THE ART OF WELLNESS
A WORKSHOP
Given the increased feelings of anxiety, deep sadness, fear and anger during this time of revolution and global pandemic, there have been calls to explore racialized trauma, grief and joy and peace. How best can we hold these things at the same time? Black people (African, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Canadian) have always found creative ways to move through difficult moments as a means of self-preservation and carving out space to create new narratives. Our ancestors knew that healing does not have to be done alone. But we also live with the trauma from our ancestors in our bodies. We hold their trauma but we also hold their resourcefulness.
The 4 week wellness series will be trauma-informed and grounded in Mindfulness. There will be elements of "homework" or including simple daily practices after each session, until we meet again.
Objectives include:
Program participants will increase their knowledge around trauma and the impact on the brain and body.
Program participants will identify and utilize mindfulness based skills for grounding and responding to difficult emotions.
Program participants will increase their capacity to support each other(their communities) in healing through discussions and participating in various practices.