The Spiritual Companions Guidelines
Connection
Core Skills
Reflection
Service
- regularly connect with and experience the wonder and energy of existence
Core Skills
- are grounded and centred in our bodies; embodied and in hara
- can pause, still at will and become mindfully present
- awareness of the subtle sensations of connection
- witness with compassion, in silence when appropriate
Reflection
- self-reflect and manage our behaviour, health and development with compassion, love and wisdom
- are emotionally literate and transparent about our own processes
- are in ongoing relationships and groups of peer support, actively seeking and welcoming feedback from others
- understand that there are psychological challenges that occur as the everyday self emerges into spiritual consciousness
- can take responsibility, apologise, forgive and receive forgiveness
- appreciate that all life is in a continual process of emergence and are comfortable with unknowing
- possess an appropriate sense of humour
Service
- enable safe and sacred space
- provide a non-intrusive, welcoming, healing and holding presence
- listen with care and enable people to clarify and own their own psycho-spiritual development
- can assert clear boundaries and intervene, when appropriate, to stop abuse
- celebrate diversity and welcome the fact that there are many different paths of spiritual development
- are engaged citizens, actively dedicated to social and ecological health and honouring the spirit in all beings
- are aware of local resources
- know our personal and professional limitations and are able to refer appropriately