Training in Ignatian Spiritual Accompaniment

The York Ignatian Spiritual Accomaniment Course (YISAC) is an ecumenical course which aims to provide a foundation for learning to accompany others on their faith journey.
Rooted in the Ignatian tradition, it draws its inspiration from the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola and is suitable for those who already have some background in spirituality and faith accompaniment.
Key Course Components:
• Underlying principles of spiritual accompaniment
• Life issues and spiritual accompaniment
• Practice of the skills used in spiritual accompaniment
• Application of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius
The course is demanding, requiring commitment and includes coursework, background reading and personal reflection.
Dates and Bookings
A two year Course running one Wednesday a month for 10 months each year 10am – 5pm
Cost £600 a year payable in instalments of £200 a term.
Contact the office for more information and an application form. Applications for the course starting in September 2024 will be considered up to the end of August 2024.
The YISAC course will run every 2 years. Please register your interest for 2026 by contacting the office.
Applicants need to:
- have completed the Spiritual Exercises either as a 30 day retreat or as the 19th Annotation in daily life or in blocks.
- have had some previous training in prayer, spirituality and listening skills.
- show some evidence of potential gifts in the field of spiritual accompaniment.
- be receiving their own spiritual accompaniment.