Thank You for your interest in the Ignatian Yoga Teacher Formation Program! Please fill out the application by December 15, 2020 to be considered for the program beginning in January 2021.
The application consists of two parts: short answer questions and a Spiritual Autobiography. Before you begin filling out the application, please have your Spiritual Autobiography completed and ready to upload. You will not be able to save the application and return to it another time; it must be completed in a single session. We apologize for the inconvenience.
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:
Please be prepared to answer the following questions:
- Briefly describe your experience with Ignatian Spirituality.
- Briefly describe your experience with Yoga.
- How do your personal identities and lived experiences inform your approach to teaching and the support and care you provide to others?
- What about being an Ignatian Yoga instructor draws you to this ministry? To which community do you hope to bring Ignatian Yoga?
SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY:
Please write a short spiritual autobiography (2-5 pages). Your spiritual autobiography is a reflection on your own life journey, with a particular emphasis on how the Divine has been present within it and naming what has drawn you into a deeper understanding of life, love, and God.
Some questions you may want to consider are:
- What are the events and relationships that have shaped your self-understanding, your worldview, your inner landscape and your source of meaning?
- What are the practices that sustain you spiritually?
- What role has Ignatian Spirituality and/or Yoga played in your story?
- What patterns and themes emerge within your spiritual journey?
- Given all of your experiences, relationships, and abilities, how do you discern what’s being asked of you?
- As you go through this exercise, what are you being invited to pay attention to?
Use these questions to guide your reflection only in as much as they are helpful. Overall, this exercise is for you to identify powerful experiences that have shaped you and what is compelling you to live into your vocation. If you are needing additional ideas on how to approach writing your Spiritual Autobiography, we offer three different methods here.