In-Person Sessions

The act of holding space is named and claimed frequently in therapeutic and educational settings, but holding space for what, for whom?

In a session with Eve Hermann you can expect her to hold space for everything: your mood, physical sensations, trauma, anxiety, process. All is witnessed, noted when appropriate, and invited to co-exist. Each session is a series of overlapping dialogues between you and Eve, yes, but also between your cognitive, emotional, and physical selves with Eve as a observer, translator, mentor, and (when appropriate) guide. There is no ‘right way’ to experience a session – which is both relieving and terrifying in equal measure. Time expands to encompass all of the awareness that must be awakened and Eve ensures that arrivals and end points are gentle, full of breath and opportunities for connection.

If you seek a place and time to stop outside of a dualistic and outcome-oriented relationship with yourself, I highly recommend spending a portion of each week with Eve. It is a clarifying experience that seeps into and transforms your day-to-day life. —GHS


 

Remote sessions

At a time when touching others and being touched by others is so limited, being guided on where and how to touch myself facilitates balance in my body and mind. Eve always meets me where I am at, offering a space but never imposing an outcome. The purpose is simply to ‘be and be with’ – rather than change or rearrange. Simply ‘open to the possibility of healing’. The process, being the same each time, becomes a place to rest, to feel safe, and to heal. Intentional Touch has helped me bring the parts of my body on overdrive back into relationship with each other, reminding me that I have/am a WHOLE body that is supporting itself/myself, and no one part of me has to do the job alone — The job of coping with this stressful time in a life that already has its regular stressors.

I have found that doing this practice has helped me respond in a more easeful way to daily stressors and to pay attention to a bigger picture, too — that my wellbeing is most important. I feel more level-headed and am able to meet challenges with more ease and grace. The 30 minutes I spend with Eve weekly have become a needed reset and grounding touchstone in the flurry of all the “to-do’s”. Thank you Eve! —AC