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Everlight Academy · Path catalog

Every path in the academy, in one place.

Three companioning paths live here: Kintsugi, Spiritual, and Legacy. Each carries you from learner to Everlight Guide — a practice of presence, remembrance, and non-clinical companioning.

Compare the paths

What each path makes you able to do

One sentence per path, plus where guided practice begins. Companioning is a practice — not a promise of paid work, placements, or referrals — so you can compare them side by side before you choose.

KINTSUGI

Kintsugi Path

Learn to sit beside grief with presence, and carry the kintsugi mindset into your community.

Practice begins at

Kintsugi practice — the gold within the cracks — Holding Space — Listening Without Fixing

Guided practice begins here — companioning within your community. It is a practice, not paid work or a referral pipeline.

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SPIRITUAL

Spiritual Path

Companion grief through faith and ritual — light still exists, even in sorrow.

Practice begins at

Spiritual companioning — the sacred journey — Spiritual Companioning After Loss

Guided practice begins here — companioning within your community. It is a practice, not paid work or a referral pipeline.

See the full journey →

LEGACY

Legacy Path

Hold the stories of a life — remembrance that endures beyond the funeral.

Practice begins at

Remembrance — the legacy project — Remembrance Ceremony Design

Guided practice begins here — companioning through story within your community. It is a practice, not paid work or a referral pipeline.

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GUIDE

Grief Business

Build a sustainable, ethical grief practice and carry it into your community.

Practice begins at

Packaging offerings — what you offer — Packaging Offerings (1:1, groups, workshops)

Guided practice begins here — shaping offerings within scope. It is a practice, not a promise of income or placement.

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Core path curriculum

The modules that build your full path

These are the structured module blocks every companion moves through — starting with the shared foundation, then the path you choose to carry. Each block is taught at a specific level of the path.

Shared foundation

Taught at Level 1 · Phase I · Begin

6 modules
01The landscape of grief
02Presence before solutions
03Listening without fixing
04Ethics, scope and referral
05Consent, privacy and safekeeping stories
06Trauma-aware companioning

Kintsugi path

Taught at Level 2 · Phase I · Kintsugi

5 modules
01Companion Skills Foundations
02Holding Space — Listening Without Fixing
03Kintsugi Mindset for Guides
04Burnout & Secondary Trauma for Helpers
05Trauma-Informed Presence for Helpers

Spiritual path

Taught at Level 3 · Phase II · Spiritual

5 modules
01Faith-Sensitive Support Across Traditions
02Spiritual Companioning After Loss
03Ritual & Meaning-Making
04Grief at Work & Bereavement Leave Guidance
05Anticipatory Grief & Caregiving Support

Legacy path

Taught at Level 4 · Phase II · Legacy

5 modules
01Legacy Story Harvesting
02Remembrance Ceremony Design
03Facilitating Peer Grief Circles
04Digital Memorial & Story Vault Practices
05Compassionate Leadership for Teams

Grief business track

Taught at Level 5 · Phase III · Grief business

5 modules
01Starting a Grief Practice Ethically
02Packaging Offerings (1:1, groups, workshops)
03Marketing Without Exploitation
04Partnering with Hospice, Funeral Homes & Community
05Building Membership Circles

Path modules

Each path, module by module

Each path is a compact track of modules that builds one companioning practice — presence, faith-sensitive support, or remembrance — toward your Everlight Guide credential.

Kintsugi Path

16 hrs

You are not ruined by what broke you.

The foundational companioning path — presence, reflective listening, and the kintsugi mindset. Learn to sit beside grief without fixing it, sustain yourself, and hold space with trauma-aware care.

01Companion Skills Foundations2 weeks
02Holding Space — Listening Without Fixing3 weeks
03Kintsugi Mindset for Guides3 weeks
04Burnout & Secondary Trauma for Helpers2 weeks
05Trauma-Informed Presence for Helpers2 weeks
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Spiritual Path

15 hrs

The light shines in the darkness (John 1:5).

For those who companion grief through faith in Christ. Learn biblically-rooted companioning — the God who draws near in sorrow, the psalms of lament, and how to hold the question without supplying easy answers — meeting the mourner in the hope of Scripture without proselytising the grieving.

01Scripture & the Landscape of Biblical Grief2 weeks
02The God of All Comfort3 weeks
03Biblical Remembrance & Meaning-Making2 weeks
04Bearing One Another's Burdens at Work2 weeks
05Walking Through the Valley — Anticipatory Grief & Caregiving2 weeks
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Legacy Path

16 hrs

What deserves to be remembered?

The remembrance path. Learn story-gathering, ceremony design, peer circles, and digital legacy — helping the bereaved tell, keep, and carry a loved one's story forward.

01Legacy Story Harvesting2 weeks
02Remembrance Ceremony Design3 weeks
03Facilitating Peer Grief Circles3 weeks
04Digital Memorial & Story Vault Practices2 weeks
05Compassionate Leadership for Teams2 weeks
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Every path builds a companioning practice you carry into your own community. It is non-clinical companioning — not therapy, and not a promise of paid work or referrals.

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Disclaimer: Everlight Academy provides education and training in grief companioning and remembrance practice. Nothing on this site constitutes therapy, medical, mental-health, legal, or financial advice. The Everlight guide credentials are internal certifications issued by Everlight Academy — they are not clinical licensure, ordination, or externally accredited qualifications. Individual outcomes vary based on path, effort, community, and setting. Companioning is a practice of presence; it is not a substitute for licensed professional care.