We Heal Together: Embodied Practices for Individual and Collective Wholeness
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This workshop is available to attend in person, livestreaming online and by recording.
Facilitated by Michelle Cassandra Johnson
We are living through a time when our individual lives cannot be separated from the collective life. The grief we carry, the stress we feel, the uncertainty we navigate, and the longing we have for healing are shaped not only by our personal stories but by the larger systems, histories, and conditions that hold us all. As yoga teachers and healing practitioners, we are invited to understand healing not only as an individual journey but as a collective practice rooted in relationship, justice, and belonging.
In this advanced studies workshop, we will explore the intersections of the medical system, racial trauma, and collective trauma through the lens of yoga, embodiment, and spiritual practice. Together, we will examine how systems of care have both nurtured and harmed communities, how trauma is carried within bodies and across generations, and how our identities and social locations shape our experiences of health, suffering, and healing.
Rather than approaching trauma as something to be fixed, we will explore what it means to companion ourselves and others with greater presence, compassion, and discernment. Through contemplative practice, embodied inquiry, discussion, and reflection, we will consider how yoga can become a practice that restores our capacity to belong—to ourselves, to one another, to the earth, and to something larger than ourselves.
Throughout our time together, we will explore questions such as:
~ What happens to the body, mind, and spirit when trauma is not only personal but collective?
~ How have racism and systemic inequities shaped our experiences of health, healing, and the medical system?
~ What does it mean to teach yoga in ways that acknowledge the realities of trauma without reducing people to their wounds?
~ How can embodied practice cultivate resilience, deepen consciousness, and strengthen our capacity to remain present with suffering without becoming overwhelmed by it?
~ What practices help us remember our interconnectedness in a world that so often teaches separation?
Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of racial and collective trauma, an expanded awareness of the social conditions that shape healing, and embodied practices that support compassionate, justice-centered teaching and sustainable care for
themselves and those they serve.
Tuition: $222
Facilitated by Michelle Cassandra Johnson
We are living through a time when our individual lives cannot be separated from the collective life. The grief we carry, the stress we feel, the uncertainty we navigate, and the longing we have for healing are shaped not only by our personal stories but by the larger systems, histories, and conditions that hold us all. As yoga teachers and healing practitioners, we are invited to understand healing not only as an individual journey but as a collective practice rooted in relationship, justice, and belonging.
In this advanced studies workshop, we will explore the intersections of the medical system, racial trauma, and collective trauma through the lens of yoga, embodiment, and spiritual practice. Together, we will examine how systems of care have both nurtured and harmed communities, how trauma is carried within bodies and across generations, and how our identities and social locations shape our experiences of health, suffering, and healing.
Rather than approaching trauma as something to be fixed, we will explore what it means to companion ourselves and others with greater presence, compassion, and discernment. Through contemplative practice, embodied inquiry, discussion, and reflection, we will consider how yoga can become a practice that restores our capacity to belong—to ourselves, to one another, to the earth, and to something larger than ourselves.
Throughout our time together, we will explore questions such as:
~ What happens to the body, mind, and spirit when trauma is not only personal but collective?
~ How have racism and systemic inequities shaped our experiences of health, healing, and the medical system?
~ What does it mean to teach yoga in ways that acknowledge the realities of trauma without reducing people to their wounds?
~ How can embodied practice cultivate resilience, deepen consciousness, and strengthen our capacity to remain present with suffering without becoming overwhelmed by it?
~ What practices help us remember our interconnectedness in a world that so often teaches separation?
Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of racial and collective trauma, an expanded awareness of the social conditions that shape healing, and embodied practices that support compassionate, justice-centered teaching and sustainable care for
themselves and those they serve.
Tuition: $222
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Where is it happening?
Soul of Yoga Institute, 701 Garden View Ct,Encinitas, California, United States
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