A generally appreciative attitude (on the part of the facilitator) helps people feel alive and safe in the space. -- Tom
Super important. How tightly to hold the space. --Tree
A circle helps to explicitly hold the space. --Sue
The quality of closing is the icing on the cake of a well-held space. -- Tom
The coherence that Distilling brings to a group at any given time -- especially after going through some disorienting complexity-- makes them feel more oriented, comfortable, at home, and ready to go on. -- Tom
I cannot imaging doing a good job holding space without being aware of this pattern. --Tree
The space must often be held through cycles of divergence and convergence, and must accommodate dissonance and difference. -- wiki
Super helpful attitude to have while holding space. --Tree (Perhaps similar to Tom's Appreciation above.)
Germane. --Tree
Having people's bodily and social needs met in a comfortable pleasing space is a major dimension of their experience of safety and support. -- Tom
Key to holding space. --Tree
Few things are as potent resources in dealing with the rough spots that come up in ways that meet both individual and group needs. -- Tom
Right-sizing times, topics, dissonance, air time, group size, and more are a significant part of Holding a Space that is manageable, enjoyable and productive for the participants. -- Tom
The group's collective intention shapes what happens next in its process, so holding space includes getting the group to be intentional about each next step in its process. -- Tom
A big part of why we need someone to hold space is so that airtime will be shared and not taken by only a few. One major responsibility of the space holder. --Tree
A key requirement to hold space effectively, at least in my values (and those of this project, i think). --Tree
When holding space, a facilitator may notice one or more group members stuck in a perspective that is not productive and welcome them into a more expansive perspective that enables them to move on with better understanding. -- Tom
I left this one since i took out Listening. The emotional aspect of the compassion seems really important. --Tree
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