Advanced Space
Holders Training
DO YOU FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THIS RESPONSIBILITY?
Advanced Space Holders Training Retreat.
Deepening The Art of Holding Space
Dates: 30th May – 6th June 2026
Location: Cadiz, Spain
Group Size: Intimate – max 25 participants
Retreat Fee: £2,295
Accommodation: Sliding scale options available (paid directly to the venue)
For over 21 years, I have dedicated my life to the sacred practice of holding space, working across traditions and continents, guiding thousands—including thought leaders, entrepreneurs, couples in crisis, end-of-life patients, and seekers from all walks of life. Over the years, many have looked to myself and the Dharmakaya Team as a benchmark for space holding, integrity, and loving care, creating sacred pilgrimage spaces where individuals can safely journey into meeting themselves—their pain, their joy, and the exalted states of consciousness that arise when they surrender into a well-held container.
Holding Space is an art of great precision, requiring more than good intentions—it demands a depth of experience and a true understanding of the sacred. At this time, we are witnessing a surge in people stepping into the role of space holders—some with great dedication and humility, others without the depth of training, personal integration, or ethical grounding required to guide others safely. There is a growing concern around spaces that lack containment, discernment, and the knowledge of how to truly protect and hold energy. More and more, we hear stories of chaotic or unsafe ceremonial spaces, where those facilitating may not fully understand what they are working with. Space Holding is not just about facilitating—it is about responsibility. It is about being deeply attuned to the energetic, psychological, and spiritual states of those in your care.
AT THE CORE OF THIS TRAINING IS THE UNDERSTANDING THAT HOLDING SPACE IS NOT ABOUT TAKING CREDIT, CLAIMING A TITLE, OR STEPPING INTO A POSITION OF POWER. IT IS ABOUT SERVICE. TRUE SPACE HOLDERS DO NOT PROJECT THEIR OWN NARRATIVES ONTO OTHERS—THEY ACT AS GUARDIANS OF THE SACRED, CREATING A SPACE WHERE TRANSFORMATION CAN UNFOLD THROUGH A TRUE CONNECTION TO THE CREATOR, IN DEVOTION TO THE GREAT MYSTERY, AND IN SERVICE TO HUMANITY.
The Path of Sacred Space Holding - Core Teachings
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Understanding power vs. service, setting boundaries, and holding clear, safe, and accountable spaces for transformation.
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Working with the Diamond Shield, entity clearing, Wetiko awareness, and energetic hygiene to maintain a strong and authentic presence.
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Navigating spiritual bypassing, projections, and leadership distortions while cultivating humility, clarity, and right view.
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Understanding the relationship between spiritual awakening, plant medicines, trauma activation, and energy workin space holding.
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Opening and closing Buddha Fields, Yantras, and Sacred Directions, working with altars, prayer, and invocation to create a powerful container.
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Learning to hold frequency through sacred sound, drums, rattles, chants, and prayer songs to guide healing and transformation.
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Supporting clients and participants before, during, and after experiences, ensuring they integrate with stability, clarity, and grounding.
As a grandmother, a practitioner of the Kalachakra, and a student and teacher of Ageless Wisdom and the Dharma for the last 30 years, I recognise my responsibility to pass on these teachings—not through one single lineage, but from an eclectic and embodied perspective. This training integrates the wisdom of many traditions into a concise, deeply experiential, and applied path. It moves beyond the foundational levels of shamanism, showing how different traditions intersect and work together, while also expanding your awareness on an etheric and subtle body level.
In this journey you will learn to feel, read, and navigate energy, discerning what is truly yours and what is entering your field. You will strengthen your Diamond Shield, cultivating the ability to clear fear, darkness, and energies that do not serve the light. Alongside this, you will explore shadow work, spiritual bypassing, and the distortions of ego that can arise in space holding. Teachings will guide you in creating and sustaining a Buddha Field, Yantra, or Sacred Space that is tangible and deeply felt, while drawing from high-level protection practices rooted in Vajrayana Buddhism and other traditions.
Finally, you will be invited to deepen your Right (Pure) View, a key teaching from the highest tantric traditions of Buddhism, supporting you to live with integrity, compassion, and service.
Overview
Schedule
“I have to say that the richness in Rita’s wisdom, discourses and retreats have been life-changing for both of us. Rita and her team consistently provide a strong, sacred container for each of us to explore this art of healing, which I find incredibly valuable and unique. The amount of care, commitment and beauty in every little detail is immense. The retreat’s, ceremonies, discourses and workshops have unfolded into many eye openers we, as a couple, were ready to see.”
