Holding Space

Do you dream of a world where Black minds, hearts, and bodies are free? A world where Black people have access to deep rest, joy, liberation and peace? This is exactly what we are aiming to create at Holding Space, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the emotional health and well-being of Black people in Sacramento and beyond. 

Through providing daylong healing retreats, we strive to cultivate a safe space that restores Black humanity, while reminding our people of their inherent dignity, worth, value, strength, and belonging.  With deep awareness of the link between oppression and mental health, we help Black clients heal current and intergenerational trauma generated by race-based stress, by partnering with Black holistic wellness practitioners. At our daylong retreats, we offer the following services: psychotherapy, psychoeducation, yoga, mindfulness & meditation, African drumming, African dance, sound healing, art therapy, acupuncture, & nutritional counseling.

We believe that, by offering an integrative holistic approach to care for underserved communities that is culturally affirming, African-centered and targets the mind, body, and spirit, we will move the needle in combating racial trauma and promoting healing at the individual & community levels. We hope you will support us in our mission to make a future of internal peace and liberation possible.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we at Holding Space are dedicated to being a catalyst for change by improving the emotional health and wellbeing for people of African descent in our community.  Our heart-centered healing practices recognize the need for tenderness and compassion in response to the wounds of racial trauma that have been passed down through generations. We also believe that culture and community are the medicine that help Black people heal.