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​(Rev) SARAH A. BOWEN

 Animal Chaplain
Program Director, Animal Chaplaincy Training Program @ Compassion Consortium
Ordained Interfaith, Interspiritual, Interspecies Clergy | Award-winning Author | Academic staff @ One Spirit Interfaith Seminary | Founding Member of the Compassion Consortium | Member of Spiritual Directors International | Member of the Association for Pet Loss & Bereavement | Columnist, Spirituality & Health Magazine

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​TO BECOME AN ANIMAL CHAPLAIN

Channel your passion for animals and the planet
​into a caring and supportive profession

Animal chaplains provide support for both animals and humans by using ritual, ceremony, and the tools of spiritual companionship. Our training program helps you fulfill your heart’s call to honor and celebrate the lives of all species, including how to companion them through joys and challenges. ​

Study with Sarah and the faculty of Compassion Consortium. 3, 6, and 9-month programs available.

Enrollment now open for September 2022 courses!

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​#1 AMAZON BESt-SELLING NEW RELEASE

"If there is one book you choose to read about how to enjoy and improve your relationships with animals and fully appreciate who they truly are, this is the one."

― MARC BEKOFF, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals and other books; professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder

"An ardent invitation to multispecies mourning for our more-than-human companions, from our beloved pets, to the deer on the side of the road, to the rapidly increasing extinction of species on our shared planet"
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― CODY J. SAUNDERS, Chaplain at Harvard University & Advisor in the Office of Religious, Spiritual, & Ethical Life, MIT

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FEATURED WRITINGS ON ANIMALS & SPIRITUALITY

TRICYCLE:THE BUDDHIST REVIEW

“You Have a Church for Cats?” The Service of an Animal Chaplain" 

ELEPHANT JOURNAL

"The Lion Thing: A Powerful Meditation with Big Cats & Cozy Kitties" 

SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH

Read all Sarah's weekly articles for Spirituality & Health Magazine​

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UPCOMING EVENTS

SUNDAY SERVICES
​(MONTHLY)

Non-sectarian monthly worship services with interfaith reflection, music, meditation, and a conversation with guest speaker. Open to all faiths & species! (Free)

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ANIMAL CHAPLAINCY TRAINING
​(BEGINS SEPTEMBER 2022)

Learn to be a professional animal chaplain, OR upskill your yoga, coaching, massage, therapy, reiki, veterinary, or spiritual counseling, or wellness practice to support animals and their humans

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SACRED SENDOFFS
​BOOK & WORKSHOP TOUR

Events for animal lovers of any spiritual tradition for healing animal loss and celebrating animal lives. 

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Experience Interspecies Spirituality with the Compassion Consortium

Each service includes immersive spiritual practices—such as musical reflection, meditation, prayer, and loving-kindness—as well as a spiritual conversation with a special guest. 

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FEATURED TALKS & PODCASTS

WHAT IS AN ANIMAL CHAPLAIN?

Sarah talks about interspecies spirituality with Rabbi Rami Shapiro on S&H's "Essential Conversations" podcast.

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I'M AWAKE! NoW WHAT?

Sarah shares how to be spiritually rebellious with Krista Xiomara.

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UNCHAINED NEWS

Sarah talks about the intersection of animal ethics & spirituality with Jane Velez-Mitchell.

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