The Ethics of Space Holding & Spiritual Discernment
True space holders are guardians, not gatekeepers. They serve not from ego, but from humility. In this training you will be guided to explore the balance of power and service within the healing space, learning to recognise the subtle lines between leading and serving. You will also work with the shadow aspects of leadership—ego, projections, and transference—while cultivating the spiritual discernment needed to know when and how to guide someone safely.
Alongside this, we will look deeply at the responsibility of working with people in altered states, where clarity and humility are essential. Integrity, respect, and accountability form the foundation of this work, ensuring that those who hold space can do so with steadiness and transparency. These teachings are for all practitioners, therapists, and facilitators engaged in transformation and healing. Whether you are a psychotherapist, acupuncturist, doctor, doula, end-of-life carer, nurse, or leader in another field of service, this training will strengthen your discernment, deepen your integrity, and expand your ability to hold space with true clarity.
You will also be guided through a wide range of core teachings and practices that bring together both ancient and contemporary streams of wisdom. You will learn to work with medicine songs and voice activations, feathers for healing, and etheric, energetic, pranic, and radiatory modalities that open pathways for transformation. Alongside this, we will explore clearing and protection practices such as Palo Santo, Chacapa, and Agua Florida, while also understanding the nature of Wetiko and learning how to clear dark energies without fear.
Be introduced to the art of working with sacred altars and the opening and closing of directions, while studying the ethics of working with master plants, Kundalini awakening, and spiritual discernment. Teachings will include the exploration of shadow, spiritual bypassing, non-duality, and right action, alongside Dharmakaya Vajrayana protection practices. You will deepen your ability to hold space with the “hollow bone” approach, and be guided in the sacred prayer traditions of North America using tobacco. Together, these practices create a rich field of learning designed to strengthen your ability to hold space with clarity, integrity, and embodied wisdom.
What You
Will Learn and Apply
In recent years, we have seen an explosion of interest in plant medicine, sacred ceremonies, and alternative healing spaces. While this is a beautiful evolution, it also brings challenges. Many step into the role of a space holder prematurely—without the depth of training, personal integration, or ethical grounding required to truly guide others safely. With the increasing popularity of people becoming facilitators, there is an urgent need for space holders who embody pristine integrity and understand what is needed to hold a safe, clear space. This is essential for anyone supporting others in altered states—people who have been opened up are deeply impressionable, and as a space holder, you must uphold impeccable reverence and an unwavering ethical foundation.
What To Expect
It is an opportunity to refine your ability to:
Discern when and how to hold space responsibly
Navigate the shadow aspects of healing work
Understand the ethics of power and spiritual leadership
Approach space holding with humility, prayer, and presence
This is not a training for those looking to claim a title, position, or take credit for the work. It is a path for those devoted to walking this work with integrity—who understand that holding space is an act of service, not an identity to wear.
Highlights
Energy Work & Attunements – Learn Etheric Healing Attunements and how to work with feathers, instruments, and voice activation to channel energy effectively in space-holding.
Integration & Embodiment Practices – Beyond theory, this training is deeply experiential, offering real-time feedback, Q&A sessions, and collective practice to refine your skills.
Creating a Despacho Ceremony with Davina McKail – Join n a sacred Quechua tradition of despacho-making, an offering of gratitude and energetic alignment, guided by the wisdom of Davina McKail.
Deep Ceremonial Immersions – Experience powerful Cacao, Blue Lotus & Santa Maria White Tantra Healing, along with others, each offering profound opportunities for healing, self-discovery, and integration.
Personal Reflection & Community Connection – Time for self-inquiry, sharing circles, and collective support, creating a nourishing space for integration, authentic connection, and deepening into the work.
Tribal Dance & Sound Journey – Experience the power of movement and sound as medicine, connecting to ancient rhythm, to feel, release, and express its deep innate wisdom.
Retreat Details
Dates: 30th May – 6th June, 2026
Location: Cadiz, Spain
Group Size: Intimate – max 25 participants
Retreat Fee: £2,295
Accommodation: Sliding scale options available (paid directly to the venue)
How To Apply
This 7-night retreat will take in Cadiz, Spain, offering a deep and transformative experience for only 25 participants. Because of the depth of this training, we ask that all those interested apply by completing a short questionnaire. This helps us understand where you are in your journey and ensures that this experience is the right fit for you. Once your application is received, we will arrange a call to discuss the retreat and answer any questions you may have.
Pre-Retreat Online Workshop
To support you in getting the most out of this journey, all accepted participants are required to attend a pre-retreat online workshop held one month before the retreat. If you are unable to join live, we ask that you watch the recording in advance. This session is an essential part of the training, designed to lay the groundwork for the retreat and complement your learning, ensuring we can dedicate more time to embodied practice once we are together in person.
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