Discover the Art and Skill of Spiritual Direction through our Comprehensive Training Program
Ready to take the next step in your spiritual journey and become a qualified spiritual director?
Contact The Studion School for Spiritual Direction today to learn more about our affordable, flexible, and comprehensive spiritual direction training program. Our experienced facilitation team and unique curriculum will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to deepen your own spirituality and help others in their spiritual growth. Don't wait, start your journey today.
upcoming courses, retreats and workshops
Spiritual Direction, Psychotherapy & Pastoral Counseling
March 6, 2025, 7 PM. Online. 75 Minutes
In this 75-minute free online session you can get a taste of The Studion by participating in a presentation that outlines similarities and distinctions between the helping professions of spiritual direction, psychotherapy and pastoral counseling.
Q&A about the presentation and program will follow.
Why Spiritual Direction?
April 3, 2025, 7 PM. ONLINE. 75 Minutes.
Get a taste of The Studion by participating in a presentation that asks the question, why spiritual direction? What exactly is the concern of spiritual direction, and what can i hope to gain from training in spiritual direction? How would this training compare to, say, a master’s degree in spiritual formation?
Q&A to follow.
Three things I Pray: Stories of the Spiritual Exercises.
May 7, 2025, 7 PM. Online. 75 minutes.
Get a taste of The Studion by hearing the stories of past participants and their experience of retreating in silence, spiritual direction, and quiet contemplation of Jesus in the gospels, seeking to know, follow, and love him.
75 minutes including Q&A about the program.
InterMission Silent Directed Retreat,
May 23-25, 2025, King's Fold Retreat Centre.
Find anchorage for your soul.
Friday, 7pm, to Sunday, 4pm.
Weekend includes 4 meals, 2 nights, 2-3 sessions of spiritual direction, and all the amenities of the centre, including the fabulous location on the ghost river overlooking the Rockies.
Intermission is celebrating its 20th anniversary!
Single occupancy rooms.
Cost: $550/person.
The Principle of Released Power.
June 5, 2025, 7 PM. Online. 75 Minutes.
In this free 75-minute conversation and informational, we explore why being quiet matters more than ever. Silence retreating in the presence of God is an essential part of The Studion's vision for spiritual formation.
"Jesus's deeper secret was not so much activity as receptivity. He taught that all great living must spring, like a fountain, from within. The more busy and laborious modern life becomes, the more modern men and women need those inner resources that, as the psalmist says, restore the soul."
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InterMission Silent Retreats
Experience a transformative weekend of rest, reflection, and prayer with InterMission Silent Retreats hosted by The Studion faculty. This directed retreat offers a range of spiritual practices to deepen your connection with God and foster your spiritual growth. Since 2005, these retreats have been providing a unique opportunity for both new and returning participants to recharge and renew their spiritual lives.
- Hosted thrice a year
- Personal time for prayer, rest, and reflection
- Two sessions of one-on-one spiritual direction
- Five meals and two nights of comfortable lodging
- Access to all the amenities of the retreat centre
Join us for a weekend of peace and quiet in a directed, silent retreat led by members of our faculty. With personal time for contemplative prayer and reflection, sessions of spiritual direction, and all the amenities of the retreat centre, you will leave feeling relaxed, spiritually rejuvenated, and closer to God. - Ongoing Supervision and Peer Support for Spiritual Directors
- Courses and Workshops
Supervisors
The Studion faculty and graduates also offer spiritual direction to the public.
Ron Klok
Heather Cowie
Shelly King
Julianne Gilchrist
Testimonials
The Studion was an unexpected gift in my own formation journey. When I entered the program, I expected to add tools for a ministry role in my church. I gained tools but I also found an identity and sureness in God’s great love that previously was not mine. That encounter with God and the wisdom of the faculty created a foundation that led to richer, better thinking about God’s presence and action in this world. The experience has become a plumb line by which I measure my leadership and my companionship. I am so grateful for the renovating of my soul that occurred through the Studion.
— Pam U., Cohort Two
There are opportunities in life that will continue to pay dividends far surpassing the initial investment. This has been my experience with training in Spiritual Direction with The Studion. Becoming a Spiritual Director has been the side benefit to the central transformation in my life, knowing and walking with Jesus in a profound way. You will not regret setting aside time for learning, and sharing community with those on a similar journey, all under the tender care of experienced leaders.
— Ann K., Cohort One