Courses, events & retreats

We’re so pleased to invite you into a rich tapestry of learning and connection, from inspiring courses and peaceful retreats to creative workshops and more. Each offering has been lovingly crafted and clearly marked to show whether it is open to all members of our wider community, including friends, family, and supporters, or reserved for OneSpirit Ministers and Students! Here, spirituality meets inclusivity, guided by the wisdom of our dedicated OneSpirit faculty and valued affiliate members.

Whether you’re drawn to deepen your understanding, open yourself to new perspectives, or share in the company of kindred spirits, you’ll find an open door and a warm welcome. Step in, explore what speaks to you, and discover the transformative possibilities that await. The details are just below…

Healing Meditation Circle

Free Online Gathering — Mondays | 7:30–8:30pm (UK time)

The Healing Meditation Circle offers a gentle, inclusive space to pause, breathe, and rest in shared presence. Each session includes guided meditation and healing intention, creating space for reflection, connection, and quiet renewal. Whether you come seeking grounding, support, or a moment of stillness at the start of the week, you are warmly welcome.

This gathering has been held weekly for the past two years and is now opening out to the wider OneSpirit community, meaning all are welcome. It is led with love by Rev Gary Dean and Rev Sharon Rossi. This is open to students, ministers, friends, and all who feel drawn to join, these weekly gatherings are held in a spirit of openness, care, and community.

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The Grove: A Gathering Place for Ministers

Free Online Gathering — 25 February | 7:00–8:30pm (UK time)

This year, we are opening a new space for our minister community: The Grove, a place to gather, to rest, to practise, and to continue weaving the threads of connection formed in training. Meeting once a month on Zoom, The Grove welcomes ministers from the Aspen and Sylvan pathways, with second-year Birch students warmly invited too. Each gathering will be held as sacred space: an hour of ceremony, meditation, knowledge sharing, and honest check-ins, followed by an optional half-hour for tea, conversation, and gentle catch-ups.

Rather than a fixed programme, The Grove will evolve through shared leadership. Andrew will open the first session, and from there the invitation is for everyone to take a turn over time. We will rotate simple roles, host, celebrant, reader, guardian, ensuring each voice and gift is welcomed into the circle. At its heart, The Grove is about connection first. Ceremony, practice, and shared wisdom will flow from the community we build together. This is open to all OneSpirit Ministers.

Sacred Soul Circle

Free Online Gathering — Full Moon: 3 & 31st March, New Moon: 17 March, 14th April | 7:30–8:30pm (UK time)

Sacred Soul Circles offer a gentle, welcoming space to pause, breathe, pray, and be held in community. Gathering twice monthly in alignment with the rhythms of the New Moon and Full Moon, these circles invite you into reflection, stillness, and shared presence, guided by interspiritual wisdom and prayer. Whether you arrive feeling weary, inspired, or somewhere in between, all of you is welcome here. This is a space to reconnect with yourself, rest in spacious being, and draw nourishment from community in these fast-paced and often turbulent times.

Hosted online by Rev Eva Mary Spevack, Sacred Soul Circles weave together interfaith and interspiritual prayers, readings, meditation, and reflective offerings in a confidential and supportive setting. New Moon circles carry a quieter, more contemplative energy, with no expectation of participant sharing. Full Moon circles offer space for optional sharing of prayers, poems, readings, or blessings, always held gently and without pressure. These circles are free and open to all: OneSpirit Students, Ministers, and members of the wider community who feel called.

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Advanced Weddings and the Law in Scotland

In-person Workshop — 11 April 2026 | The Salisbury Centre, Edinburgh

The aim of this workshop is to explore some of the more complex and challenging aspects of solemnising legal weddings in Scotland. There will be space to share experiences, discuss current responsibilities, and reflect together on how we can support one another as ministers engaged in this sacred work. The workshop will take place from 10:30am – 4:00pm (London time). Please note, ministers are required to attend at least one of these workshops every two years in order to remain authorised to solemnise legal marriages.

This workshop is part of OneSpirit’s ongoing CPD programme for ministers authorised to perform legal weddings in Scotland. CPD workshops are offered twice each year: an introductory session in the autumn, and an advanced session in the spring.

