The Experiential spaceholder Apprenticeship

An experiential apprenticeship for facilitators ready to move beyond technique and into the art of embodied space holding, nervous system attunement, intuition, and real-time guided practice.

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This mentorship was created from the understanding that facilitation is not something fully learned through theory alone.

It is learned through being with people.
With emotion.
With uncertainty.
With the nervous system.

Through receiving, practicing, witnessing, reflecting, and being supported in real time.

While breathwork is the primary modality explored throughout this mentorship, the deeper focus is the art of facilitation itself.

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LEARNING HOW TO

• hold people with presence and attunement
• trust intuition while guiding
• stay grounded when emotion arises
• pace sessions through the nervous system
• guide without over-performing or over-directing
• develop an authentic facilitation style and voice

The breath becomes both the modality and the teacher.

Over the years, I have witnessed many people complete trainings and still not feel ready to actually guide others.

Because the missing piece is not more information.

It is supported practice.

Anyone can learn how to cue a breath or guide movement, but facilitation is so much more than technique.

It is embodiment.

Confidence.

Presence.

Compassion.

Leadership.

Repetition.

Ritual.

Learning how to stay with another human being without needing to fix them.

This mentorship was created to help bridge that gap.

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the structure includes

• receiving breathwork sessions facilitated by Madeleine • guiding practice sessions with peers and Madeleine
• being witnessed while facilitating
• receiving live feedback and reflection
• observing as both a participant and witness
• integrating the work in real time

schedule a discovery call with Madeleine
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The mentorship also explores what may be internally getting in the way as a facilitator:

• perfectionism
• impostor syndrome
• self-limiting beliefs
• fear of being seen
• over-performing
• self-doubt

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This apprenticeship-style approach allows confidence, attunement, embodied leadership, and self-trust to develop naturally through practice and repetition.

Who is this mentorship best suited for?

• aspiring or newer breathwork facilitators
• yoga and meditation teachers
• Reiki practitioners • massage therapists
• healers and coaches
• practitioners wanting to integrate breathwork into their work
• space holders wanting more confidence, embodiment, and nervous system awareness in how they guide others
• those who feel called toward facilitation but still feel stuck, uncertain, or not fully trusting themselves yet

what are the prerequisites?

• a personal breathwork practice
• attending at least three offerings facilitated by Madeleine
• openness to experiential learning and self-inquiry

What will you walk away with?

• deeper confidence with facilitation
• stronger trust in their intuition and voice
• more grounded nervous system awareness while guiding
• greater embodied authority
• less perfectionism and overthinking while facilitating
• more capacity to stay present with emotion and uncertainty
• a stronger connection to Self energy while holding space

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  • “After a personal transformation from breathwork, I knew I wanted to take my practice deeper in learning how to facilitate for others. Maddy not only readied me with a solid foundation to guide others in the journey of breath, she also helped me shine a light on the blocks holding me back from claiming my role as a space holder. I walked away from our nurturing, hands-on container feeling immensely more confident in facilitating 1:1 breathwork sessions, in owning my gifts, and in structuring the flow of my offerings.”

  • “This type of hands-on, integrity-rich apprenticeship is a rarity to come by in the digital age.”

  • “It felt so grounding to be in a container where I was both out in the world doing the work and meeting in our time together to practice the work. Both sides felt extremely necessary in building confidence and integrity. The IFS inter-weavings also felt very unique and really moved the needle for me.”

  • “I really loved learning how to facilitate breathwork and felt held by the structure of the container where I was giving, receiving, and being observed. It equipped me with confidence and a foundation that feels really solid. I also felt very safe to share my biggest vulnerabilities and inner children with Madeleine, and am amazed at the impact of the IFS work on my practice and perspective.”