growing anti-racist practitioners
:6-part fall 2021 series:
with Lauren Kite and Reya Born
~ specific for practitioners in the wellness/healthcare profession : fitness, healing arts, western medical, deathcare, and mental health practitioners, etc. ~
:WORKSHOP DETAILS:
To recognize and commit to the necessity of anti-racist values requires a deeper investigation into our own, often unconsciously held, racial/cultural biases. This is not only essential for reducing the harm so often incurred by minoritized communities, but also serves to position practitioners responsibly within their traditions – which often have non-European/American origins. Too often there is great disconnect between the intention to “help” or “be of service”, and the impact on those we aim to serve.
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This anti-racism training is a brave, personal journey, held within the support of a grounded community of dedicated peers and sincere practitioners. Each week we will focus on building an internal toolkit to foster external change. We will do this by examining existing racial training (the messages/conditioning we have received and continue to receive regarding race in America). Furthermore, we will address how this training directly effects how we interact across difference.
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Ultimately this work is to uncover yourself as an authentic, non-performative, anti-racist practitioner ~ and we don’t stop there ~ this transformative work is purposeful and done in order to actively reduce harm and ensure more equitable healing spaces, health access and therapies for the thriving of all people.
YOU AS PRACTITIONER +
Identify and build on the unique skills you currently possess. As healers and those committed to the holistic thriving of your patients, students, and clients, you may already…
understand the power of the unseen
value context
invest in health and wellbeing
practice self awareness and internal cultivation
listen
hold a position of power as practitioner
commit to Do No Harm
ANTI-RACIST TRAINING =
Name and navigate sites of potential harm or mistranslation, as well as common systemic shortcomings within clinical models in order to build a more equitable alternatives. We will…
analyze whiteness
discuss power differentials embedded within our professions
identify implicit bias
practice interrupting the training of bias with somatic/body-centric practices
emphasize racial literacy and normalize authentic action
redefine and expand what it means to Do No Harm
ANTI-RACIST PRACTITIONER
Apply these learnings to create safer and more culturally responsible practices that serve more people better, while rising to the calling of Do No Harm. We become better able to…
respond rather than react to racial charge
discover authentic action in response to the call of our time
interrupt bias, and counter whiteness
reorganize your personal and professional life to reflect anti-racist framework/ideals, practices
connect with the internal and external resources needed to sustain this work
These workshops are designed specifically for you, as a wellness provider, to help you move out of overwhelm and doubt, towards courage, clarity and action as it relates to Do No Harm within your field.
DATES: October 7, 21, November 4, 18, December 2, 16
SIX SESSIONS TOTAL. Every other Thursday evening, from 6-8pm PST, on Zoom.
Cost: Sliding Scale $425 - $850
5% of proceeds go directly to Black Lives Matter Seattle/King County
*If you are experiencing financial or systemic barriers to tuition, please fill out the application then contact us directly to discuss payment plan or partial scholarship.
Reach out! Lauren Kite or Reya Born
:MEET YOUR FACILITATORS & CO-COLLABORATORS:
Lauren Kite – As a teacher and facilitator of more than 10+ years, Lauren brings an experienced, keen, and discerning lens to the on-going conversation around environmental and social justice. Lauren has a passion for supporting individuals and organizations to identify and implement sustainable and integrated action, while fostering a radically respectful internal culture of learning, growth, and accountability, for deeper and more lasting impact.
Reya Born - works with individuals and groups to uproot whiteness, increase racial literacy and allow the emergence of authentic action. Her specialty lies in guiding folks to use the tools of their trade to heal themselves of whiteness training and implicit bias ~ the unseen disharmonies that unconsciously perpetuate harm in one’s life. Her focus is especially on progressive, liberal wellness professionals with spiritual or soulful tendencies
:APPLICATION:
Thank you for your honesty. We recognize that your answers to these questions represent this particular moment in time and will inevitably change as we work together. The information you provide now will enhance our ability to meet you where you are and build from there.
Thank you!
You will receive a registration link shortly after your application is reviewed.
“Our work in medicine, wellness, health, and the business of thriving can no longer exclude anti-racist work and must stay true to what is inherent within the healing/medical traditions we practice ~ radical respect, radical collaboration, and radical inclusivity. It is time to bring forward what has been alive within the traditions, but sleeping within the wellness and medical industries. To do this we must identify, address and heal the root of dis-ease or disharmony that creates and perpetuates racism and discrimination within our field, ourselves and beyond.”
