A Course in Love & Healing 
 
Lesson 26

Holding the Space

By Dr.Scott Peck & Shannon Peck 
Co-Founders,TheLoveCenter

One of the most loving and powerful actions we can take with our lives is to “hold the space” for ourselves and for each other.

Here’s an example. Even though we are fairly new to yoga, our gentle teacher, Valerie, “holds the space” for us – with joy and patience – as we discover what we don’t even know we don’t know. She sees what is possible for her students even before they can imagine the possibilities and she “holds the space” for us to move to higher ground. Without her patiently holding the space, we might never arrive. And also, without Valerie’s own deep life commitment to internally living the heart of yoga, she would not know how to hold the space for us. 

In just this way, we can hold the space for each other. The crisis in the Middle East, for example, seems so far away from a true, just, and sustainable solution. Yet each of us can “hold the space” for the higher solution to come forward. We can work each day to eliminate our anger, prejudices, and strong feelings so that we are in a position to “hold the space” for this to come forward throughout the world. As we establish justice, compassion, and wisdom within our own internal being, we are then in a position to “hold the space” for others to experience this higher wisdom.

All of us face big life challenges – emotionally, occupationally, financially, in love, in health, and in self-esteem. Is there truly a solution for these challenges in your life? In all our lives? Will you make it to higher ground? Will we all make it to higher ground?

Yes, we will! We are holding the space for you - and for all humanity - right now. Just as our yoga teacher, Valerie, “sees” our assured future success in yoga, we already “see” your assured success, without even knowing you. Our confidence comes from already living in the embrace of Love’s higher wisdom where Love is always the healing answer. Have you noticed that, collectively as a civilization, we are all moving, even if inching, towards this all-healing Love space? Thousands of Love beings are “holding the space” for you - for all of us - to move into the reality of knowing our highest selves and living there.

What makes the principle of “holding the space” so immensely powerful is that we can do it so simply. As we order food at a restaurant, we can “see” our waitress or waiter as able to move to their heart’s desires. We can hold the space for them. As we daily meet our colleagues and friends, we can open our hearts so fully that we can sense their life needs and share our love and compassion with the higher wisdom that is "holding the space" for their inevitable success. As we look into the hearts of our most beloved and closest relationships, we can love them so fully that we actually see and openly acknowledge their inner dreams, hopes, and visions and we can then powerfully and confidently and patiently “hold the space” for the highest wisdom and love to embrace their lives.

As we approach life in this beautiful  way of living, we become universal love healers. Our opening to higher love within our own being enables us to “hold the space” for others to feel this love. We also discover the necessity of becoming experts at “holding the space” for ourselves. "Holding the space" for yourself is essential, self-empowering, and part of your spiritual strengthening.

It’s not a question of “time” or “hurry” or “push.” We can hold the space with infinite patience and love. We may miss a yoga class, or a month of classes, yet Valerie is still there “holding the space” for those who show up – and even those who don’t yet even know that yoga is in their future. In just this way, we are holding the space for all healing in your life, in the Middle East, and in the universe. Thank you for holding the space for yourself, for us, and for each other. Welcome to the heart of Love!