Spiritual Formation · by Sharon Mackenzie SpiritRSPrac
THE WAY WITHIN
A Personal Healing & Prayer Journey
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Arrive as you are. Remember. Release what is not yours to carry. Look honestly at what is true. Ask for light. Receive nourishment. Stop striving. Become still. Rediscover the sanctuary within. Return to ordinary life differently.
There is nothing to pass and nowhere to rush. This is not a test, formula, assignment or religious performance. Move at your own pace, revisit any station and let every reflection remain an invitation.
The journey is written by Sharon Mackenzie, Counsellor, Chaplain & Reflective Safeguarding Practitioner. Her counselling, chaplaincy and reflective safeguarding training and experience inform the healing and reflective approach.
Before We Begin
There is nothing to pass and nowhere to rush. This journey has no quiz, assessment, assignment, pass mark or certificate. Every reflection and creative practice is an invitation; you may pause, skip, return and move at your own pace.
Sharon Mackenzie SpiritRSPrac · Founder & Educator
- Diploma of Counselling
- Accredited Chaplain
- Narrative Practice Practitioner · Health & Harmony Colleges
- Advanced Aromatherapy Practitioner · Health & Harmony Colleges
- Trauma-Informed Care
Sharon Mackenzie is the founder and educator behind Spirit Led Institute. Her work draws on a Diploma of Counselling, narrative practice, accredited chaplaincy, trauma-informed care training. She develops practical education at the intersection of safeguarding, organisational culture, dignity, authority, psychosocial safety and individual healing.
Who this journey is for
For adults seeking a spacious, self-paced Christian prayer and personal healing journey that honours truth, boundaries, agency, creativity and the ordinary life they are already living.
What this journey invites
- Arrive before God without editing or performing.
- Distinguish gratitude from denial, remembering from returning, and responsibility from blame.
- Explore prayer, presence, nourishment, stillness, boundaries and restoration at an unhurried pace.
- Carry greater discernment, agency and presence into ordinary life.
The journey
Opening
BEFORE WE BEGIN
There is nothing to pass and nowhere to rush.
Station 1
THE GATE — ARRIVE
Come as you are.
Station 2
THE OUTER COURT — REMEMBER
Remember what has carried you this far.
Station 3
THE BRAZEN ALTAR — LAY IT DOWN
What am I ready to stop carrying?
Station 4
THE LAVER — LOOK INTO THE WATER
What is true?
Station 5
THE GOLDEN LAMPSTAND — LET THERE BE LIGHT
Holy Spirit, what do You want me to see?
Station 6
THE TABLE OF SHOWBREAD — SIT DOWN AND EAT
Will you let Me nourish you?
Station 7
THE ALTAR OF INCENSE — THE PRAYER THAT ASKS FOR NOTHING
You are here. I am here. And for this moment, that is enough.
Station 8
BEHIND THE VEIL — WHEN STRIVING ENDS
Will I come in?
Station 9
THE MERCY SEAT — BE STILL
Be still, and know that I am God.
Station 10
THE HOLY OF HOLIES — THE SANCTUARY WITHIN
In the presence of God, I become more fully myself.
Station 11
TAKE ONLY WHAT IS YOURS
What is actually mine to take with me? What can stay here?
Station 12
RETURN TO THE ORDINARY — CARRYING PRESENCE HOME
How do I live from the sanctuary?
Frequently asked questions
- Is this an academic or assessed course?
- No. It is a contemplative personal healing and prayer journey. There are no quizzes, assignments, pass marks or competency requirements, and no certificate is issued.
- Do I have to complete the stations in order?
- No. The pathway is there when it helps, but you may pause, revisit a station, skip what does not speak to you and return later. Your place and any private notes are saved.
- Is this an individual counselling or chaplaincy service?
- No. This is a self-paced contemplative and spiritual formation experience shaped by Sharon’s professional training and practice.
- Who wrote the journey?
- It is written by Sharon Mackenzie, Counsellor, Chaplain & Reflective Safeguarding Practitioner. Her counselling, chaplaincy and reflective safeguarding training and experience inform its healing and reflective approach.
About this journey
This is a self-paced contemplative prayer and personal healing journey, not academic study, professional training, healthcare, mental-health treatment or an individual counselling or chaplaincy service.
There is nothing to pass. Every reflection and practice is an invitation, and no certificate is issued.
