Join us for this program focusing on empow erment\, self discovery and the journey through womanhood in a supportive environment with professional facilitators.
\nIn the first hour we w ill be joined by Nicole Faulkner Brown for The Grief Born in Our Bodies. W e will be focusing on racialized girls' mental awareness and wellness by r educing the stigma. We will have a brief conscious discussion on the Hyper vigilance\, Invisibility and Trauma (H.I.T.) With a 'displaced soul' (body \, mind\, spirit = the psyche) by asking how do we become more embodied to understand how shame and secrecy has made us feel like 'we don't like our selves' or &lsquo\;we don't like what we look like&rsquo\; or 'that there is something wrong with us&rsquo\;.
\nIn the second hour\, Selam Deb s is giving racialized girls the opportunity to learn to express themselve s through breathing and different forms of writing like poetry\, song\, st ory\, and rap.
\nThis program is offered on zoom and comes with a fr ee goodie bag filled with love.
\nRegistration is required.
\nPlease register for each attendee in your household so you receive the rig ht number of goodie bags. Goodie bags can be picked up at Idea Exchange\, Queens Square location (1 North Square\, Cambridge) between February 10-12 during regular service hours (10:00am-6:00pm). Please go to the Members S ervices Desk when you arrive for pick up.
\nThis event is part of th e Rhythm &\; Blues Black History Month celebration. To learn more visit rhythmbluescambridge.com< /a>
\nFacilitator Bios:
\nSelam is a Black Ethiopian queer woman\, an antiracism educator\, an anti-op pression coach\, a social justice advocate\, a student in dismantling anti -Black racism\, an accomplice in dismantling anti-Indigenous racism\, xeno phobia\, Islamophobia and an advocate in 2SLGBTQ+ &\; disability rights through an intersectional lens.
\nShe is the founder of Juici Yoga\ , a yoga and meditation instructor\, a restorative yoga teacher trainer\, a holistic life coach\, a reiki master\, and a Lululemon Ambassador.
\nSelam is first and foremost\, A MOTHER. I am a singer and a songwriter\ , a poet and a practitioner of self-acceptance\, self-love\, and radical c ompassion.
\nSelam&rsquo\;s Antiracism work is rooted in the underst anding that we must acknowledge and identify the insidiousness of white su premacy before we can dismantle colonial belief systems. The process of un doing\, unlearning and re-educating is necessary for white communities to embark on\, to support the healing journey for our racialized communities.
\nSelam is also a board member of Project UP\, Sexual Assault Suppo rt Centre of Waterloo Region (SASCW) and Women's Entrepreneur Centre of La urier University.
\nYou can learn more about Selam at www.selamdebs.com Pronouns She/Her/Hers
\nInstagram: @selamdebs Facebook @selamde bsyoga Twitter: @selamdebs
\nNicole is both Founder &\; CEO of Wounds 2 Wings Trauma + Psychotherapy Serv ices and TEAO Canada (Trauma and Embodiment Association of Ontario)\, a Yo ga Instructor\, Registered Psychotherapist\, Child and Youth Counsellor\, Trauma Consultant\, Author and Trauma Survivor. She is also a member of bo th the Colleges of Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario and the Canadian Association for Psychodynamic Therapy with over 18 years of professional e xperience working with marginalized\, vulnerable and oppressed communities \, individuals\, families and children.
\nNicole uses a psychodynami c approach that is rooted in the therapeutic relationship built between cl ient and therapist with individuals and groups. This model of psychodynami c psychotherapy seeks to reveal the unconscious\, dynamic content of the m ind\, in an effort to alleviate mental tension which can manifest in a var iety of symptoms that distort and disrupt our sense of self and well-being . By uncovering the hidden roots of our unwanted thoughts\, emotions and b ehaviours\, we can consciously change how we experience the world and ours elves. In addition\, Nicole uses an embodied\, body-centered approach\, kn own as somatization.
\nInstagram: @wounds2wings \, @mama_soulhouse Facebook: @W2WTEAO Twitter: @wounds2wings
\nNeva is a 24-year-old Egyptian Canadian who is a radical advocate for Feminism and Diversity. She is curr ently the Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator for Kinbridge by day and an Abstract artist and expressionist by night! Neva has been running programs and creating art centered around the mindfulness and wellbeing of female- identifying youth for three years now and have currently expanded her work to all ages and genders. Her work is always centered around long-term gro wth\, representation\, liberation\, and social justice.
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