Organization Membership
Join a growing movement of spiritual communities, organizations, and retreat venues that are committed to building cultures of integrity from the inside out.
Why Join the ASI?
ASI is a peer-led community of spiritual leaders and organizations working together toward something genuinely new: a culture of spiritual leadership that supports the humanity of those who lead and protects the wellbeing of those they serve.
As a member organization, you will:
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Access a growing library of resources to support your organization's ethical development and leadership culture.
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Be part of a community that understands the real challenges of building integrity within a spiritual organization.
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Share a visible commitment to ethical leadership with nearly a thousand member teachers and organizations worldwide.
When your organization joins the ASI, you commit to:
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Integrating the ASI Honor Code of Ethics and Good Practice into your guidance policies for staff and volunteers, adapting it as needed to fit your organization's specific context. Any adaptations should complement rather than contradict the existing code.
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Making integrity a living value within your organization, one that shapes your culture, your internal relationships, and the way you engage with those you serve.
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Developing internal procedures that allow you to respond honestly and responsibly when your ethical commitments are not upheld.
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Creating a genuine feedback process so that those you serve have a meaningful way to share their experience with you.
Two spiritual organizations that put their own policies in place prior to the birth of the ASI are Spirit Rock and East Bay Meditation Center. If you would like to reference their procedures as an examples, you can click this article to read an overview of Spirit Rock’s “Ethics and Reconciliation Council” or East Bay Meditation Center’s “Ethics, Restoration, and Resolution" (ER&R) process.
We know that it takes time and resources to develop and/or revise policies and practices within organizations. The ASI is a member-led organization seeking to help both ourselves and other leaders in this regard. Our community of members share a commitment to integrity. You are invited to join us.
If you would like your organization to join the Association for Spiritual Integrity, please review the membership benefits & requirements below and then complete the electronic application form.
Benefits of Membership
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Our Honor Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Organizations as a practical framework to support your organization in building and sustaining an ethical culture.
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Access to our peer community, including discussion forums, priority posting in our Media Library, and an active network of organizational members navigating similar challenges.
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Collegial gatherings, webinars, and workshops where real conversations about ethics and leadership can happen.
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An ASI Member Badge of Integrity for your website and promotional materials, signaling to those you serve that your organization takes its ethical commitments seriously.
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For venues: an integrity clause template to include in contracts with guest teachers and facilitators.
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A listing in our public Organization Members Directory.
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Access to our Peer Support program, designed specifically for ASI members.
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Additional resources as ASI grows and evolves in response to members' needs.
You Can Apply If:
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Your organization identifies as a spiritual organization or has an explicit spiritual mission.
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Your organization agrees to integrate the ASI Honor Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Organizations into its general guidance policies for staff/volunteers and ensure that integrity is a core value informing the culture of the establishment, relationships among the staff people/volunteers, and the interactions with those you serve.
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Your organization’s management draws up and agrees to their own in-house procedures that will respectfully respond to complaints in the event that the ASI Code is breached. The ASI recommends external mediation; we recommend some trained and experienced mediators in the Resources section of our site.
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Your organization commits to engaging fully in ASI's resolution process if a plausible ethical concern is reported to us regarding your organization's conduct. This involves collaboration with our Evaluation and Restoration Team and may include professional mediation.
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Your organization agrees to post the ASI membership badge of integrity on your website or social media profiles (if applicable) with the link to "What ASI membership means" to inform your client base of your commitment to integrity and ethics?
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Your organization agrees to implement a process requesting feedback from your students/clients/community, especially after a special event. ASI offers sample feedback forms to assist you in implementing your feedback request process.
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Your organization fills out a “Member Organization” application form with accurate information.
If your organization operates a venue for retreats, workshops, and/or trainings, the ASI offers additional and unique support. Please read about "Venues" below.
ASI membership is a voluntary commitment, held in good faith. We trust our member organizations to bring their values into their work. We are not a monitoring body, and we do not police conduct. When concerns are raised, we have a confidential process that invites honest reflection, dialogue, and where possible, repair. Revoking membership is a last resort, used only in cases of serious and unresolved violation of our shared values. Our aim is always to act with fairness, care, and integrity.
The ASI reserves the right to refuse membership. Each application form is read carefully, and all details submitted are checked for authenticity. If an applicant is not who they claim to be their membership application will be denied. Please make sure that we are able to reach you at the contact information you provide in the application.
Venues
Venues carry a particular responsibility. When you invite guest teachers and facilitators onto your premises, you are implicitly vouching for them to your community. The integrity of your space depends not only on your own organizational culture but on the standards you hold those you platform to as well.
