Unpacking Whiteness
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New Series Dates and Times: TBD
Tuition: sliding scale $560 - $280*
Includes one private consultation with Anna-Brown or Kimber!
Co-Led by: Anna-Brown Griswold & Kimber Simpkins
What is whiteness? What is white supremacy culture? How can folks who identify as white see and dismantle our racism? At this historic moment of uprising against the violence and injustice of systemic racism and white supremacy, how can our practice support waking up to and dismantling these systems both in our own bodies and in the world? And how can our somatic and awareness practices support white folks to courageously follow this inquiry without collapsing in shame, guilt, or defensiveness?
Racism is not only racial hatred and bigotry, it includes the vast array of visible and invisible systems that give advantages to people who are considered white while disadvantaging people of color. Simultaneously, it includes deeply conditioned somatically held ways of being and relating, usually unconsciously. For white identified folks, exploring this can be painful, provocative, and ultimately liberating.
Come and unpack these questions with the support of somatic, mindfulness, and connection based practices.
The 7-week series format will allow time to digest and inquire in a supportive but challenging environment.
The curriculum of this series is designed primarily for people who identify as white to do the important work of waking up to racism in ourselves and the world, and building our resilience to dismantle it– i.e. it is intended to be a white caucus space as one very small part of larger social justice movement spaces that are BIPOC centered. If any BIPOC folks are interested in joining (at no charge), please be in touch at the email below.
Class recordings will be available after each class for those who miss a session, although the relational practices that happen in class are a core part of the learning.
*Please know that we offer the majority of the tuition gathered to a group of black educators (our mentors), and your generosity makes a real difference. No one will be turned away for lack of funds -- it is important to us that this work is accessible to anyone who wants it. Please be in touch if you need to about the tuition.
Other questions and concerns: Email admin@yogajubilee.com
MEET GUEST INSTRUCTOR
ANNA-BROWN GRISWOLD
Anna-Brown Griswold: (she/her pronouns, white-identified). Anna-Brown works as a trauma therapist and facilitator in Seattle. For most of her adult life she’s been experimenting with how to integrate the transformative power of meditative practice, the skills of psychotherapy, and a good dose of radical analysis to challenge and dismantle oppression. She is passionate about bringing together tools for awakening and social justice. As a mom to a toddler, integrating anti-racism work into the whole beautiful mess of parenting is an ongoing exploration.
Click here to learn more about Instructor Kimber Simpkins.