24/04/2026
THIS MONDAY 10am on ZOOM!
“Ignatian Enrichment” is a unique, one-year, online-only course for experienced spiritual directors. It is also a popular choice for graduates of our three-year Ignatian Spirituality Course [“ISC”], who have themselves gone on to become spiritual directors, as well as those who have trained elsewhere.
IE allows you to:
* Learn the theory behind the Spiritual Exercises
* Practise leading a directee through the full Exercises in daily life
* Take a deep dive into Ignatian discernment
Entry Requirements
Participants will:
* Have completed training for offering spiritual direction
* Be involved in accompanying others on a regular basis
* Have been engaged in the ministry of spiritual direction for several years
* Be receiving support from on-going supervision
* Have made, or currently be in the process of making, the full Spiritual Exercises, either by the 30-day retreat or in Daily Life (also known as the 19th Annotation)
COURSE INFO
IE runs on Thursdays, 11am- 4pm. over 28 weeks.
It takes place on Zoom, from October 2026 to July 2027.
Fees for the coming academic year run at £2000 with generous bursaries sometimes available for UK residents upon application to The Society of Retreat Conductors (after offer of a place) We also welcome international students.
There is an application fee of £100, deductible from course fees. Application forms can be found on our website (https://www.artsd.org.uk/ignatian-top-up/) or by emailing the administrator ([email protected]).
ZOOM OPEN DAY
Our next ‘Meet the Tutors’ Open Day runs on Monday April 27th, 10am-12pm UK time, via Zoom. This will allow you to meet Course Director, Nicola Smedley, and to ask her any questions you might have, and to potentially meet other members of your future cohort. Please book via the website (https://www.artsd.org.uk/ignatian-top-up/) or email [email protected] for a link to the booking form.
ABOUT NICOLA
Nicola Smedley trained on LCSD’s 3-year Encounter Course and has 4 years’ experience as Year 1 tutor on the Ignatian Spirituality Course. Ignatian Spirituality generally and Herbert Alphonso’s book, Discovering Your Personal Vocation, spoke deeply to Nicola around the question, “and how shall I live?” Since training with the Ignatian Enrichment course herself, and subsequently becoming a tutor, Nicola accompanies others through the Exercises and discernment of spirits is at the heart of her ongoing direction. Nicola has a God-given passion for our fragile planet and sings with with the London Climate Choir.