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In Death and Grief: A Residential Retreat

In-person Retreat — 17–19 April 2026 | Poulstone Court, Herefordshire

This three day residential retreat is a space for those who feel called to deepen their capacity to accompany others through death, dying, and grief. Held with care and love by Nickie Aven, and hosted at a peaceful riverside sanctuary in the countryside, the retreat offers time away from daily demands and invites you into a held, ceremonial learning environment. Across the three days, we will explore what it means to support others at life’s thresholds with presence, steadiness, and compassion. While we will gently acknowledge our own experiences of mortality and grief, this is not solely a personal healing space. Instead, the focus is on strengthening the inner ground from which you accompany others, through embodied practice, shared wisdom, ritual exploration, and deeper self-awareness.

Each day unfolds within a container of ceremony, safety, and community. Through dialogue, creative expression, embodied practice, and ritual, you will be supported to develop both personal insight and practical ministerial confidence, leaving with renewed clarity and resources to sustain this tender work. For those who wish to learn more about Nickie’s work, she is also featured in a Guardian documentary offering insight into her approach! This retreat is open to all OneSpirit Students and Ministers.

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Healing Our Relationship with the More-Than-Human World

In-person Residential Retreat — 11–13 May 2026 | Poulstone Court, Herefordshire

We invite you to join Healing Our Relationship with the More-Than-Human World, a three-day residential retreat for those who feel called to renew their connection with the living Earth. This gathering offers space to move beyond “nature connection” and into a reciprocal, embodied relationship with the wider web of life.

Held at Ham Green House, surrounded by the lush vitality of spring, we will be guided through contemplative, creative, and somatic practices, including sit-spot meditation, gentle movement, and shared ritual. The land itself will serve as our teacher, inviting us to grieve, listen, and awaken to the sacred interbeing of all life. This retreat is led by Sarah MacDonald, OneSpirit tutor and minister, whose work bridges reflective practice, spirituality, and ecological consciousness. Sarah creates spaces of safety and depth, where tenderness and renewal can unfold naturally. Together, we will open to the wisdom of the Earth, allowing her to remind us of belonging, resilience, and the sacredness of all that lives. This is open to OneSpirit Students and Ministers.

Deepening Your Spiritual Practice: Fire and Renewal at Beltane

Online Offering — 20 & 27 May 2026 | 7:00–9:00pm (UK time)

We invite you to join Deepening Your Spiritual Practice: Fire and Renewal at Beltane, a two-part online module inviting you to rekindle vitality and presence within your personal spiritual life. Held during the bright, blossoming days of Beltane, this offering supports you in balancing inner stillness with creative renewal.

Across two evening gatherings, we will meet online for guided meditation, reflection, and gentle embodied practice. Together, we’ll explore how the energy of Beltane can inspire renewal, help release inner obstacles, and reignite your sense of purpose and spiritual vitality. This module is led by Monica Douglas, OneSpirit tutor and minister, alongside a guest facilitator. Monica’s facilitation weaves warmth, insight, and grounded presence, inviting participants into connection with their own creative spark and seasonal rhythm. Together, we will tend the inner fire, cultivating clarity, joy, and renewal in both spiritual practice and daily life. This is open to OneSpirit Students and Ministers.

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Grief Writing: Sacred Tools for Navigating Liminal Space

Online Course — Thursdays 18 June to 9 July 2026 | 7:00–9:30pm (UK time)

Grief Writing offers compassionate, practical tools to help you gently navigate your own experiences of loss while learning how to support others. Through therapeutic journalling practices, including Lucia Cappachione’s Creative Journaling, the Unsent Letter, poetry, and grief memoir, this course introduces accessible approaches that require no prior writing experience. Writing becomes a quiet, powerful space where nothing is judged or rushed and where honest expression can awaken resilience, clarity, and inner wisdom.

Held online in an intimate group of no more than eight participants, this course creates a safe and carefully held container for exploring grief in its many forms. It is open to anyone who is grieving or who accompanies others through grief, including students, ministers, ROSIM members, and the wider OneSpirit community. The course is lovingly facilitated by Rev Eva Mary Spevack, an interspiritual minister and spiritual counsellor whose work weaves together the therapeutic potential of the literary arts with a lifetime of lived experience in the landscape of loss.

