Creating Safe Space
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Creating Safe Space
A safe space allows for growth and exploration with a minimum of risk. It benefits from comfortable features and a boundary to keep out unwelcome intrusions. If used by more than one person, the people inside treat each other gently. These parameters span a wide range of circumstances both offline and online. I had a hard time finding generic guidelines, but I did find some for yoga work, social activism, and emotional healing.
You can create a safe space in your home or community. It might be a whole room, or just a corner nook. You may want to redecorate an existing room to be more soothing, such as a bedroom or living room. There are tips on how to design a sacred space or a calming room for autistic people.
Home design includes some advice for how to make a relaxation room. Science offers further insights. These rooms are good for meditation, healing, and other restorative activities. Engage your senses and create a simple, serene place. Use elements from nature. Consider what helps you release stress, and incorporate that.
Take steps to relax your senses. Choose tranquil colors. Gentle curves, rather than straight lines and corners, make a place feel safe and welcoming. Soft textures appeal to people who feel low. Look for fuzzy or otherwise huggable pillows. One of the best stress toys I ever found was a spandex microbead pillow, great for kneading in emotional stress but also for relaxing hands cramped from typing. You can make your own using your favorite fabrics and colors. Play soothing sounds, such as nature recordings or quiet music. There are free ambient sounds online. A tabletop fountain is another option. Pleasant scents may come from incense, candles, essential oil, or other aromatherapy supplies.
What are some things that make you feel safe? What helps you relax?
three_weeks_for_dw project (running April 25-May 15), I'm posting some content just to Dreamwidth. This is a good opportunity to seek new readers for your blog and new blogs to read, and to recommend stuff you enjoy on other people's blogs to help them make new connections too. Previously we discussed "Skin Hunger," "Touch Aversion," "Primates Need Touch," "Self-Soothing and Self-Control," and "Compassion and Gentleness." Skip ahead to "Building Trust," "Healthy Vulnerability," "Coping with Emotional Drop."Creating Safe Space
A safe space allows for growth and exploration with a minimum of risk. It benefits from comfortable features and a boundary to keep out unwelcome intrusions. If used by more than one person, the people inside treat each other gently. These parameters span a wide range of circumstances both offline and online. I had a hard time finding generic guidelines, but I did find some for yoga work, social activism, and emotional healing.
You can create a safe space in your home or community. It might be a whole room, or just a corner nook. You may want to redecorate an existing room to be more soothing, such as a bedroom or living room. There are tips on how to design a sacred space or a calming room for autistic people.
Home design includes some advice for how to make a relaxation room. Science offers further insights. These rooms are good for meditation, healing, and other restorative activities. Engage your senses and create a simple, serene place. Use elements from nature. Consider what helps you release stress, and incorporate that.
Take steps to relax your senses. Choose tranquil colors. Gentle curves, rather than straight lines and corners, make a place feel safe and welcoming. Soft textures appeal to people who feel low. Look for fuzzy or otherwise huggable pillows. One of the best stress toys I ever found was a spandex microbead pillow, great for kneading in emotional stress but also for relaxing hands cramped from typing. You can make your own using your favorite fabrics and colors. Play soothing sounds, such as nature recordings or quiet music. There are free ambient sounds online. A tabletop fountain is another option. Pleasant scents may come from incense, candles, essential oil, or other aromatherapy supplies.
What are some things that make you feel safe? What helps you relax?
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