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Cultivating Safe Spaces

Mini e-Course

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Cultivating Safe Spaces: Mini e-Course

Discover Cultivating Safe Spaces, an Indigenous approach to fostering environments of safety, connection, and belonging. Guided by Elaine Alec, you'll explore the roots of CSS in Indigenous Knowledge and neuroscience, learn about the Four Decision-Making Perspectives, and discover practical tools to promote well-being, inclusion, freedom, and validation. Through this course, gain insights into how to create resilient and respectful spaces, understand your own decision-making style, and cultivate meaningful relationships that support personal and collective growth.

$40.00 CAD

Foster Safety, Connection, and Belonging with the CSS Framework

Are you ready to cultivate spaces where everyone feels valued and empowered?

This self-paced mini e-course introduces you to the Cultivating Safe Spaces (CSS) framework, blending Indigenous Knowledge and neuroscience to help you build environments rooted in safety, connection, and inclusion. Guided by Elaine Alec, you’ll gain practical tools, personal insights, and a deeper understanding of diverse perspectives to foster meaningful relationships and resilient spaces.

Key takeaways:

  • Learn actionable strategies to promote well-being, inclusion, and validation.

  • Discover the Four Decision-Making Perspectives to better understand yourself and others.

  • Develop skills for navigating discomfort and fostering inclusive dialogue.

  • Explore the intersection of Indigenous teachings and neuroscience in cultivating resilience..

Join us today to begin your journey toward building safer, more inclusive spaces in your personal and professional life.

Meet Your Cultivating Safe Spaces Instructor

Elaine Alec | telxnitkw "Standing by Water"
Renowned Indigenous knowledge keeper with extensive experience in fostering inclusive cultures.

Elaine Alec is a storyteller and facilitator and CEO of Naqsmist (nux-meest) which translates into “many coming together as one”.  She is an expert in Indigenous planning processes and has extensive experience working with Indigenous governance and decision-making and shifting systems and engagement pathways to support self-determination. She is author of “Calling My Spirit Back” and belongs to the Syilx (see-yee-lxw) and Secwépemc (su-hwep-emc) nations from the southern interior of British Columbia and Washington State and is registered with the Penticton Indian Band where she spent most of her life.