Cultivating Safe Spaces Upcoming Learning Opportunities
Learn, Facilitate or Partner With Us
Naqsmist offers focused learning and working opportunities for individuals, facilitators, leaders, organizations, Indigenous Nations, governments, and partnerships.
Choose the journey that best reflects where you are and what you are ready to build next.
I WANT TO LEARNIndividual Journey
For people who want to strengthen their own capacity to think clearly, stay relational, navigate complexity, and apply Cultivating Safe Spaces in practical ways. These CSS Learning Opportunities are provided by Level 1-4 CSS Facilitators in virtual and in-person opportunities.
Upcoming Opportunities
Pilot CSS Professional Development Day
Monday, September 28, 2026
Penticton, BC
Facilitator: Elaine Alec
$550 | Limited to 10 participants
A practical one-day session open to anyone including those who have never taken a CSS workshop or training. The day includes an introduction to the CSS framework followed by scenario-based work focused on leadership, policy, agenda development, meetings, and organizational decision-making.
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I WANT TO FACILITATEFacilitator Journey
For people becoming Certified CSS Facilitators and for existing facilitators who want to strengthen their practice, continue learning, and stay connected.
Upcoming Opportunities
In-Person CSS Train-the-Trainer
Friday, September 25, 2026
Penticton, BC
$2,500 | Limited to 8 participants
An Elaine-led pathway to becoming a Level 1 Certified CSS Facilitator.
VIRTUAL CSS Train-the-Trainer
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Saturday, December 12, 2026
$2,200 | Limited to 8 participants
CSS Facilitator Learning & Working Sessions
Saturday, September 26 OR Sunday, September 27, 2026
Penticton, BC
$450 | Limited to 5 EXISTING facilitators each day
Small pilot sessions exclusively for existing Level 1–3 CSS Facilitators.
WE WANT TO CREATE CHANGEPartner Journey
For organizations and leadership teams working through complexity, change, important decisions, governance questions, or strategic challenges.
Feature Offering
Human Infrastructure Strategy Session
A focused one-day working session that helps organizations examine the human, relational, structural, and decision-making conditions affecting progress.
The process draws from the foundations of Cultivating Safe Spaces and has evolved to support organizational, governance, partnership, and systems-level work.
The Session Can Support Work Involving
organizational change or transition
governance and leadership alignment
strategic priorities
partnership development
policy implementation
unclear roles or responsibilities
difficult or stalled decisions
internal tension or recurring patterns
community and stakeholder relationships
complex initiatives involving multiple interests
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