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Recently I had a support session with someone who had a large amount of clutter in their bedroom. They also struggled with intimacy. Thru telehealth counseling sessions, we were able to physically venture together to their bedroom. I encouraged X to pick up one item off of the floor. X identified the first item and the memory attached to it. The relationship of that pant item on the floor to the person had a memory that wanted to stay buried. Putting the pants into closet meant that that lingering memory had no more power. X  wasn't triggered every time she stepped over it. It meant that the relationship to body, body image, romance, self, and other would shift. That is one of countless stories, and that person is certainly not alone. This is a common struggle we all face from time to time- a cluttered home and cluttered mind. By the end of session 4, items were removed from the ground. I guided X on creating a pain to power check list which highlighted what needed to b...

October 5, 2013 Dear Friends, Family, Colleagues, and Community: I am writing to announce that  together we have surpassed my fundraising goal needed to meet Kuumba Holistic Healing Project's (KHHP) summer Practitioner expenses. Enclosed are summer picture tours and information on the goals met, which YOUR donation made possible this summer. Check out my updated user friendly website: KuumbaProject.Blogspot.com for continued updates and resources, offering opportunities to continue to foster the soul care in health care. Additionally , cre ative pieces which document my summer experiences at:  KuumbaProject.blogspot.com   such as "Summer Chronicle Stories" are there for your perusing pleasures. Thank YOU for your continued support, and giving the gift that keeps on giving!  If you did not get the opportunity to fiscally give this summer, thank you for your continued encouragement and prayer donations, as KHHP expands it's business platform in...

Today I took a tour of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, in White Plains, NY. It is housed at New York Presbyterian Hospital- Westchester Division. Open for two months, and it is already booming with cutting edge research and collaborations to meet high community needs. Here are pictures of the state-of-the-art facility. This tour was indeed an awesome training on how to create patient centered medical architectural models, amongst other things, for my developing brain as a practitioner and practical visionary.* A picture is worth a thousand words. I'm happy to share this tour- speaking volumes, now with you. For more information on the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, and/or specifically on Autism, please see the links below: Center for Autism and the Developing Brain Autism Speaks Website * Disclaimer: This post is not an endorsement of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain nor for Autism Speaks, and more so shares professional opinion...

My former supervisor shared this you tube video with our Hospital team.* Watch this video: Empathy: The Human Connection to Patient Care This video is truly a reminder that fostering the soul care in health care , specifically practitioners showing empathy and compassion, can go a long way for how we as practitioners and as service recipients approach giving and receiving care. I believe, it reminds us to walk a day in our "clients" shoes, and bottom line, treat others with the care and professionalism that we all deserve. I am not always perfect at showing up at my 100% best as a practitioner or as a client. My emotions, like many others, at times get the best of me. I stub my toe, somebody insults my family member, I get a scary call, and my mood changes, paints my day differently. My experience changes the minute that the negative thought enters my consciousness. But God... invites in ease in a simple a moment, as taking in a breath. And when I remember that, I res...

Nia provides women loving womyn of color, like myself, the opportunity to connect and celebrate our full humanity. This is an awesome space that I have attended for years, that I highly recommend. Here I am rejoicing with other powerful sisters and sister elders at our closing ceremony. Simply rejuvenating! Nia means purpose, and that is exactly what it attracts- Purposeful Women. Fore more information or to register visit:  http://niacollective.org/wp-nia/category/gathering-2013/ Scholarships are available- ask me how I know! *   Disclaimer: This post is   not   an endorsement of this organization, and more so shares professional opinions. This report is an op-ed piece, and encourages those specifically seeking more info to to make the most informed decisions from a wide range of perspectives, with this as one of many.  I encourage those seeking it to find the best fit for your unique needs. I hope this piece is both informative and enjoyable. ...

