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            * The Centre for the Care of the Soul
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            * What is the Centre for the Care of the Soul?
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            The Centre for the Care of the Soul is a place of welcome within Charles University [ URL 

            UKEN-1.html"] — one of Central Europe's oldest and most distinguished universities. It exi
            teachers, researchers, and staff: anyone who carries questions about meaning, inner life, 

            spiritual direction and would like to explore them with a trained companion.

            The Centre connects spiritual accompaniment, counselling, and therapeutic support. It orga

            meditations, interactive workshops, discussions, public lectures, and seminars. Its work i
            attentiveness to the inner life, resilience, value orientation, and interpersonal relation






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            * Why "care of the soul"?
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            The Czech phrase péče o duši — care of the soul — is drawn from the philosophy of Jan Pato
            phenomenologist, who in turn drew on Plato's Socratic tradition. For both Patočka and Plat
            soul means attending to the interior dimension of a human being: the depth beneath our act

            achievements, where our relationships, longings, frustrations, and unresolved experiences 
            we are.


            Inspiration for a distinctly spiritual (rather than purely psychological) centre was found
            chaplaincy models of hospitals and prisons — institutions that have long understood that h
            crisis need more than therapy: they need someone to walk with them in their searching.






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            * What do we offer: Spiritual accompaniment

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            Spiritual accompaniment — sometimes called spiritual direction in other traditions — invol
            confidential one-on-one conversation about personal questions, purpose, and direction in l

            can include conversations about values you live by, or values you discover you can no long
            existential crises, grief, or disorientation.


            Accompanying practitioners come from diverse religious traditions and hold long profession
            in this area. Several also have training in psychotherapy; the team includes a psychiatris
            services are integrated into the broader counselling network of the Charles University Cou

            (Centrum Carolina).

            Spiritual accompaniment is not therapy or psychological counselling, though it can complem

            It does not offer diagnoses or solutions. It offers attention, a trustworthy presence, and
            conversation.


            Conversations are strictly confidential.





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            * How to make an appointment
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            Appointments for spiritual accompaniment can be made through the Charles University Counse

            (Centrum Carolina) online booking system [ URL "https://apps.powerapps.com/play/e/default-
            f934-4086-bf08-8816a20414a2/a/89d155c5-6700-43b6-a622-317848717c00?tenantId=e09276da-f934-
            bf08-8816a20414a2&source=portal"]


            Spiritual accompaniment in English, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian takes place in D4. Ad
            required.






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            * What do we offer: Roundtable discussions

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            The Centre regularly organises interactive workshops, round tables, lectures, and seminars
            explore the intersection of inner life, culture, values, and public engagement. They bring

            from across Charles University's faculties and departments, such as Kampus Hybernská [ URL
            www.kampushybernska.cz/en"] and UK Point [ URL "https://ukpoint.cuni.cz/IPSCEN-1.html"] , 
            the wider civil society. Some events are held in English or feature simultaneous interpret





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            * Recent English-language events
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            1."What Does It Mean that the Land is Holy?" — April 2026 (recording: https://youtu.be/ZIK
              "https://youtu.be/ZIK9hGZ1XHw"] )
            2."Inter-religious Round Table: Holy Places in Unholy Times" — May 2025 (recording: https:

              BUxK8kWe_VQ [ URL "https://youtu.be/BUxK8kWe_VQ"] )
            3."Learning to Cope with Conflicts as a Way to Resilience" — October 2024 (recording: http
              tgLgWAPhm9c [ URL "https://youtu.be/tgLgWAPhm9c"] )