Centre for Holding Space

Krista and Heather are together in the same physical space! We had to take advantage of this moment and create a video to update you on something we’re excited about. We’re delighted to share the new initiative we’ve been developing for 2025. We’ve spent a lot of time in reflection and discernment in recent months, trying to sense into what is most needed in the world at this time and how we can help meet that need. One of the greatest needs that we see is the need for leaders who have the skills for navigating liminal spaces. To offer our support in this, we’ve developed a program called Leadership for Liminal Spaces, in which we’re helping people to become Grounded Guides - leaders with the emotional intelligence, agility, adaptability, and stability to guide people through change and uncertainty. As part of this initiative, we’ll be doing a series of YouTube videos (starting with this one) to offer our reflections on what it means to offer Leadership for Liminal Spaces. https://lnkd.in/eMDs8qSR Check out https://lnkd.in/e-hjNF9W for more information and to register!

In a liminal space, an old story is deconstructed so that a new one can emerge. It’s like the cocoon which resembles neither the caterpillar it once was nor the butterfly it will one day be. This transformational process can be scary, lonely, and confusing. A leader who’s responsible for an organization, team, community, or family going through such a liminal space needs agility, adaptability, emotional intelligence, and decision-making capacity to meet the challenges of this time. At the Centre for Holding Space, we want to help you navigate the liminal spaces. Our new program, Leadership for Liminal Spaces, offers ten webinars which will equip you with tools and resources. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/e-hjNF9W

We are living in liminal times. As we look toward 2025, uncertain of the changes the next few years will bring, we, at the Centre for Holding Space, have been thinking about the kind of leadership we need to meet this particular moment. We want to equip people to be Grounded Guides, with the emotional intelligence, agility, adaptability, and stability to offer Leadership for Liminal Spaces. Read more about our vision for this and consider joining us this year! #leadership #liminalSpace #holdingSpace #webinar #emotionalIntelligence https://lnkd.in/enWRtNbv

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We created the How to Hold Space Foundation Program because we want to help people identify needs, honour emotions, and sooth dysregulation. These are skills we believe are more important now than ever - for ourselves, for the people we love, and for the communities we are a part of. We are keeping registration for our How to Hold Space Foundation Program open for another few weeks for anyone still wanting to join! You can choose from any of our five Levels: 📌 Basic - 9 weeks - Great for beginners or those who just want a taste of what we offer Module 1 - Holding Space for Others 📌 Basic+ - 15 weeks - The best option for folks already good at holding space for others, but who want to learn how to do it for themselves, too Module 1 - Holding Space for Others Module 2 - Holding Space for Yourself 📌 Facilitator - 23 weeks - Perfect for folks who work with groups (yoga instructors, teachers, group facilitators, etc.) Module 1 - Holding Space for Others Module 2 - Holding Space for Yourself Module 3 - Holding Space in Community Module 4 - Holding Space in Complexity 📌 Coach - 23 weeks - Ideal for coaches, doulas, and anyone else working with people one-on-one Module 1 - Holding Space for Others Module 2 - Holding Space for Yourself Module 4 - Holding Space in Complexity Module 5 - Holding Space One-on-One 📌 Leader - 27 weeks - The deep dive. For those who need to know it all! Module 1 - Holding Space for Others Module 2 - Holding Space for Yourself Module 3 - Holding Space in Community Module 4 - Holding Space in Complexity Module 5 - Holding Space One-on-One You are welcome to sign up at the Basic level and add on more modules as you go. For more information and to register, check out our webiste: https://lnkd.in/g8ihe7Kx #holdingSpace #theGreatTurning #humanDevelopment

The "new normal" post pandemic has, perhaps, not shaken out the way we thought it might. We are not now living with a deeper understanding of our impact on each other and our environment, nor are we making compassionate decisions to improve ourselves and our communities. In truth, many of us are still trying to function with nervous systems that have not had a chance to settle or regulate. The immediate threat of the pandemic might be over, but the stresses of political divisiveness, global conflicts, climate emergencies, and our own personal and private struggles continue to leave most of us reactive, turning inward, and balking at the effort of the empathy and compassion required of us to contribute to our own and other's needs. We are not saying we have all the answers nor that we think we have it all figured out. What we do have are the ability to create brave, safe spaces to normalize the emotions of these liminal times, to carve out time to help our nervous systems settle and co-regulate, and to provide tools that we can take into our lives to help us better #holdSpace for it all. There is still time to join this unique program - to be with others who are interested in learning with you, and who also want to become better equipped to help us all become better humans together. Check out our website at https://lnkd.in/g8ihe7Kx for more information and to register! #humanDevelopment #theGreatTurning #liminalSpace

Does holding space still matter?

#throwbackthursday on a Wednesday. Here's a little reminder from 2021 Krista (2024 Krista dug it up because she needed to hear it) about not rushing through #liminal spaces. We can't skip steps. And we can't rush peple through their own steps, either. #HumanDevelopment isn't an instant process, it takes time, patience, endurance, and more liminal space than we'd ever choose on our own. If you want to grow those muscles, our How to Hold Space Foundation Program might be for you. We start this week, but there is still time to join us! Check out our website at https://lnkd.in/g8ihe7Kx for more information and to register!