Cultural Healing, Restoring Kinship

A Dharma-based Book study of My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

This 2-month online course is facilitated by Kaira Jewel Lingo and Hai An. There are 9 racial affinity sanctuary group meetings and 2 community ceremonies. Each week includes recorded teachings and meditations, assigned chapters from the book, additional resources, and an online discussion. Apply here.

Dates:

Saturdays at 8am Pacific/11am Eastern/4pm UK/5pm EU: October 10 and November 7
Community Ceremony for all participants, 90 minutes long, facilitated by Kaira Jewel & Hai An.

Racial Affinity Group Sanctuary Calls, September 13-November 9
Racial affinity group calls are 75-minutes long. 

  • For Black-Bodied people, with Kaira Jewel

Sundays at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT  or

  • For all Black/Indigenous/People of Color/ all BAME, with Kaira Jewel 

Sundays at 8am PT/11am ET/4pm UK/ 5pm EU

If you can’t attend one of these times, we may be able to offer additional times dependent on interest, so please indicate in the application that you’d like to be on the waiting list for additional group times. 

  • For White People, with Hai An

Either Sundays at 7pmET/4pm PT

Mondays at 11am PT/2pm ET/7pm UK/8pm EU 

Or Mondays at 5pm PT/8pm ET 

If you can’t attend any of the times, we may be able to offer additional times dependent on interest, so please indicate in application that you’d like to be on the waiting list for additional group times. 


Sliding Scale Cost:
 

$100 for those on a fixed income – no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

$250 covers the cost of the course

$400 helps others to enroll

We are now accepting applications. Please apply here: https://forms.gle/fNyR1CAJArum8Df6A

Applications will be reviewed on a first come, first serve basis until the sanctuary groups are filled. Please apply early to ensure your spot.