welcome to
Anam Cara Ministries
However you found your way to this place
and whatever brought you here, you are welcome!
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This is a space for tending the interior life.
This is where the art of compassionate curiosity
and truth witnessing is practised.
This is where body, mind and spirit are honoured
because everything belongs.
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May you find here
welcome for the seeker,
hospitality for the soul,
companioning for the journey we call Life.
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Blessings!
Edwina
"And you?
When will you begin that long journey into yourself?"
Rumi
For most of us, the journey into the self is undertaken only when a crisis hits, when our familiar worlds of self-identity, relationships, work, community, country, etc are suddenly disturbed, upended. We feel out of kilter, lost or confused because what used to make sense and give order to our lives no longer works. Sometimes, we are propelled into the interior journey by an experience of awe, wonder and mystery which unleashes a whole slew of questions and feelings that we can't easily put into words.
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The journey inward can feel daunting and strange because it is so very different from the outer journey of ego-construction and establishment. Yet it is as critical, and it can help to have some support along the way.
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Anam Cara comes from the Celtic and literally translates as Soul Friend. It has its roots in the ancient tradition of being accompanied on the journey of life with a "Friend of the Soul". The Soul Friend holds space for the Seeker and gently explores with the Seeker what God - however the Seeker has encountered God - might be speaking into his/her life.
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In Anam Cara Ministries, this accompaniment is offered as Soul Tending.
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Anam Cara Ministries
Soul Tending
Soul Tending is a safe space where you and I can explore what God, however you encounter the Divine, is speaking into your life as you experience it in your body, mind, and spirit. The aim of Soul Tending is to nurture and bring into unity your relationship with God, with others and with yourself.
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Soul Tending is not, nor is it meant to replace counselling, psychotherapy or life/career coaching. My practice interweaves spiritual direction with elements of psychological process and somatic awareness. Each session may focus on one or more of these aspects, depending on what will facilitate greater awareness, understanding and integration of body, mind and spirit for you.
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Modes & Rates
online
Online sessions are held over Zoom:
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60 minutes: $150.00
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75 minutes: $187.50
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90 minutes: $225.00​
in person
In-person sessions are held at
San Damiano Franciscan Centre.
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These rates include the booking fee for
the use of the premises.
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60 minutes: $180.00
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75 minutes: $225.00
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90 minutes: $270.00​
ALL FEES IN SGD
Book a Session
The First Session
If you are considering a first exploratory session, please fill out this Introduction Form where you can introduce yourself and share what you are hoping for from the session and I will be in touch with you!​​​
Subsequent Sessions
If you are already on a Soul Tending Journey, you are welcome to book your next session by selecting and clicking one of the buttons below. You will be directed to the regular Calendly booking page and an email will be sent to your email address with the options for a 60/75/90 minute session and the respective payment links. Please note that your booking is confirmed only upon receipt of payment.
Circles and cycles
Emptying and filling
Beginning and ending
Night and day
Silence and sound
Without the one
The other is naught
There is a place
For every dark shadow
And bright moonbeam
And a song without words
To hold the space between.
the Labyrinth
The labyrinth is a pattern that has its roots in antiquity in many cultures around the world. It is a single path that winds its way from the entry point at the outermost edge to the centre. Lauren Artress, who rediscovered and reintroduced the labyrinth to the world in the 20th C, says it best: "It is an archetypal blueprint where psyche meets Spirit." It is used as a walking meditation, a tool for focusing, centring and prayer, an aid for stress-relief, gaining clarity, healing of body, mind and spirit, enhancing creativity... its uses are as manifold and as diverse as the people who walk it.
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There is no right or wrong way to walk the labyrinth. There are, of course, suggestions for how to walk it, but how each person feels drawn to actually walk it is different and very personal. Some feel drawn to walk in at the entrance, follow the path to the centre and out again via the same path. Some may feel drawn to simply walk the outer perimeter, not once entering the labyrinth proper. Others walk straight to the centre and sit there, walking straight back out again when they are done. You have permission to play, explore, be open... be.
