Ignatian Training Courses

Training in Spiritual Direction and Accompaniment

This website is a meeting-place and a resource-point for a loose confederation of courses training various forms of spiritual direction, accompaniment and conversation, and in personal and spiritual development, inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola. It was set up following a consultation held at Loyola Hall, 20-21 April 2010.

Epiphany Group
Scotland
Ignatian Spirituality Centre
Glasgow
Ignatian Spirituality Course
A Formation and Training in Spiritual Direction based on the Spiritual Exercises (3 years, 1 day a week)
London
Loyola Hall Jesuit Spirituality Centre
Loyola Hall offers modular, residential training in Spiritual accompaniment, starting with an 8 day course and extending up to 3 months for the full Programme
Merseyside
Manresa Link
The Basic Training Course for Prayer Guides takes place on Saturday mornings for 8 weeks followed by 2 residential weekends. It is an experiental course with input on various aspects of Ignatian Spirituality, basic listening skills and a chance to give and receive a Retreat in Daily Life.

Birmingham
Mount Street Jesuit Centre
London
St Bede’s Pastoral Centre
York
St Beuno’s Ignatian Spirituality Centre
North Wales