Steady in the Storm

A Spiritual Resilience Program for Unity Ministers and Spiritual Leaders

Spiritual leadership today asks more of us than ever. Clarity in chaos. Compassion in crisis. The capacity to hold space when our own hearts feel weary. Steady in the Storm is a six-month journey designed specifically for Unity ministers and spiritual leaders who are navigating the intense demands of this transformative time.

This series offers not just tools, but sacred space to breathe, to reflect, and to reconnect with your inner strength and divine calling. Each 75-minute session (held on the second Tuesday of each month, July through December) blends meaningful teaching, embodied practice, and soul-nourishing conversation to help you stay grounded, energized, and inspired.

Whether you’re feeling stretched thin, called to evolve, or simply craving community with fellow leaders, you’ll find yourself welcomed here. All sessions are recorded and available to those who register.


Schedule

Tending the Inner Landscape

July 8, 2025 | 12:00–1:15 p.m. MT / 1:00–2:15 p.m. CT

The first step in Steady in the Storm is coming home to yourself. This month invites you to pause long enough to hear your own soul again. With so many voices asking for your guidance, it’s easy to lose track of your own needs, longings, and limits. In this opening session, we’ll name the invisible weight many spiritual leaders carry and gently begin to lay some of it down. You’ll explore what’s draining your light, and what still sparks it. Through reflection, connection, and soulful honesty, you’ll begin creating space within yourself for truth, rest, and clarity. You don’t need to fix it all. You just need to be real, and to be received. This is where Steady in the Storm begins—with your own sacred inner terrain.

Building Spiritual Anchors for Turbulent Times

August 12, 2025 | 12:00–1:15 p.m. MT / 1:00–2:15 p.m. CT

This month in Steady in the Storm is all about cultivating stability from the inside out. When everything around you feels uncertain, your practices become more than habits, they become lifelines. You’ll create a personalized Resilience Plan, not as another item on your to-do list, but as a sacred agreement with yourself. Together, we’ll explore breathwork, grounding, emotional check-ins, and energetic maintenance as ways to come back to center. This is about honoring your body and spirit as holy ground. With gentle intention, you’ll begin to rebuild your inner sanctuary, anchored not in productivity, but in presence.

Soul Care for the Spiritual Leader

September 9, 2025 | 12:00–1:15 p.m. MT / 1:00–2:15 p.m. CT

Steady in the Storm this month reminds you that you’re not just a leader, you’re a soul who also needs tending. Ministry asks much of you, but it should never require self-abandonment. We’ll explore soul-care that goes beyond bubble baths and burnout prevention. You’ll practice sacred boundaries, energetic hygiene, and daily rhythms that restore you without apology. Through shared wisdom and compassionate self-reflection, you’ll begin to reclaim your right to rest, your need for space, and the beauty of simply being a human who serves from fullness, not depletion.

 

Leading Congregations through Fear

October 14, 2025 | 12:00–1:15 p.m. MT / 1:00–2:15 p.m. CT

This month’s work in Steady in the Storm centers on how to guide others through uncertainty without losing your own grounding. Fear is contagious, but so is calm. You’ll explore how to recognize fear dynamics in your community, meet anxiety with grace, and model spiritual steadiness without bypassing real emotion. We’ll discuss grief literacy, hopefulness, and how to hold sacred space that invites healing. You don’t have to have all the answers, but you do have to be real, rooted, and open-hearted. This month equips you to do just that.

Reimagining Ministry for a Transforming World

November 11, 2025 | 12:00–1:15 p.m. MT / 1:00–2:15 p.m. CT

In Steady in the Storm, this is where we say: the old ways are crumbling, and maybe that’s sacred too. This month invites you to drop the burden of doing it all and to listen instead to what Spirit wants to co-create with you next. We’ll reimagine ministry models rooted in authenticity, sacred pragmatism, and creative expression. You’ll practice visioning, name your evolving truth, and gain tools to support that truth in your leadership. Your path forward doesn’t need to look like anyone else’s. It just needs to feel real to you. Let’s make space for what’s ready to emerge.

Soul Groups & Connection Plan

December 9, 2025 | 12:00–1:15 p.m. MT / 1:00–2:15 p.m. CT

We complete Steady in the Storm not with an ending, but with a sacred integration. This final month is devoted to harvesting insight, witnessing transformation, and deepening spiritual connection with fellow leaders. You’ll be invited into rich reflection, gentle ceremony, and honest dialogue about what you’re carrying into the new year. You’ll walk away steadier, clearer, and more connected than when you began.

Facilitator

Dr. Ahriana Platten—Spiritual catalyst, Unity minister, church consultant, bestselling author, and trusted guide for spiritual leaders seeking evolution.


Program Outcomes

  • Increased ministerial resilience

  • Renewed personal sacred practices

  • Greater emotional steadiness under pressure

  • Clearer Spirit-centered vision for leadership

  • Strengthened peer connection and support

Rev. Dr. Ahriana Platten

Calendar

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Meeting Location

We’ll be meeting on Zoom. Please arrive early to check your technology. Register for Steady in the Storm to receive email reminders with the Zoom link.

Cost

There is no set fee for any of the sessions. Love offerings are appreciated.