Transforming Racism Drop-In Support Group
April 14, 2020
Storyhouse
A recurring drop-in support group to strengthen awareness about racism, including the more subtle microaggressions that often go unnoticed. Awareness, reflection, and compassion will be at the heart of the group. Facilitated by a person of color, this group will offer a safe space for participants to give voice to their questions and observations of racism in their daily lives. The group will also offer a brave space for self-reflection on how racism might show up in oneself and ways to shape change towards a culture of anti-racism. Diana Sandoval is a Whidbey Island resident and a long time facilitator…
Transforming Racism Drop-In Support Group
May 12, 2020
Storyhouse
A recurring drop-in support group to strengthen awareness about racism, including the more subtle microaggressions that often go unnoticed. Awareness, reflection, and compassion will be at the heart of the group. Facilitated by a person of color, this group will offer a safe space for participants to give voice to their questions and observations of racism in their daily lives. The group will also offer a brave space for self-reflection on how racism might show up in oneself and ways to shape change towards a culture of anti-racism. Diana Sandoval is a Whidbey Island resident and a long time facilitator…
Healing Our Collective Futures: A Gathering for Women of Color
With Victoria Santos, Haydeé Lavariega and Palmira Figueroa
May 28 - 31, 2020
Whidbey Institute
Women of color need spaces to come together, listen to each other deeply, rest and grow community. We are in a moment of feeling the collective future in us. This is a moment to go beyond self-care and create collective-care by coming together. We may feel overwhelmed by our work and the stresses of our lives. We can easily fill our time in ways that don’t take us into our wholeness, our power, and our joy. The question is: How are we making space for our own freedom? This retreat will be an intentional space in which we can explore…
Weekend of Recovery with MenHealing
With Jim Struve
June 5 - 8, 2020
This 3-day program provides a healing retreat for adult males, 18 and older, who have experienced sexual victimization during childhood and/or as an adult. Registration fees range from $900 for triple room occupancy to $1200 for single room occupancy. Scholarship grants are available up to maximum of 80% of the registration fees for triple and double room occupancy. Registration fee is all-inclusive of lodging, food, and tuition. More information about registration and scholarship applications are available at http://www.menhealing.org. The Weekend of Recovery begins with lunch at 12 noon on Friday and concludes at 3 p.m. on Sunday. All participants are…
Transforming Racism Drop-In Support Group
June 9, 2020
Storyhouse
A recurring drop-in support group to strengthen awareness about racism, including the more subtle microaggressions that often go unnoticed. Awareness, reflection, and compassion will be at the heart of the group. Facilitated by a person of color, this group will offer a safe space for participants to give voice to their questions and observations of racism in their daily lives. The group will also offer a brave space for self-reflection on how racism might show up in oneself and ways to shape change towards a culture of anti-racism. Diana Sandoval is a Whidbey Island resident and a long time facilitator…
Turning the Wheel: The Body Now!
June 21 - 27, 2020
Whidbey Institute
Integrate a Revolutionary Model for Personal and Social Change: the “Path of the Heart”. Come and co-create an adventure with us. Step forward into your own awakening. Step into creating the world we can imagine from our hearts! This six day immersion offers an exciting combination of: ● Joyful Movement Games in Community ● Embodied Leadership Tools ● Inspired Communication ● Theater Improvisation Explorations ● Community Singing and Sounding ● Guided Pathways to your Inner Landscape ● Reconnecting with Nature ● Ritual and Sacred Art ● The Power of Appreciations ● Body-based Journeys for Delving Deeper ● Hundreds of Ways to Spiral into “The Body Now” ● Plus Live Music…