Marlene Marburg

Dr Marlene Marburg is a co-founder of Kardia Formation based in Melbourne, Australia. Kardia’s program Heart Wisdom is recognised by the Australian Ecumenical Council for Spiritual Direction as a formation program for spiritual directors and facilitators of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius. Marlene is a spiritual director, formator of spiritual directors, retreat facilitator and poet. Her poetry has been published in newspapers, journals and magazines including The Melbourne Age, Earthsong, and Eureka Street, and she has contributed to many poetry and non-fiction anthologies. Marlene companions people from the perspective that life is an invitation to authenticity, interior freedom, and loving service.