A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
Spiritual direction
training & guidance
We've worked with a team of spiritual direction trainers to produce Spiritual Direction Guidelines and Guidance for Spiritual Direction Formation Programmes . We also facilitate courses and conferences.
Contact us to sign up for the Spiritual Direction emailing list.
Spiritual Direction Guidelines
Who are they for:
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Spirituality specialists
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Individual spiritual directors
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Those involved in training Spiritual Directors
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SD allocation and referral
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Those with oversight of Spiritual Direction training and provision
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Those with oversight of Safeguarding
These Guidelines are available to download and may be adapted for your own use – please acknowledge any alterations or additions that you make to the original document and include a reference to the original.
Guidance for Developing Formation Programmes for Spiritual Directors
Working in collaboration with experts in the field of spiritual direction training for 5 years, the Retreat Association launched this document on 29 February 2024.
The Guidance includes sections on the following:
Aspects of spiritual direction; Formation of spiritual directors; Evolving a formation programme; Developing programme process & content; Programme developments; Appendices.
Documents to download
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A copy of the Guidance.
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A brief history of how the Guidance document came about.
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Feedback on the Guidance from SD Trainers attending the launch event.
The initial concept for the Guidance was first suggested at our biennial Conference for Spiritual Direction Trainers (see below).
Conference for Spiritual Direction Trainers
The Retreat Association holds a conference for those who are responsible for training others in Spiritual Direction. This includes opportunities to network and share expertise.
Documents from the last conference in February 2023 can be downloaded here
