The Spiral Path Blog
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Here are our older posts…
The dance between safe space and brave space
“There are three things that are necessary ingredients for healing,” my therapist said recently. “Safety, safety, and safety.” Ever since then, I’ve been reflecting on what he said and I think he’s definitely on to something important. In therapy sessions...
Staying at the centre of the labyrinth
“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
“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?
(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...
How do you process uncomfortable information? (an infographic)
Today there are painful stories emerging in our country that are hard to process. More unmarked graves have been found on the sites of former residential schools. Similar horrific stories have been true again and again in so many countries where there have been so...
Food for Thought: Beginning to Be Back Together
Listen to Krista read the post... There are days I know for sure that we are getting closer and closer to being able to be together in person again, and there are other days I despair that it will ever happen. Here, in my part of the world, we are still in the...
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Many years ago, a friend sent me Heather’s essay, What It Means To “Hold Space” For People, Plus Eight Tips On How To Do It Well. She thought this was “right up my alley” … it was! I had recently finished a certification program on line and was feeling empty. The program was solid, the tools were solid, my fellow graduates were energetically designing websites, writing business plans, setting monetary goals …. all valid – but I couldn’t find the heart. And then – poof! Heather
-How to Hold Space Foundation Program Participant