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Anam Cara Ministries offers a half-day labyrinth retreat with guidance and facilitation of the retreatants' experience. Here's what some past retreatants have to say about our Labyrinth Retreats:
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"Time of day, venue on a hill, serenity of garden, excellent facilitation 😊, meaningful sharing and edification, expression through creative medium." - S. Q.
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"It was welcoming, not intimidating for participants who are new to this experience & place." Anon.
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"What made all the difference was Edwina's facilitation afterwards. Gave the experience so much more meaning and very helpful insights." O. S.
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"I enjoyed the early in the morning experience, especially since it is only otherwise possible on live in retreats. The introduction leads one in and through the labyrinth. There was time to process after and share it. The Retreat unfolded at each stage. True Gift." P. D. S.
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"Facilitators were gentle and un-intrusive. They provided a safe space to share and they listened actively. The issues that unfolded were thus heartfelt and deep, as our heart spaces opened and we could begin to excavate the obstacles and blocks that were preventing us to be who we were meant to be as God intended." B. T.
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"I found the facilitation by Edwina allowed us the freedom to make personal choices (eg. to join in or not, go at our own pace) while at the same time offering encouragement/ suggestion to choose what might be most helpful. I felt really energised after that, it was truly a life giving and affirming time for me to be renewed in the Father's love again." C. L.
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"Grateful for the peace and felt God’s presence for the first time in a very long time. Those who have inner struggles and need space to reflect about what was going on in their lives would benefit." E. G.
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If you would like to experience the labyrinth for yourself, check out the Events page below for our upcoming offerings.
We hope to meet you at the Labyrinth!
upcoming events
One &
Many
A psycho-spiritual exploration of the self through the lens of Internal Family Systems
"I am large, I contain multitudes."
- Walt Whitman
Song of Myself
Internal Family Systems (IFS), developed by therapist Richard Schwartz, is an evidence-based, trauma-informed tool for understanding the human psyche. At its foundation is the concept of the human person as an intricate relationship of what Schwarz calls the Self and the parts that evolve to enable the person to survive.
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It is a tool which can help us make sense of the myriad, sometimes confusing and contradictory tensions within, and is a safeguard against spiritual bypassing. When supported by somatic practice, it opens the way to true, embodied self-compassion and self-acceptance, the first steps towards healing and integration of body, mind and spirit. This in turn leads to authentic relationships with ourselves, with others and with God.
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During this 2-day non-residential course, we will explore with curiosity and gentleness:
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what is the Self and what are parts: Protectors and Exiles
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the roles and functions of the parts and their relationship to Self
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how to recognise if we are in Self Energy or experiencing a Protector or Exile part
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how to begin to befriend and work with parts towards integration, and what that might look like.
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Within the sacred container of these two days, there will be woven together direct teaching, somatic practices to experience the theory in the body, time to pause and digest and to anchor the learning in prayer and spiritual exercises. There will be time for personal reflection, Q&A and community sharing for those who wish.
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We are fearfully and wonderfully made. There are no bad parts; even the parts we are least comfortable with, the parts society or family or religion seem to frown upon, and parts we try so hard to get rid of. There's a reason why each of them is here. Can we extend enough compassion and curiosity towards ourselves to start to gently discover what these reasons might be?
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After all, every thing belongs.
Edwina has been guiding, companioning and encouraging spiritual seekers for close to 30 years. She has MA degrees in Theological Studies and Counseling, is trained in retreat giving and spiritual direction, and has certificates in Integrative Somatic Parts Work, Somatic Attachment Therapy, Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Strategies, Somatic Trauma Therapy Training and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy.
Her extensive inter-disciplinary experience offers a uniquely integrative psycho-spiritual, trauma-informed and embodied, whole-person perspective to the interior journey of healing and growing union with God-Beyond-All-Names.
Click here to read her fuller bio.
Event details
11 & 12 October 2025
(Saturday & Sunday)
Registration: 8.30 a.m.
Programme: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. both days
Lifesprings Canossian Spirituality Centre
100, Jalan Merbok, S598454
$800.00
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2 lunches, light bites for morning and afternoon tea & snacks
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use of indoor shared spaces: pantry, library, prayer room, dining area
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use of outdoor shared spaces: grounds at street level, labyrinth and grounds at lower level
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PDF copies of teaching slides​ & material for reflection and praxis​
*for the option to pay by instalment, please email Edwina at anamcara.min@gmail.com
IMPORTANT
Please note that
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group size is limited to 12 pax
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the event will run with a minimum of 8 pax
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registration closes on Friday, 26th September 2025
Please indicate your intent to join by clicking the button below.