ASI has developed an integrity clause template that member venues can include in contracts with guest teachers and facilitators. It is a practical, straightforward tool for ensuring that everyone who teaches on your premises shares your commitment to ethical leadership.
Employing this clause will help your organization to:
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Create a clear, shared ethical framework between your organization and the teachers and facilitators you invite in.
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Signal to your community that everyone who teaches on your premises has committed to the same standards of integrity you uphold.
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Have a practical foundation in place should ethical concerns arise, supporting fair and transparent resolution.
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Contribute to a broader culture of accountability in spiritual leadership, beyond your own walls.
Integrity Clause Template
for Venues
Once your membership is approved, you may copy and paste the integrity clause below into your contractual documents or tailor the clause to fit within your current contracts in a way that makes sense to you:
[Organization Name] is a member of the Association for Spiritual Integrity (ASI) and is committed to cultivating a culture of ethical, conscious leadership in all that we do. We ask that all guest teachers, facilitators, and faculty who work on our premises share that commitment. By signing this contract, you are agreeing to abide by the ASI Honor Code of Ethics and Good Practice during your time with us. Please visit spiritual-integrity.org to review the code in full. Together, we are responsible for the wellbeing of everyone in this space.
For Platforms, Podcasts, and Media Hosts
If you host interviews, feature guest speakers, or curate content from spiritual teachers and leaders, you carry a particular kind of influence. The people in your community trust not just the content you share but your discernment in choosing who to platform. ASI offers a simple integrity clause that media hosts and platform owners can include in their agreements with guest speakers and contributors. It is a small, practical step toward ensuring that everyone who appears on your platform shares your commitment to ethical, conscious leadership.
We would like you to include this clause in your agreements with guest speakers, teachers, and contributors, you are welcome to copy and adapt it to fit your platform:
[Platform Name] is a member of the Association for Spiritual Integrity (ASI) and is committed to featuring voices that reflect our values of ethical, conscious leadership. We ask that all guest speakers, teachers, facilitators, and authors who appear on our platform share that commitment. By agreeing to appear, you are agreeing to abide by the ASI Honor Code of Ethics and Good Practice (or another robust ethical code that you share with me). Please visit spiritual-integrity.org to review the ASI code in full. Together, we are responsible for the wellbeing of everyone in our community, both now and in the future.
Apply Now
We're glad you're here. Please complete the application below. If you have any questions before applying, don't hesitate to get in touch. If membership isn't right for you at this time, there are other ways to be part of the ASI community.
Please provide the contact information for the organization applying for membership with the ASI below.
Start typing the organization's address in the box below. As you type, a dropdown menu will appear with an address suggestion. Select the correct address from the list once it appears.
Contact Person:
Please provide the personal information of the individual submitting this application on behalf of the organization.
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About Your Organization
Organizational Structure
Venues
ASI Integrity Clause Template:
"[Organization Name] is a member of the Association for Spiritual Integrity (ASI) and is committed to cultivating a culture of ethical, conscious leadership in all that we do. We ask that all guest teachers, facilitators, and faculty who work on our premises share that commitment. By signing this contract, you are agreeing to abide by the ASI Honor Code of Ethics and Good Practice during your time with us. Please visit spiritual-integrity.org to review the code in full. Together, we are responsible for the wellbeing of everyone in this space."
Members Directory
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Disclaimer:
By becoming a member of ASI, or participating in any of its webinars, personally and on behalf of my organization, I hereby waive any and all claims I may have against the ASI board members, advisors and fellow members. I release the aforementioned parties from all liability and agree not to sue for any personal injury I may sustain as a result of my participation in the ASI.
I also understand that the webinars and supportive documents that ASI shares are not meant to be used in place of professional medical advice. Nor are they a substitute for professional therapy. I understand that I am fully responsible for my mental, emotional and spiritual health.
I further understand that any exercises and practices offered within an ASI webinar are optional, and that I can choose not to participate if I feel uncomfortable with any of the activities suggested. I therefore absolve the ASI, its board members and its advisors of any and all liability with respect to my personal and organizational participation.
Please note: If you do not see the "Thank You" page after you click the submit button, please check each field in the form (marked with red) that may be required or needs correction due to formatting. The image upload is a required field. When your form is filled out completely and you click Submit, it takes several seconds for processing. Please wait at least 30 seconds and you will see a "Thank You" page.
Support the ASI
Although we offer ASI memberships free to remove all financial barriers, we ask for a voluntary $50 donation to help us fund the organization. Donations are ASI’s sole income, and most of the work done at ASI is on a volunteer basis. If you find value in our mission, please consider donating. ASI is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, and all donations are tax-deductible in the USA (receipt emailed).