“You can stay at the centre as long as you need.” That’s what I say to people at retreats when I’m facilitating a labyrinth walk. The centre is where you receive whatever gifts are available to you after releasing the baggage you were carrying as you went in....
Companionship
by Heather Plett | Jul 19, 2021 | Circle, Community, Family, Holding Space for Others
“Will you be my companion?” That was a familiar phrase in our household when I was growing up. As a farm family, my siblings and I all had daily chores that we had to do in the barn after school, and none of us wanted to do them alone. If one of us had a job we...
Are your people prepared for hard conversations around things like decolonization and racism?
by Heather Plett | Jul 7, 2021 | Brave Space, Community, Complexity, Holding Space for Others, Leadership, Oppression, Power, Privilege
(from the Holding Space Card Deck) After George Floyd’s murder, there was a huge spike in the amount of money invested in diversity and inclusion work across the U.S. According to one study which surveyed HR professionals, 85% have expanded inclusion activities...
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