In this moment of polycrisis and collapse, cracks are emerging to shift our world towards that which is life giving and liberatory. These cracks offer the opportunity to bear witness to and grieve the reality of what is and has been, and to let the grief open us to something else. white supremacy and supremacy culture can no longer live at the center of our worlds. It is time to reorient.

 

This workshop is a gate into the work of social and spiritual liberation for white bodied folx. Through restorative yoga, guided meditation, earth-based ritual practice and discussion, this workshop will explore what it means to unravel and unbind from carceral systems while bearing witness to our and our ancestors’ participation in them. We will work with the Kleshas as aspects of what keeps the wheels of carceral systems turning, alongside the tenets of white supremacy culture, offered by Tema Okun.

 

Each of these lenses offers a door to deeper insight of the presence and impact that carceral logics have on our psyches, lineages and bodies, and how we impact the beings and bodies around us. Through embodied awareness and healing, change becomes possible.

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We will explore an introduction to ancestor practice, because this work is anchored in the belief that if we do not learn how to hold ourselves and our ancestors with grace and accountability, we cannot show up in service of our suffering world. The world needs all of us to commit to the work of healing and returning to ourselves, each other and the Earth, and the time is now.

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This workshop is inspired by and rooted in the works of Lama Rod Owens, Dr. Gail Parker, Resmaa Menakem, Audre Lorde, and Tema Okun. It will be followed by monthly meetings to continue this work in community, as we build towards imagining and embodying life beyond carceral systems.

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This workshop will be held in-person at the Chace Mill.