As you move through a psychedelic therapy program or protocol, you may hear someone refer to “holding space.” This term could be used by a clinician, your Mindbloom® Guide, or someone recounting their own story of a session or experience that they had.
Holding space isn’t a clinical term. However, it is becoming more common as part of psychedelic experiences and psychedelic medicine —and for good reason. Holding space, and being an effective space holder for others, is a powerful catalyst to engender feelings of safety, support, trust, and comfort in someone moving through a powerful or challenging healing experience. This article explores the idea of holding space in more detail, highlighting areas that it may come up in, what it looks like, why it’s important, and how you can use this knowledge for yourself, and for others that may be going through significant experiences, whether in psychedelic therapy programs or in life more generally. ....more
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