We honor and stand with our Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ communities! 

Black Lives Matter

It is time for deep systemic change. We are being called upon to follow the truth of our hearts and all come together to honor, assist, and usher in the tremendous healing the Black Lives Matter movement is asking of our communities, society, culture, country, and world. Every one of us, as a participant and contributor to society, has a role to play to enact racial justice. There is opportunity to facilitate this change in our personal lives, in the work we offer to the world, in the spaces of our work environments, in the patterns of our consumption, and in how we choose to engage socially and politically. Folks of all identities and backgrounds are being asked to acknowledge not only that racial disparity has drastic negative effects on Black, Brown, and Indigenous people, but that it provides unearned privilege predominantly to white folks, and this issue requires action from us all.
As healers, we believe in facilitating love and compassion always, and raising our collective consciousnesses and vibration for the benefit of all life. If you have felt disconnected from this movement, we encourage you to invite yourself to become open to receiving, upholding, and enacting the life-affirming messages it holds. We have curated a collection of materials that can help you begin or expand on your personal journey of learning and growth which you will find below. Join us in developing our understanding of the issues facing BIPOC today, about the history that has facilitated racial disparity in this country and globally, in developing strategies of dismantling systemic racism, and in learning about being actively anti-racist in our every day lives. This movement requires lots of big changes, it also requires changes on a small scale from every one of us, and it begins with a change from within. Open your mind and your heart and healing will follow. Our seemingly small efforts are significant and powerful, and with continued work, add up to big change.

OUR COMMITMENT, VALUES & INTENTIONS 

We ask all participants of group events to read through and agree to respect these values
  • We actively listen and continue to learn about the lived experiences that participants of the Black, Indiginous, and People of Color community encountered historically, and continue to encounter;
  • We recognize that our BIPOC community members have no expectation to expend any emotional labor, share or teach us anything unless they initiate, consent to, or choose to.
  • We are responsible for the personal work we do on ourselves to restructure the impact of internalized white body supremacy. It is not the responsibility of our BIPOC community members to teach us about discrimination on behalf their various identity intersections, or expend energy to help us work through emotions that come up as a result of doing this work;
  • We exhibit mindfulness and self-reflection around biases and stereotypes to prevent emotional harm that is often unintended, recognizing that the impact of our actions can have consequences despite our intentions;
  • We acknowledge the privileges we hold in various structures of the dominant culture and challenge the norms we have all been culturally steeped in by integrating changes in our understandings, beliefs, behaviors and thinking. ​​
When we celebrate and fully honor the power, beauty, importance, and equality of another life, our own lives are subtly similarly affirmed. Genuine intention and awareness of our impact is part of the magic that triggers reciprocal healing.
​In this way, healing begets further healing.  

See our booking page for discounted sessions for BIPOC & LGBTQ+ folks.
We encourage you take a moment, close your eyes and center yourself with three slow breaths as you open your heart and mind. Feel the connection that your heart has to your bloodline, to your community, to all life. Intend to be open to the words and energy of healing that will come through your learning. Invite that energy to inspire your actions and conversations for the highest good of all life. 
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​In this episode of On Being, Krista Tippett speaks with Jason Reynolds, author and the National Ambassador for Children's Literature, about healing through literature for children and adults.
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​Parents and people who work with children may be interested in listening to this episode of Respectful Parenting: The Power of Bias and How To Disrupt it in Our Children (with Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt).  
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 Nice White Parents from Serial takes a look at white parent's relationships to the public school system and talks about how we can work to build a better school system for all. 
Resources for Understanding & Learning How to Practice Antiracism
  • A favorite place we go to learn is TED.com. Here's a link to their dedicated page featuring thought leaders to help people understand racism in America. 
  • Being Antiracist, from the National Museum for African American History & Culture.
  • Forbes’ Anti-Racism Resources for White People - This list includes recommended educational media such as books, podcasts, t.v. shows, films, blogs, digital articles, as well as suggestions for activists and organizations to get to know.
  • Speak Up: Responding to Everyday Bigotry - This is a helpful resource from the Southern Poverty Law Center for guidance on how to respond to casual and overt racism and bigotry in many types of scenarios.
  • Activism & Allyship Guide - This is a great article created by Airbnb's Black@ Employee Resource Group designed to help guide people on their allyship learning journeys. 
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