Back to the Basics and Beyond
Exploring Key Components of Ignatian Spiritual Direction
February 2025
The first in an annual series exploring the basic building blocks of Ignatian spiritual direction, this program provided opportunities for spiritual directors to revisit the basics – which look different when viewed through the lens of time in an increasingly complex world – and reach beyond.
This program also provided an exploration of several key components of Ignatian spiritual direction, including:
an Ignatian approach to spiritual direction
assessing a person’s readiness for spiritual direction
exploring images of God and relationships with God
wisdom of the Spiritual Exercises available to Ignatian spiritual directors
Materials
Anita’s powerpoint presentation (Please note that this presentation is intended for your personal use and reflection only. We ask that you not share it with others. )
About Our Presenter
Anita Wood is currently a co-instructor in the Developing a Listening Heart Spiritual Direction Formation program at Fairfield University’s Murphy Center. She previously acted as a spiritual director and giver of the Spiritual Exercises on the staff of the Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth in Wernersville, PA. A spiritual director, supervisor, and retreat leader for two decades, Anita has a Doctor of Ministry from Lancaster Theological Union, with a specialization in the spirituality of Teilhard de Chardin, an M. Ed. from Boston College in Religious Education, certificates in spiritual direction from Shalem Institute and Wernersville’s Jesuit Center programs in individual spiritual direction and retreat direction, and a supervision certificate from Neumann University.