26/01/2026
"Holding Space"
Something I've been thinking alot about lately is the term "holding space", we hear it so much but what does it actually mean?
I thought I'd share a little about what "holding space" means to me.
Holding space isn’t fixing.
It isn’t saving.
And it isn’t carrying someone else’s healing for them.
To hold space is to create a safe, steady container where another person can meet themselves.
Staying present without rushing, rescuing, or projecting our own stories.
To listen with the body as much as the ears.
To allow what is arising — sensations, emotions, breath — without trying to change it.
As practitioners, we are not the healers, but conduits.
We offer attunement, regulation, and safety so the body’s own intelligence can do what it already knows how to do.
For me, holding space means:
✨️meeting someone where they are, not where we think they “should” be
✨️ staying grounded in ourselves so another can feel safe to soften
✨️ trusting the body’s wisdom over the ego’s need to intervene
True holding space is quiet.
It’s humble.
It’s deeply respectful. 💚
as always thank you for allowing me to capture these moments ✨️ deep gratitude to you my dear friend.
for the capturing what words cannot, I appreciate you 💚
