I’m a Spiritual Director and ordained Interfaith Chaplain through The Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley, CA., where I am also guest faculty. I am a graduate of the Nine Gates Mystery School, and I hold professional memberships with Spiritual Directors International (SDI) and the International End-of-Life Doula Association (INELDA).  My practice is based in the San Francisco Bay area where I live with my two feline companions, Richie and Margot.

“My greatest joy is companioning and guiding others to their unfolding wholeness, their interconnectedness with all things, and to witness their inner light, beauty, and wisdom shine.”  – Rev Lisa

Rev. Lisa j Winston

Spiritual guide. Wise woman. 
Contemplative photographer.  Mystic.

If you are seeking a deeper connection with the sacred, are spiritually curious, fluid or wounded, I will walk with you. If you have had a near-death or spiritually transformative experience and are struggling with integration into daily life, I will walk with you. If you, or a loved-one, has a life-limiting illness, I will walk with you.  If you are contemplative, creative, interested in mysticism, or if nature is your church, I will walk with you. If you are a seminary or spiritual direction student, or ordained clergy I will walk with you.  

In 2005 a near-death experience turned my world upside down, accelerating my quest to connect deeply with Spirit and to be of service. I have wandered the labyrinth of life for decades as a seeker, through spiritual trainings and direct experiences––from adventurous pilgrimages to mystery school and seminary, from life at an ashram to work as a hospital chaplain––only to find that what I was looking for was already inside my-Self. 

My wish is that we all walk in the world awake, connected with and respecting our inner truth, our fellow beings and the natural world around us. If you are as Rumi was, “a wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving,” come, let’s walk the path of the mystic together.

Primary Lineages

• Aghor Yoga
• Nine Gates Mystery School 
• Tree of Life / Kabbalah
• Usui Reiki & Crystal Energy Healing
• Zen Buddhist & Taoist Contemplative Practices