One Spirit Community Blog
Welcome to the One Spirit Community Blog! Below, you will find writings from our community members and Graduate Spotlights showcasing our incredible OSLA graduates.
Rev. Marshall Hammer —Sacred Refractions #8
This month’s Sacred Refractions spotlight centers on Rev. Marshall Hammer, a 2021 One Spirit graduate, fellowship facilitator focused on recovery and grief, and Reiki practitioner for both animals and humans. Rev. Marshall’s work empowers transformation and transmutation through sacred community.
Rev. Jalyn Isley —Sacred Refractions #7
This month’s Sacred Refractions spotlight centers on Rev. Jalyn Isley, a 2025 One Spirit graduate, human resources professional, writer, and emerging workplace chaplain. Jalyn’s work lives at the intersection of faith, personal transformation, and practical wisdom.
Rev. Kyle Applegate —Sacred Refractions #6
This month’s Sacred Refractions spotlight centers on Rev. Kyle Applegate, a 2012 One Spirit graduate. Kyle is an interfaith minister, spiritual counselor, educator, and longtime community presence in New York City.
Rev. Jack Cuffari —Sacred Refractions #5
This month’s Sacred Refractions features Reverend Jack Cuffari, a 2012 One Spirit graduate. Rev. Jack Cuffari is ordained as both a UCC Minister, and an Interspiritual / Interfaith Minister.
Rev. Yolanda —Sacred Refractions #4
This month’s Sacred Refractions spotlight centers on Rev. Yolanda, a 2011 One Spirit graduate whose work weaves together ritual, artistry, ancestry, and embodied spiritual practice
Rev. Toña Bobb —Sacred Refractions #3
This month shines the spotlight on Rev. Toña Bobb, a 2023 One Spirit Graduate, Nurse, Yoga Teacher, and Meditation & Breathwork Practitioner.
Rev. Ali’a Edwards —Sacred Refractions #2
This month shines the spotlight on Rev. Ali’a Edwards: Dean & Faculty at One Spirit, Nichiren Buddhist Practitioner, and Pilgrim in Motion.
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Rev. Ava Schlesinger — Sacred Refractions #1
A monthly spotlight celebrating One Spirit’s kaleidoscope of alumni – each a prism of lived experience, reflecting radiant, raw, and beautifully human expressions of sacred action and service.
This month’s spotlight graduate is Rev. Ava Schlesinger.
Meditation on Relational Repair and Spiritual Care at One Spirit
Moments of rupture—whether in our relationships, communities, or within ourselves—often awaken a deep longing to repair what feels broken. Yet, as this reflection from One Spirit reminds us, true restoration begins not with fixing but with remembering: remembering that we are never truly separate, and that wholeness is already present.