Maggie Oman Shannon

Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon, MA, is an ordained Unity minister, spiritual director, workshop and retreat facilitator, and author of six previous books: Prayers for Healing; The Way We Pray: Prayer Practices from Around the World; A String and a Prayer: How to Make and Use Prayer Beads (coauthor); One God, Shared Hope; Prayers for Hope and Comfort; and Crafting Calm: Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation. In 2000, Oman Shannon founded The New Story, a coaching and consulting business focused on helping people create deeper meaning in their lives. Oman Shannon is the senior minister of Unity Spiritual Center of San Francisco and has served as its spiritual leader since 2010. She also hosts a weekly hour-long radio show on Unity.fm called Creative Spirit. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and teenage daughter, for whom she is very grateful.