What is Holding Space with Julia and Tessa

Show notes

In this episode we will be talking about the role of the circle facilitator.

When we talk to people about our book we are often asked the question:  What is circle holding or holding space?

When we dreamed up the title of the book we knew exactly we wanted a step-by-step approach as you can see from the subtitle: "A Practical Guide to Facilitating Talking Circles" clarified our intention.

Included in this overview is the following: *It is about having someone who takes responsibility for the space

• As the facilitator you will have to make decisions about who speaks, for how long and when *Sometimes you might have to interrupt people and that is why there is a level of skill involved in the role *If you are already a teacher, group talking therapist, group coach, manager or space holder in other areas you are likely to have gained some of the skills required for talking circle and be drawn to doing this

You can order our book Circle Holding: A Practical Guide to Facilitating Talking Circles on Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Circle-Holding-Practical-Facilitating-Talking/dp/1805013157/)

To learn more about facilitating circles you can join one of our trainings: https://www.circleholding.org

Tessa's trainings can also be found at [https://www.tessavenutisanderson.co.uk/circles/circle-training] IG @tessa.venuti.sanderson We love to hear from circle facilitators and circle goers so please email us at info@circleholding.org

Music credit: Fabio Venuti