Greetings Dapper Divas attendess, Thank you ALL for coming out and participating in our first Dapper Divas Networking Brunch. It was wonderful co- hosting a space to kiki over light and deep conversation, delicious home cooking  (courtesy of Chef Sacred), give out great FAGs and KHHP take home packets, and hopefully foster lasting old+new connections. It was refreshing witnessing our circles begin to support each other's dreams- with concrete resources and referrals. The Spirit of Ujimaa- Collective work and responsibility truly began to come alive Sunday afternoon, July 28th. Special thanks to Andrea Durojaiye, who endorsed as founder of Fundraising Activist Geeks. Your organizational skills, support, and efficiency are invaluable! *** Attendees and donors- Thank you for your participation! Your presence has made it possible for me to reach my KHHP practitioner training summer fundraising goal of 74%, and rising!*** Please continue to check out my b...

Today I visited Evan Hastings thoughtful and heart warming class of young adults, as a visiting Theater artist and youth developer. In Evan Hastings class, "Ramayana Remix" we watched a TED talk on "the danger of a single story" by the prolific Nigerian Novelist Chimamanda Adichie. Evan Hastings used her questions of the danger of a single story to explore the Ramayana with his students, alongside exploring how stereotypes are formed. I had the opportunity to jump in head first into the young adults libratory theater process and in that explore my own. Having very little experience with the Ramayana, forced me to both ask and answer questions of myself that expanded my box of what I assumed Bangalore and the Ramayana to be about before I arrived. Watching this TED talk had me ask the question today, "where in my life lies a single story?" According to Adichie in the TED talk, "stories can break the dignity of a people and they can also r...

KUUMBA HOLISTIC HEALING PROJECT Presents "SOUL CARE SOIREE" An evening of networking and festive-shenanigans to fund raise for the Kuumba Holistic Healing Project and WOW Café Theatre' s renovation fund. ( http://www.wowcafe.org/ & http://bit.ly/ KuumbaProject ) Intention: A community-building fundraiser for rediscovering that Laughter, Authentic love, Networking, & festive-shenanigans really can be the BEST medicine. DATE: July 27th, 6:30-11pm (YES- NEXT WEEK FRIDAY: It's a great cause so COME ON OUT + Support FAM :D) LOCATION: Black Women's Blueprint 279 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11225 between Nostrand and Rodgers Ave. DIRECTIONS: Take 2,5, to Sterling Pl. (The neighborhood I grew up in- stompin' grounds!!!) or B, Q to Prospect Park. (a FEW LONG BLOCKS AWAY) ****RSVP TODAY!!! THEME: DIVINE EROTICISM/TRANS-FORMATIVE LOVE - A HOLISTIC APPROACH OPEN MIKE MC: Onome (www.soulincites.wordpress.com) OPEN MIKE ...

Dear Friends, Family, Colleagues, and Community: Ubuntu (Swahili): I am who I am, because you are who you are. Together, let's continue the Gandhian legacy and "be the change we want to see in the world." I am writing to tell you that I am embarking on a major transition in my life and would like to extend a call for your support. I am pleased to announce that I am the only North American that has been accepted into the Field Service Learning Program in Kerala, India . Here I will be given the opportunity to learn Holistic Medicine (Ayurveda), Yoga, and Meditation, and serve youth through facilitating theater groups which will critically engage community issues. I will be working alongside a team of international students from throughout the world. Upon my return, I will be individually and collaboratively offering presentations on my learning on preventative health, holistic healing, and drama therapy. My short term intention is to provide the foundat...

July 4, 2012 Dear Friends, Family, Colleagues, and Community: I am writing to tell you that I am embarking on a major transition in my life and would like to extend a call for your support. I am pleased to announce that I am the only North American that has been accepted into the Field Service Learning Program in Kerala, India . Here I will be gifted the opportunity to learn Holistic Medicine (Ayurveda), Yoga, and Meditation, and serve youth through facilitating theater groups which will critically engage community issues. I will be working alongside a team of international students from throughout the world. Upon my return, I will be individually and collaboratively offering presentations on my learning on preventative integrative medicine, holistic healing, and drama therapy. My short term intention is to provide the budding knowledge of holistic healing to my community of supporters and the communities I am connected. My long-term intention is to open up a holi...