Holding Space for the Resolution of Trauma

Posted July 28, 2017 by Margaret Rosenau in Biodynamic Paradigm 211

The resolution of trauma occurs with a particular kind of contact and space and at a pace that it can be integrated. What is needed is contact that meets the person where they are, contact that is neutral and meaningful – space that has presence without pressure or agenda in it. The needs are simple, but they are not common. Too much isolation or contact full of agenda is much more common. Biodynamic practitioners give neutral and supportive contact that is attuned to the person they are with. Being met in this way is transformative. It plants a rare and precious heirloom seed, rekindling a deeper, older knowing that changes both the experience of the present and what has happened in the past from that point forward.

Check out this article by Heather Plett that expands on what it means to holds space and the transformative effect it can have.

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Tags: contact, holding space, neutrality, presence, trauma

About Margaret Rosenau

Margaret Rosenau, MA, SEP, APP, BCST, RCST®, has over twenty years of experience in holistic health as a somatic bodyworker and educator. Margaret combines her depth of knowledge and extensive training to open up new ways of looking at what we know and new ways of approaching what we don’t know. Margaret owns, directs and teaches at the School of Inner Health in Colorado.