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Foundations of Belief

Online Course — Self-paced & Ongoing | Free access via the OneSpirit website

Dive into Foundations of Belief, a complimentary, self-paced online course that offers a rich exploration of seven diverse faith traditions. This thoughtfully designed program invites you to embark on a journey of meaningful reflection, providing a deeper understanding of spiritual practices and beliefs across the UK.

Whether you’re curious about interfaith ministry, preparing to begin our transformative two-year training programme, or simply eager to broaden your spiritual horizons, this course is the perfect starting point. Foundations of Belief isn’t just an introduction; it’s a doorway to profound contemplation and connection. By engaging with this course, you’ll gain insights into the values, rituals, and philosophies that shape some of the world’s most enduring spiritual traditions, fostering a deeper appreciation for the tapestry of human faith.

Open to everyone, seekers, learners, and seasoned explorers alike, this is your opportunity to engage with the essence of interfaith understanding. Begin your journey today!

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Words from Our Students

Kim, Story Self and Spirit Participant

I felt really inspired by Tim’s facilitation. I loved his explanations and examples, which were full of prompts for individual interpretation. He has a wealth of knowledge and skilfully manages a group online. It was a very safe space for me to explore my own creativity. It was a really interesting course and I was really sad when it ended. My final piece of work took me completely by surprise and it has made me realise that I have too often put myself in a box so I am very grateful to Tim and One Spirit for offering this course.

Mel, Sacred Activism: Living Non-Violence Participant

I loved it, loved her! Sarah has such a gentle manner, with a wonderful twinkle in her eye, so you know she’s serious, but she also doesn’t take herself too seriously.

Gail, Faith in Black Lives Matter Participant

Brilliant. It is challenging, supportive, courageous and a wonderful starting point for further education and application in the real world. Many hearts opened up to the sadness and pain of hearing about our history. Combined with many healing hearts that are now opening to the beauty and love that is possible by standing alongside each other.

Frances, Spiritual Practice Circle Participant

He (Christo) is truly excellent. He is instructive, and well-prepared, with interesting material and good reading recommendations. He is patient and nonjudgemental. Encouraging and with a light touch and kind sense of humour. The core “practice” parts are very specific to spiritual practice and don’t just turn into a general group discussion or “warm bath” of good feelings; the spiritual practice parts are also extremely challenging at times and sharpen one up in a good way.

Our Past Offerings

At OneSpirit, our journey is shaped by the creativity, passion, and wisdom of our vibrant community. We’re dedicated to offering a dynamic and ever-evolving selection of courses, trainings, workshops, and retreats, each designed to inspire, connect, and deepen your spiritual exploration. Have an idea for a community-led offering? We’d love to hear from you! Or, if there’s a course we’ve previously offered that resonates with you but hasn’t been scheduled again, or if you’ve missed the start date of one, let us know. Your voice matters, and your feedback helps us decide which opportunities to bring back. Simply fill out the form with your contact details and the course you’re interested in. If it returns, you’ll be the first to hear about it! Together, let’s continue to create meaningful opportunities for learning and growth.

Death and Grief Support Group

Death and Grief Support Group offered a compassionate online circle for those working closely with death, dying, or grief. Meeting fortnightly from 2 February to 16 March 2026, this small, closed group created a confidential and tender space to explore what arose in this sacred work.

Each gathering included shared reflection, spiritual practice, and time for individual or group supervision. It was not a space for instruction, but for deep listening. Together, participants were supported to find clarity, reconnect with their grounding, and return to the compassion at the heart of their ministry.

Lovingly held by Rev. Nickie Aven, an experienced supervisor and minister with more than 25 years in the field of dying and grieving, the group was open to all OneSpirit students and ministers. Participants were invited to bring their tea, their openness, and their tenderness as they gathered in community.

Funerals 101: The Complete Practical Guide

Funerals 101: The Complete Practical Guide for Ministers was an online workshop offering practical and grounded guidance for funeral ministry. Held across two November sessions, it focused on equipping ministers with the skills and confidence to serve with compassion and professionalism.

Facilitated by Reverend Lizzie Ward, an experienced celebrant and minister, the workshop covered essential elements from family meetings and service planning to crematorium and green burial ceremonies, along with grief support.

