Confluence: A Community for Black Healing Practitioners
i have often been asked how i do my work. i practice. In an age that presses mastery, i understand healing practice as inseparable from a spiritual path – a walk alongside one another to engage with the unknown.
We don’t speak to spirituality enough; for me it is the bridge between art & science, both of which inform my work. During our gatherings, we will have open discussion on resonant topics but also center
the care & development of the Black practitioner
dismantling access to care
stories of our personal & collective practice
May these gatherings be a refuge where you can be held as you arrive at & practice a way that feels most aligned to you. This space centers Black practitioners in any Black healing capacity.
Floyd/Taylor mural taken at Seattle, WA. 2020. Artist unknown. Photo credit: Dr.g.
Mural taken at Fruitvale, CA. Artist unknown. Photo credit: Dr. g
somatic grief for QT/BIPOC
Loss is one of the most complex and unpredictable of human experience. There is no one “socially acceptable” way to express grief. For QT/BIPOC this may be additionally layered because of the ways society has policed & confined our bodies – worldwide.
It is of utmost importance for us not only to reclaim the power of our bodies but also the ways our body needs to move, or not move, in grief. Unexpressed grief can get stuck, creating more toxicity in one's own body, impacting our health & the health of our world.
Grief work is to be done in community– with the living & transitioned. This is our space to grieve together. This is our space to honor the intersections of our cultures & our stories. This is community care.
In this space we will learn different expressions of grief, speak to our own intersections & practice holding community.