Hold Space Where Safety Is Felt — Not Just Promised

A transformative 3-hour experience rooted in Indigenous Knowledge and neuroscience. Designed for coaches, educators, leaders, and helping professionals ready to deepen how they show up.

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3 hours CPD hours eligible

You already know that safety cannot be assumed.

It is not a policy. It is not a checkbox. It is not a promise.

It must be cultivated — from the inside out.

This immersive experience gives you the framework, language, and embodied awareness to become a source of safety in every space you enter.

The Cultivating Safe Spaces (CSS) Framework

Developed by Elaine Alec of Naqsmist Storytellers Inc., the CSS Framework is rooted in Indigenous Knowledge and supported by neuroscience. It provides a transformative, practical model for promoting emotional safety, belonging, and relational leadership — and it aligns with International Coaching Federation (ICF) core competencies.

The Four Conditions

  • Understanding Self
  • Love-Based Practice
  • Patience
  • Discipline

The Four Protocols

  • Well-being
  • Inclusion
  • Freedom
  • Validation

The Four Decision-Making Perspectives

  • Tradition
  • Relationship
  • Innovation
  • Action

Why This Matters

Most professionals are never explicitly taught how safety is experienced in their presence.

When psychological safety breaks down, the impact is carried by real people — not programs. Unexamined bias, unregulated nervous systems, and unclear leadership create harm that outlasts any meeting or session.

You’re already doing this work. This experience gives you sharper tools to do it with more confidence, more clarity, and more compassion.

Recognise the signals

Identify when safety is breaking down in real time — before it escalates.

Stay grounded under pressure

Regulate your nervous system so you can hold space even in the hardest moments.

Navigate difficult conversations

Facilitate with steadiness and language that keeps the door open.

Set boundaries that protect connection

Create clarity without escalating conflict or losing relational trust.

Lead with cultural humility and integrity

Build the kind of trust that deepens belonging — in every room you enter.

Who This Is For

  • Coaches
  • Educators
  • Social Workers
  • Counsellors
  • HR Professionals
  • Leaders & Managers
  • Community & Nonprofit Workers
  • Facilitators

Whether you’re working one-on-one, with teams, or leading organizations — this experience meets you where you are and moves you forward.

Your Facilitator

Adonica Sweet, MCC

Adonica Sweet

Master Certified Coach (MCC) · Certified CSS Facilitator · Being Profile® Accredited Practitioner

Adonica turns conflict into connection and unlocks brilliance through inclusive practices, supervision, and coach development. A global facilitator, she blends neuroscience, trauma-informed practice, and the Being Profile® to transform leadership from the inside out.

As a Certified Cultivating Safe Spaces Facilitator, she brings the CSS Framework to life with warmth, rigour, and deep relational presence — creating brave spaces where real learning happens.

“When people feel safe to be seen and heard, brilliance is unleashed.”

Your Investment

$250

CAD + applicable taxes

  • 3-hour immersive, interactive experience
  • Full CSS Framework: Conditions, Protocols & Perspectives
  • Facilitated reflection & group learning
  • May be eligible for continuing education hours
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Sessions are intentionally kept small to preserve depth and relational quality.

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Drop your name and email below and Adonica will reach out as soon as upcoming session dates are confirmed.

What Participants Say

I liked the storytelling, the self-reflection, and the sharing between participants. I love Adonica’s tone of voice, your smile, and your energy. The whole session felt engaging and meaningful.
Cultivating Safe Spaces Participant, 2025
The content offered familiar ideas in a new way, and it really resonated. It propels me forward.
Cultivating Safe Spaces Participant, 2025
Adonica’s energy, as always, was great — I like it, I love it. The concept was excellent and helped me see improved and new points of view. The content is rich and meaningful, and I appreciate the way you brought it to us. With such powerful information, the space you create for reflection is really valuable.
Cultivating Safe Spaces Participant, 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The CSS Framework was developed by Elaine Alec and is rooted in Indigenous Knowledge. Facilitation is trauma-informed, paced with intention, and prioritizes relational safety throughout.
Yes. The framework aligns with ICF core competencies. A certificate of participation can be provided for your records. Check with your specific credentialing body for accepted categories.
Yes — and for seasoned practitioners. The CSS Framework meets you where you are. Participants at every stage of their career find it meaningful and immediately applicable.
The work invites honest reflection and relational awareness, which can be moving. The session is facilitated with care, pacing, and support. You are always encouraged to participate in ways that feel safe and grounded for you.
Yes. Adonica offers private, customized CSS sessions for teams and organizations. Reach out to discuss your context and needs.
Cancellations made at least 48 hours before a virtual session receive a full refund. After that, your registration can be transferred to a future session or another participant.
Reach out — Adonica is happy to have a brief conversation before you decide.

Email: adonica@sundialcoaching.com
Call or text: 250-490-5590

Extend the CSS experience into the field.

Cultivating Safe Spaces — Equine-Assisted Experience

A full-day immersive collaboration with Leann Manuel (Riding 4 Life) that moves the CSS Framework from theory into embodied, relational learning — with horses as partners. Saturday, April 11, 2026 · Oliver, BC.

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Ready to Deepen How You Show Up?

Register your interest and Adonica will reach out with upcoming session dates — online and in person.

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Questions? Email adonica@sundialcoaching.com or call 250-490-5590