Kay Lindahl has been described as an inspired presence with passionate energy. For the past fifteen years the daily practice of Centering Prayer has been transforming her life. She founded The Listening Center with the mission of exploring the sacred nature of listening.

She also founded the Alliance for Spiritual Community, a grass-roots interfaith organization which focuses on the dialogue process. Kay leads workshops on Centering Prayer and conducts workshops and retreats on listening as a spiritual practice. She is a member of the Forge Guild of Spiritual Leaders and Teachers and the International Listening Association.

“The cultural and religious diversity of our communities calls for a way of listening that transcends words and belief systems. Learning to truly listen to one another is the beginning of new understanding and compassion, which deepens and broadens our sense of community.”
– Kay Lindahl

Kay is the author for The Sacred Art of Listening, Practicing the Sacred Art of Listening and How Does God Listen? published by SkyLight Paths Publishing, “The Art of Dialogue and Centering Prayer” in The Diversity of Centering Prayer, published by Continuum Press and "Listening" in In Times Like These, published by Church Publishing Incorporated.

Lindahl is also actively involved in a range of interfaith activities and has served on the Board of Directors for:

• Alliance for Spiritual Community
• Religious Diversity Forum
• She serves as Chair of the North American Interfaith Network and is a past Global Trustee for the United Religions Initiative.

Lindahl has presented her work in diverse settings—local, regional, national and international. Locally she has created programs, board retreats and ongoing series of workshops for congregations as well as inservice training for non-profit organizations and lectures on college campuses. In addition she presents programs on Listening and Diversity for major corporations. Regional, national and international presentations include:

• Verizon, APEX
• Northrup Grumman
• Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
• VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System
• Interfaith Center at the Presidio in San Francisco
• Mt. Calvary Retreat Center in Santa Barbara
• Chautauqua Institute in New York State
• Episcopal Theological School at Claremont
• 1999 and 2004 Parliaments of the World’s Religions
• World Wide Listening Day, Stratford, Canada
• CSU Los Angeles, UC Irvine, CSU, Fullerton,
  Occidental College
• San Bernardino Water District
• Thomas Merton Society of Canada

Kay serves on the Commission on Ecumenical and Interreligious Concerns for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Pepperdine University.

Kay and her husband live in Long Beach, CA, where they are often visited by their children and nine grandchildren.

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