A ceremony for connecting with and honoring our ancestry
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I did an episode with my longtime fellow meditation teacher Wade Brill on her “Centered in the City” Podcast, check it out! We talk about plant medicine, ancestral healing and spirituality.
AfroFuture (formerly called Afrochella) is a music, arts and culture festival that celebrates the inspirational influences from the African Diaspora. The festival seeks to highlight and unite people under a banner of African and Black pride and educate on the intriguing contributions from the African continent and the culture it continues to spark beyond it’s beautiful shores.
I’m the Black half of an interracial couple and I have a LOT of feels about it.
Maybe other Black folks in interracial partnerships can understand this but somewhere, deep inside, I experience feelings of guilt because my partner is White….
I started Dancewalking in 2009 as a self-dare. I dared myself to show no restraint, to let my body move when my favorite songs came on during my park walks in San Diego. Nobody told me to dare myself so why would I inflict what seemed like a cruel sorority hazing game on myself?
Make no mistake: You are a healer. The more you can lean into owning that, the better. Learn to acknowledge the voices telling you the opposite (They might sound like: You can't heal, you're too messed up! EVERYONES a healer, I'm not special, etc.). The more familiar you become with these voices, noting when they come and go, the more prepared you will be to respond in your Power.
Everybody keeps telling you "DO. THE. WORK." but what does that mean? For me, it's shorthand for "Know Thyself." If you find you're dragging your feet to the self-awareness table it's probably because deep down you're afraid you might find something dark and ugly you aren't ready to identify with. Welcome to the club:)