Colette Lafia
Author, Spiritual Director & Retreat Leader

Colette Lafia, a spiritual companion for the journey
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DIVINE IS THE LOVE STORY WE ARE ALL LIVING.
The movement of our hearts towards Divine Love is the essence of our spiritual experience. It is my honor to accompany you on this profound journey into love—to offer you practices, prayers, and spiritual insights that will help you grow love-centered relationships with everyone and everything around you.
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Workshops & Retreats
Topics cover living a life overflowing with Divine love, finding comfort & joy in everyday life, and more.

Living The Divine Heart
Free Book Club Visits via Zoom, Divine Heart Retreats on themes from The Divine Heart, and Virtual Monthly Gatherings.

Group Spiritual Direction
Work with Colette virtually in small groups. Explore your heart's deepest desire for connection and union with the Divine.
Lenten Season Altars
Altar 7
Continuing to tend my altar. Adding lavender oil for inner calm, strawberries to encourage sweetness, and water with salt to hold my tears. Divine Heart, I lift up my needs and the needs of all those calling out.
Altar 6
Today I cleaned my altar. Dusting the wooden surface and statues. Adding fragrant roses, prayer cards, and gratitude prayers. Stones in my jar representing the practice of letting go. And a little book made for me by a fourth grader. How’s your altar changing as you interact with it?
Altar 5
I’ve started putting small stones into my glass jar. Adding a stone every time I notice myself judging myself or when I am overly striving and not letting go. Making sure to keep water in my small heart shaped bowl. How’s your altar making going?
Altar 4
Today I light an incense. Let prayers be the fragrance and smoke rising Added a rock for grounding.
Altar 3
Tending my altar reminds me that prayer can be both an inner posture of the heart and a physical act of devotion. Added an orange. Feels like a healing symbol. And added a prayer card for my sister Monique who lost her home in the LA fires.
Altar 2
I’ve created a simple home altar that sits on top of a short bookcase in my bedroom. Interacting with the altar is surprisingly moving and meaningful. Added a jar. To empty out all the self criticism I’m holding. And nourishing myself with water.
Altar 1
One practice I have been drawn to lately is altar making and during the Lenten season I want to allow it to become a more consistent prayer practice. Please join me! Noticing a lot of Mary’s presence.

The Divine Heart
Seven Ways to Live In God's Love
Spiritual director Colette Lafia tells us that at the core of our being there is an ever-flowing love relationship with the Divine, and it’s here we find meaning in our lives. Beautifully expressed, with examples and awakenings from the author’s own journey, The Divine Heart offers seven “invitations,” principles of spiritual practice that awaken us to the ever-abundant flow of Divine love.
Nautilus Book Awards, recognizing Books for a Better World, selected The Divine Heart as a 2022 Silver Award Winner in Religion/Spirituality of Western Thought.
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CONTACT Colette
San Francisco, CA
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CONTACT Colette
San Francisco, CA
If you would like Colette to visit your community, please contact her by filling out this form.