Spiritual Companion Groups Workshop
Seeking a spiritually-grounded way to work toward regenerative, peaceful, just communities and societies?
July 8, 2022, Friday, 7 – 10pm Eastern USA
Register for Zoom link at: https://bit.ly/3g8lt8T
You are invited to start your own companion group
to experiment with being inwardly guided — by the Living Spirit, Transforming Power, or love and conscience — to shape and guide your private and public life, and witness in society.
You are invited to join this Companion Group Workshop to learn the practice of companion groups and the skills of being a good companion to start or maintain your own group.
This workshop is organized to refresh active practitioners, strengthen new groups, and orient newcomers to start your own group. Participants find these practices revitalize their spiritual lives, communities, and witness.
Companion groups are self-select groups of 2-4 people to meet every 1-3 weeks for 1-2 hours, divide the time equally and test each others’ discernment by offering reflection and feedback. Companions each keep a notebook for your own experiment, documenting what is true for oneself and for all of us as a group. Multiple companion groups in an area may meet every 2-4 months to share the guidance arising for us collectively.
Participants come from many:
Backgrounds: peace and justice movements, Quaker Meetings, and other religious, interfaith, community, or counseling groups.
Locations: USA from east to west coasts, Asia, and open to others.
Ages: Typically teens through adults, but interested pre-teens are welcome.
Some or all of your companion group members are encouraged to attend. Individuals may attend to learn about this practice to start your own group.
Facilitators are participating in their own companion groups, and organizing local community gatherings of companion groups for discernment in their area.
When there are multiple companion groups in a local area, they may gather every 2-4 months to hear how the groups: 1) approach this practice and what is arising among them, 2) exchange reflection and feedback, and 3) rearrange groups and membership, valuing both short-term and long-standing groups.
You may watch these free videos, or optionally purchase Walking in the World as a Friend, and we will provide a handout with all the materials to workshop registrants. Optional donations to keep this work alive may be made at CourageousGifts.com. Mail checks to: Conscience Studio, 90 W University St, Alfred, NY 14802.
