Yeah, I love the concept of holding space. If I wanted to fit it into this framework, I’d say that holding space for person A is 1) making yourself small, then 2) making clear that the space you’ve left belongs to person A. Like, you’re not just withdrawing into yourself, or leaving more space for anyone in the group to talk. I think 2) is a separate skill from what’s discussed in this post, though.
So I guess tl;dr I think being small is necessary-but-not-sufficient to hold space. Thoughts?
Yeah, I love the concept of holding space. If I wanted to fit it into this framework, I’d say that holding space for person A is 1) making yourself small, then 2) making clear that the space you’ve left belongs to person A. Like, you’re not just withdrawing into yourself, or leaving more space for anyone in the group to talk. I think 2) is a separate skill from what’s discussed in this post, though.
So I guess tl;dr I think being small is necessary-but-not-sufficient to hold space. Thoughts?