Dates

Glastonbury
The dates for the five Glastonbury weekends are:
2010
4/5 September
2/3 October
23/24 October - CHANGE This was originally 30/31 October
20/21 November
18/19 December

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  Spiritual Companions Certificate

  Five Weekends following the Five Public Workshops

• A New Network of Holistic Support and Pastoral Care
• There is a growing need for spiritually competent people, whose approach is holistic rather than based solely in one faith tradition.
• The Spiritual Companions Certificate is working to meet that need.

Spiritual Companions Guidelines

Over several years of research and consultation, with colleagues we have developed a set of core principles and attitudes, which we believe sit at the heart of all good spiritual practice and spiritual support. We call these the Spiritual Companions Guidelines. They start with your personal spiritual practice — for example:

• Regular connection with the wonder and energy of existence
• Regular self-reflection
• Regular service to the community of life

The Guidelines then identify key attributes of good spiritual companionship — for example:

• Being grounded and welcoming
• Transparent about our own shortcomings
• Staying silent and fully listening    > Read the Guidelines in full

Benefits of Being a Spiritual Companion

• The Foundation for Holistic Spirituality intends that the Spiritual Companions badge become a nationally recognised and trusted certificate, enabling professional career development, particularly in the fields of healthcare, education, human resources, leadership, community building and spiritual/pastoral care.
  
• Enables you to support others on their spiritual journey in both formal and informal settings.
  
• Belonging to a network of supportive and insightful peers.
  
• Ongoing development.
  
• Enabling and teaching the SC Guidelines yourself.
  
• Support in understanding, developing and deepening your own spiritual practice.
  
• Spiritual Companions may also become central figures in the local networks of the Holistic Map UK and the Holistic Spiritual Alliance, providing safe support to others on the spiritual path.

There is also a Fast Track certification process for people who already meet the Guidelines.
Please contact us.

Professional Development
In terms of professional development, we are not certificating people as professional counsellors, therapists, coaches or social workers. Students need to gain that certification elsewhere. But we are developing in students their own core practice and understanding of spiritual development, so that – as good companions on the same journey – you can listen to and support others in a totally inclusive, non-intrusive and enabling way.

We believe that the skills and concepts of this course are as relevant to an archbishop or psychotherapist as they are to a hairdresser, best friend, CEO, parent or chance encounter on the bus.

The course is certificated by the Foundation for Holistic Spirituality, a non-profit organisation devoted to education in the field of spirituality, religious studies, healthcare and citizenship. The course is also recognised and recommended by the British Holistic Medical Association (BHMA).

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