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Once the event is confirmed you will receive an email with payment details and further pertinent information.
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If you wish to stay over, you are welcome to make your own arrangements with and payment to Lifesprings for accommodation.
Testimonials
Mei T.
I find Edwina very genuine and non-judmental. A good person who really listens and someone who is very, very wise. I enjoy sharing with her, and always look forward to our sessions together because I am always curious about her insightful perspective on things that I’ve often overlooked or brushed aside.
Priscilla C.
Edwina is extremely knowledgeable and an expert in her line of work. Each soul-tending session or activity (e.g Labyrinth) is led with gentleness and compassion. I enjoy the organic growth and authenticity of our conversations during those sessions. I most appreciate the safe space to share and to be given practical approaches and resources that would allow me to grow more holistically and authentically. I always feel well-equipped and cared for after every session with Edwina, and I always look forward to every session with her.
Rachel K.
It has been a gift to be accompanied by Edwina on the journey. Her empathy, non-judgment and ability to listen deeply have comforted and gently challenged me in the best ways possible through different seasons of life. As an embodiment of what it means to be a vessel of the Lord, she has guided me to see God’s goodness and faithfulness anew!
Vincent T.
Edwina easily grasped my sharing and directed me compassionately with useful frameworks that I could practise myself. Her temperament and knowledge in integrating the workings of the mind, body and spirit is truly a gift!
Angel Q.
I started soul tending sessions with Edwina after having seen a psychotherapist for some years. While psychotherapy was very helpful, it eventually dawned on me that I needed something different at this stage of my interior journey.
I’m so grateful to have been introduced to Edwina. Edwina’s mix of skills was exactly what I needed. She is sensitive to not only the heart and mind but also the body. In this way she offers a whole person tending-to experience. Through her sessions, I am learning that truly every part of me belongs and is welcomed. I should add that she has got a delicious sense of humour too!
Yet skill set alone isn’t what makes Edwina the sought after guide that she is. Rather what shines forth is her compassionate and empathetic nature that patiently guides me along the meandering paths of the interior journey. Her gentle grounding presence and own lived experience makes her guidance and counsel trustworthy. For me, she bears witness that what is drawing me is real.
Indeed Edwina has become for me an Anam Cara and teacher. And for that, I am most grateful.
Edwina Yeow
For nearly 30 years, Edwina has been walking alongside spiritual seekers, guiding, companioning, and encouraging them on their journey toward deeper connection and integration within themselves, with others and the Divine.
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Edwina holds a Master of Arts (Theological Studies) from Broken Bay Institute and a Master of Social Science (Counseling) from Edith Cowan University, Australia. She is a certified Labyrinth Facilitator with Veriditas and was trained in spiritual direction and retreat giving at St Beuno’s Jesuit Spirituality Centre in Wales.
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Deeply committed to a trauma-informed and embodied approach to soul care, Edwina has also completed training in:
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Integrative Somatic Parts Work (Levels 1–3) (The Embody Lab LLC)
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Somatic Attachment Therapy (The Embody Lab LLC)
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Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy (The Embody Lab LLC)
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Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Strategies (with trauma therapist & educator, Linda Thai)
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Somatic Trauma Therapy for Professionals (The Shift Network)
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Edwina is the founder of Anam Cara Ministries, where she offers Soul Tending, retreats and courses in somatic-psycho-spirituality. She is known and sought for her compassionate presence and unique interdisciplinary approach that honours the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.
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Whether facilitating a labyrinth experience, sitting with others in sacred silence, engaging in honest, healing conversation, or teaching in small groups, Edwina creates a safe, sacred space for people of all backgrounds and life stages to enter the holy ground within—and encounter God-Beyond-All-Names.
Contact Me
Drop me a line if you have further questions and I will get back to you at the earliest opportunity. Blessings!
Or email me at anamcara.min@gmail.com