Heart Space: Los Angeles - Wildfire Refuge & Wellness Care

Heart Space is a healing circle that provides a space for Black folks to decompress and connect in a supportive place. This session will be led Natalie Patterson, and will focus on healing and accessing care in the wake of the January wildfires.

Natalie Patterson - she/her/Queen - Identifies as a Teaching Artist, she uses her dynamic range of expertise to masterfully make tangible abstract concepts. Natalie has the unique ability to bridge one’s personal experiences with the larger cultural occurrences using art, performance and custom workshops. Over the last 18 years, Natalie has crafted time-tested approaches to fostering cultures of growth, curiosity, compassion, and integrity. As a poet and educator, she has worked extensively in non-profit, higher education and with major brands like Sephora, Uproxx, The United Way, Summit, Darling Magazine, Adidas Women, TASTEMADE and SoulPancake. She speaks her mind, from inspiration to social justice she is equally inspired.

*Accessibility Statement: ASL services are available, must be indicated at least a week prior to the event. Please email us at [email protected] by Thursday January 30th, 2025.

About the venue: Black Being is a community-based nonprofit organization making the healing of Black people its focus – as an embodied declaration of our inherent worthiness. Their work adamantly prioritizes the wellbeing, lived experiences, leadership, wisdom, and power of Black people in Los Angeles through trauma-conscious practices, programs, and events.

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If a need-based scholarship is necessary for your attendance, please email [email protected]

COVID Protocol
We encourage our community to be mindful of engaging in-person events with safety and communal responsibility in mind. We recognize that the pandemic is not over and many members of our community are immunocompromised. We strongly encourage the use of masks. Please do not attend the event if you are feeling ill. COVID tests and face masks will be available on site.

Disclaimer: BEAM’s programs are meant for educational purposes only and are not substitutes for a relationship with a licensed or trained wellness practitioner. By attending this event, you agree that you understand that this program is not a clinical therapeutic service.

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