SELF-AWARENESS SELF-CARE SELF-HEALING: Power Tools for BIPOC Activists

2 Park Place,Newark NJ 07102

27 April, 2022

Description

Discussion, engagement, and sharing solutions for keeping mentally and physically well. Includes mindfulness practices & guided meditation. Power Tools for BIPOC Strategists, Activists, and Supporters.Four Occurrences: April 06 - April 27. Join in for any or all.Co-facilitators: Kazi & JJavier Cruz | Dates: Wednesdays, April 6, 13, 20 & 27 | Time: 7:00pm to 8:00pm EST | Cost: FREE | Age: Adults 18 years and older | Guidelines: You must be a Person of Color or identify as such to attend. You must be active in a movement or service* You can attend from any location in the world. | Platform: Zoom | *Ie. educator, heal care provider, counselor, social work, etc. The ongoing grassroots movement for freedom, justice, and equality waged by peoples of color (POC; BIPOC) in the Americas and beyond has for the most part been carried forward on the shoulders of a few — fighting unselfishly and relentlessly for the rights of the many. As rewarding as the occasional victories may be, the day-to-day struggle can be filled with stressors that often lead to compromised physical and mental health issues such as depression, misplaced anger, anxiety, burnout, addiction, domestic strife, and a sense of helplessness and hopelessness. Join us for four weeks of discussion, engagement, and sharing solutions for keeping the movers of our movements mentally healthy, physically strong, and conscientiously clear. Includes mindfulness practices and guided meditation. Link to Attend: You will receive an email that will provide the Zoom link to attend. From there you will choose the dates you plan to attend. Attendance: We recommend attending as many sessions as you can to get the full benefit. | Have paper and writing utensil or digital device ready to take notes. _____________________________________________ Facilitator Bio-notes: Ib’nallah S. Kazi is a New York-based spiritual wilderness guide, born in Panama and raised in New York. He graduated from Adelphi University, in 1981 with a BA in Psychology. Following careers in human services, public education and public health in the New York City area, he then placed an emphasis on wellness and spiritual cultivation through his own program, presently known as Our Shaman Song. Along with his friend and hiking partner Sala Nolan, Kazi founded the Harriet Tubman Hiking Society in 1988 to expose the African-American community to the strengthening, healing and spiritually grounding benefits of immersion in nature. Kazi lived in Newark, NJ from 2004-2017. He is the Spiritual Director and Lead Meditation Medicine Teacher with Newark Center for Meditative Culture. JJavier Cruz was born in Puerto Rico but has lived in the Greater Newark area for decades. He is bilingual, speaking Spanish and English. He was introduced to meditation in 1999 and has had a committed meditation practice for over 10 years. Through his practice he became a hospice volunteer and a Buddhist practitioner with residential retreat experience. He is a certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher through (MMTCP) with Jack Kornfield & Tara Brach. He continues to study with his main teacher, Dennis Maurer, of IMCNJ, under the guidance of Narayan Liebenson. His main practice is lovingkindness. He is also a bilingual mindfulness and meditation instructor with Newark Center for Meditative Culture. _____________________________________________ A free BIPOC community service program of Newark Center for Meditative Culture, a New Jersey 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.