Seventeen members and friends gathered on Sunday, January 18th for our ISD Oneonta's 2026 Annual Convention to review our progress in 2025 and set our goals and intentions for 2026. Joann Wormuth chaired, as acting President, until Jaya Buckland can resume that position. We are very pleased about the growth since we arrived at our beautiful new space at 297 River Street Service Rd in Oneonta.
ISD Sacred Council-
We are most truthfully revealed in how we speak to those closest to us. Chat time with our loyal friends is the clearest measure of who we actually are—and a mirror we can use to better know ourselves by listening to how and what we say to those nearest to us.
EVENT & CLIENT SPACE at ISD. . .
Did you know? You can host your meeting, class, private party, or see clients in our beautiful Great Room with kitchen, or in the OWL Room or PHOENIX Room, set up as practitioner rooms for a modest fee to ISD. Inquiries about renting space at the Lotus Center for your event or to see clients, please reach out to Kimberly Winsor.
For more information & to fill out a space use request go here- https://isdoneonta.org/about-us/rental-at-isd/
ISD Sacred Council: If you want to learn how to thrive, pledge yourself to growing the ability to adapt. Strong, stone pillars of willpower and ironclad resolution get worn away by both wind and rain, but the ability to bob and weave, to dance with the flows of life - there is something worth revering!
Institute for Spiritual Development ISD NEWS December 04, 2025 Hi Friend, Come gather round people, wherever you roam, soon you may find ISD is your home! A home for learning, growth, community, and a place to pause from the noise and turbulence in the world. Explore the spiritual nature of life, and your own inner […]
A big round of applause to all of our readers, healers, and volunteer staff that made our All Soul's SpiritFest a big success! We converted our already glittering center into a public venue with both quiet space for readings and healings and space for vendors that brought so much fun! Soups and goodies donated by our members kept us all going and we can't wait to do it again in the new year.
At this Sunday Service, We are going to make our own unique Day of the Dead altar, from the Mexican tradition. Please bring Photos & mementos of your departed loved ones to remember and celebrate their lives, as well as to create a personal connection.
ISD Sacred Council: This message is for those who feel like they are at a standstill, in a rut perhaps, or not going where they want. We ask, how do you expect to get anywhere with your batteries on empty? Retreat! Retreat! Venture into solitude and step back a little bit into a much needed rest and reset when needed. Allow stillness to flow through your whole being – and see how then magically things can sort themselves out.
Memorial Service for Renee Ranke
OCTOBER 18th at 4pm
Rev. Renee Ranke
March 8, 1967 - August 22, 2025
There will be a memorial Service at ISD Oneonta, 297 River St. Service Rd, Oneonta, and simulcast on ZOOM, for our dear friend, leader, teacher and ISD Minister for 5 years.
There will be a formal portion, facilitated by ISD Ministers. as well as informal sharing of memories of Renee as part of the ceremony. Sharing will continue during a reception and refreshments to follow.
ISD Sacred Council Message
There is an age-old wisdom surfacing that illuminates a simple grounded truth of life and of continuation.
There's a beauty in the simple truth of things and we welcome you to embrace that now. There's no benefit in remaining in old, outdated situations any longer. It's time to shake off the old and welcome the new. Accepting the grace of solution and resolution can free us from our suffering.