Open to OneSpirit students, ministers, and ROSIM members, it provided a supportive learning space for those called to accompany others at the threshold of loss.

Coming Home to Love

Coming Home To Love: A OneSpirit Summit in Response to Grief and Challenging Times was a one-day online gathering held in response to collective grief. Taking place on 21 September, the free summit created space for reflection, remembrance, and renewal within the OneSpirit community.

Structured around Past, Present, and Future, the day honoured Nicola’s legacy, offered practical support for ministry, and explored how OneSpirit could continue to meet the world with compassion.

Open to the wider community, the gathering welcomed all who wished to attend, with recordings and a remembrance video shared with those who registered.

OneSpirit Prayer Circle

OneSpirit Prayer Circle was a monthly online gathering offering interspiritual prayer, reflection, and expressive writing. Held by Reverend Eva Mary Spevack, the circle created a confidential and welcoming space to rest, reflect, and draw from the wisdom of diverse faith traditions, with themes shaped by the changing seasons.

In response to the pace and pressures of modern life, the circle offered time to pause, breathe, and reconnect through prayer and meditation. Participants were invited to step out of doing and into being, held within a gentle and supportive community.

Open to ministers, students, and the wider OneSpirit community, the gathering was free to attend and welcomed all who wished to join.

Sacred Activism: Living Non-Violence

Sacred Activism: Living Non-Violence offered an opportunity to embrace non-violence as both a spiritual path and a powerful contemporary movement.

This comprehensive course provided valuable tools, including meditation, collaborative sharing, and profound insights, helping participants unlock their inner strength without resorting to aggression.

Designed to deepen understanding of non-violence, the course equipped participants with practical and transformative practices for living with compassion and peace. Open to all, it invited exploration of how sacred activism could shape both personal life and the world around us.

The Sacred Work of Facing & Addressing Racism

The Sacred Work of Facing & Addressing Racism invited participants to explore the complex dynamics of racism with respect, compassion, and understanding. This enlightening course provided a safe and transformative space to confront and engage with these vital issues.

In its sixth workshop, the content had been carefully refined, incorporating insights and wisdom from dedicated Black professionals. Participants were supported to deepen their awareness, challenge assumptions, and contribute to meaningful change.

Open to all, the course welcomed those willing to engage in this important work. Together, participants committed to making a difference.

Spiritual Practice Circle

Spiritual Practice Circle offered a space rooted in shared practice and community. Created to support OneSpirit Ministers in their commitment to ongoing spiritual growth, it also welcomed those in the wider community who sought to deepen their practice.

The Circle provided a structured and supportive environment where participants connected with like-minded individuals, reflected on their journey, and remained engaged with their spiritual path. Through shared practice and gentle reflection, it nurtured growth in a warm and inclusive setting.

Open to ministers and seekers alike, the Circle brought people together in a spirit of collective learning and care. Participants were supported as they continued to deepen and sustain their spiritual practice within community.

Story, Self, and Spirit

Story, Self, and Spirit invited participants to explore the transformative power of storytelling. This creative and introspective course encouraged self-awareness and empowered individuals to reshape their life’s narrative.

Guided by Tim Ralphs, an experienced OneSpirit Minister, participants drew wisdom from global myths and folktales to illuminate their own journeys. It offered a unique opportunity to engage with personal story and deepen connection to the stories of others.

Whether seasoned storytellers or those newly discovering their voice, the course was open to all who wished to weave their own narrative. Together, participants stepped into an enriching and reflective journey.

Life Beyond Death

Life Beyond Death Workshop was an in-person retreat exploring death as transition rather than ending. Held in London in October 2023, the day created a safe and sacred space to reflect on life, death, and the continuity that connects them.

Facilitated by OneSpirit Minister Martin Nathanael, who brought over 40 years of experience in meditation and inner transformation, the workshop drew on spiritual traditions and near-death studies to reframe understanding. Meditation supported participants to connect more deeply with existence and shared belonging.

Open to all, the workshop offered an intimate space for personal reflection. Participants left with insights that were uniquely their own, whether a softened fear of death, a renewed presence in life, or a deeper sense of their inner nature.

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