About Fountains Retreats

Fountains Retreats has grown out of several years' experience of retreat leading, prayer guiding and spiritual direction, gained in a variety of ways. I completed the Worcester Diocese Spirituality and Spiritual Direction course in 2007 and was a member of the Spiritual Direction Network there until moving to Wiltshire in 2019. There I joined the network of spiritual directors in the Diocese of Bristol, also acting as a supervisor for other directors and, in addition, for participants in the diocesan Spiritual Direction course. Having recently moved to Hampshire, I am now part of the Portsmouth diocesan spirituality group.

In 2015, I completed training as a prayer guide with Manresa Link in Birmingham and regularly helped to lead Retreats in Daily Life in Birmingham and the Black Country. I  have continued to do this via Zoom.

At a previous church in the Midlands, I jointly ran a regular reflective life group for several years, and was part of the church's 'Care Network', offering spiritual direction and support to church members. In addition, I ran a monthly meditative prayer group called 'Roots', reflecting my passion that Christians would have ever stronger and deepening roots in the love of God.