return home to their beloved selves and embody a different way of living with God.
Upcoming Offerings
Coming Home Groups
Have you recently returned from pilgrimage and find yourself feeling disoriented & unsure how to move forward? Join a group of pilgrims who are seeking to integrate their pilgrimage discoveries and insights into daily life. These 4 session groups meet twice a month, online, with groups starting in July, August, or September.
Camino Homecoming Retreat
Following the Camino, many pilgrims often find themselves lost when it comes to debriefing and integrating their experiences. Yet, this time of homecoming can be an incredibly powerful and clarifying season.
Join Pilgrimage Guide & Spiritual Director, Jen Manglos, for an online space to unpack your Camino experience. During this 1.5 hour retreat you’ll have space to share about your Camino with other pilgrims & explore ways to continue to bring your experience home.
Retreats are offered on a variety of dates.
Pilgrimage in Place: Summering with Hildegard
I am the breeze that nurtures all things green.
-Hildegard of Bingen
Spend some time savoring the summer season on a local pilgrimage with Hildegard of Bingen. Mystic, doctor, botanist (and more), Hildegard often looked to nature as a way of understanding God’s loving work with all creation. This unique pilgrimage experience will invite you to bear witness to the leafy, greenness of summer, by walking in and engaging with nature.
Your Guides:
Janet McElvaine: Born and raised in western Montana, Janet has continued her long and beloved relationship with nature and the land in Snohomish since 1998. She and her husband, Lee, are becoming “citizen scientists,” trained by curious first graders during field trips to their pond and forest habitats each spring. As a licensed mental health counselor, Janet appreciates God’s gifts of nature and enjoys expanding emotional and spiritual well-being in this context.
Jen Manglos: As a spiritual director, pastor, & pilgrimage guide, Jen Manglos provides care and support for the worn out, wanderers, and wonderers. Her first Camino in 2018 shook up her nice and normal life, eventually leading to her offering guidance & support for folks on pilgrimage. She currently resides in Seattle where she is enjoying that PNW life.
Group Spiritual Direction Basics
Each person embodies their own unique story, shaped by a variety of factors. What happens when a group of people, each with their own unique story, enters into a shared space? It may be the making of a disaster, but it also holds the possibility of catalytic experiences of connection, discernment, love, and the creation of a new story together. This is the beauty of group spiritual direction.
Through the lens of loving God and loving others, participants will be invited to welcome and navigate unique stories within their groups and nurture a curiosity amongst group members that cultivates deepening relationships. Engaging with a mixture of multi-disciplinary content, instruction, praxis, and prayer, spiritual directors will learn how to translate their training into group contexts. Participants will also learn about the life stages of a group and how to navigate various dynamics in a group setting.