Welcome to Fruitful Mind
A fruitful mind is the peaceful alternative to a busy brain.
Fruitful thinking and ways of being are grounded in reflection and in conversations of depth and meaning.
The goal of this practice is to assist individuals and groups to engage the wisdom of the soul in everyday life and to grow in relationship with God in ways unique to their own story, personality, and context.
Services
Providing assistance for every soul
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual direction is a deliberate spiritual practice where a person who desires to grow in faith and love meets periodically with an experienced spiritual guide for conversation...
Contemplative Groupwork
The opportunity to meet with friends and/or colleagues in a guided process of reflective group conversation can be a wonderful and liberating experience...
Spiritual Retreats
A retreat day or half-day creates an extended space for individuals and groups to slow down, breathe, touch base with the meaning of life and what matters...
How it works
Pricing & Services
01
Direction
My rate for a one-hour session is $80, which aligns with the national standard set by Jesuit and Ignatian Spirituality Australia (JISA), the institutional association I am part of.
- A$80/h
02
Groupwork
For facilitating contemplative group work, my rate is $120 per hour, with a maximum of 8 people per group to ensure a focused and meaningful experience.
- A$120/h
03
Retreat
I charge $175 per hour for retreat facilitation, for groups up to 25 participants. These retreats can range from 3 to 7 hours, depending on the needs and preferences of the hosting group.
- A$175/h
Retreats & Events
Upcoming events you don't want to miss.
Are you looking for something more? Our events are dedicated to offer a unique and immersive experience, guided by Dr Phil Daughtry - covering a range of topics and providing a contemplative experience that allows for space and growth to take place. Check out some of our upcoming events, we would love to welcome you there.
Live & Upcoming
Taking the time and making the space (4-day Retreat)
A four-day, five-night guided retreat. April 22-27, 2025 at Sevenhill Retreat Centre, Clare Valley, South Australia.
Past Events
Contemplative conversations
A 6-week online series where you are guided in an immersive, contemplative experience of Psalm 23.
Contemplative Conversations: Dreaming the Gospels (6-weeks)
A 6-week online series where you are guided in an immersive, contemplative experience This series helping us to find our way.
About Phil Daughtry
Phil Daughtry has specialised in leading individuals and groups in fruitful thinking over several decades.
Phil holds a PhD in Spiritual Theology, a bachelor’s degree in Christian Counselling, and has trained as a spiritual director within the (Christian) Ignatian tradition.
My approach to spiritual direction, group work and retreats is characterised by gentleness, invitation, observation, explorative questioning, and suggestion. I believe that each person is the primary expert on their own experience and holds responsibility for their own spiritual growth. I provide a forum for deep listening, for conversation about spiritual practices, rhythms, questions, dilemmas, opportunities, and problems. I assist people to find their own spiritual voice, to recognise and discern their natural spiritual rhythms and life choices, and to move forward in spiritual growth with assurance and courage.
I am comfortable working with people from any range of Christian backgrounds or none. I offer any insights from the Christian tradition that I believe to be helpful as a form of wisdom. I do not impose my own views, nor do I insist on a particular theological framework, rather I support each person to name and recognise their own pattern and structure of meaning.
Founder & Spiritual Director
Blog posts
Fruitful muse
My recent experience of being on retreat allowed me to take a step back from my entanglements and to review my approach...
In my practice of spiritual direction, I recognise two primary areas...
Recently I was praying with a text from the Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah...
The story goes that a vineyard owner hired different groups of...
“The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places” (Psalm 16:5)...
God is near, heaven is a breath away, or perhaps even closer...
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Jesus told some terrific one-line parables to communicate essential...
In his famous spiritual manual, The Spiritual Exercises, Ignatius Loyola includes several ‘additions’ to his ...
What day is it? asked Pooh. ”It’s today,” squeaked Piglet “My favourite day,” said Pooh (A.A. Milne)...
Recently it occurred to me that it is very likely that nothing...
Grace is the condition of the human story, perhaps the condition that...
A wise man once said to me on the cusp of running a major public event about...
As I write this latest fruitful muse two of my five-year-old grandsons...
“What will it profit a person, if she gains the whole world...
There is an idea in Ignatian spirituality that the love of God flows towards...
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A mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.
(Romans:8:6b)