Dealing with racism, sexism, discrimination, bias, and prejudice adds multiple layers of stress that have physical and psychological consequences. This workshop helps leaders of color acknowledge the impact of these challenges; learn tangible techniques to address the harm they experience; and create individualized plans of action that help maintain their physical, spiritual, and psychological health.

Poet Michael Kleber-Diggs notes that “microaggressions are the daily weight of not being accepted.” During this training, participants will learn how to avoid being a bystander to microaggressions and practice several interruption techniques. They will also identify the three types of microaggressions and come to recognize their negative messages.

Could your organization benefit from a powerful ritual designed for your needs? Ritual and ceremony are indispensable allies for collective healing and empowered creation. Some common purposes for ritual include: letting go of what has been outlived, marking rites of passage, grief tending, blessing land and tradition, and planting seeds of future possibility. This offering…

Through Liberated Healthcare, Afua Bromley offers a systems level introduction to and discussion of transforming healthcare delivery settings. She champions the development of a patient-centered integrative health paradigm. This paradigm can be established in different types of care settings, which include an in-house team of diverse health professionals, an external network of care or a…

Plants embellish interior spaces, adding verdant greens and vibrant colors to work settings at home and in the office. They also make breathing easier; remove toxins from the air; and brighten rooms with their vital life force energy. As nature’s most accessible emissaries, plants have the ability to impact our internal states, which includes elevating…

Using a study group model, which involves outside reading and journaling combined with in-group practice and discussion, Anyta Wilson will coach organizational groups invested in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Most of the group’s time will be spent addressing DEI issues that come up in group members’ daily experiences. Participants will be supported in cultivating…

When preparing to make commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion, organizations need to know what these terms mean and how to apply them in ways that advance both individual team member and organizational goals. This interactive workshop focuses on: 1) understanding what it means to embrace and celebrate the diversity that already exists on teams;…

People often visit medical settings when they are feeling unwell. How these spaces are operated and maintained can impact both patients and staffs. This workshop explores how to create an energetically healthy workplace with a specific focus on medical professional settings. Participants will learn how simple additions, tweaks and eliminations can create a physically healthier…

Aromatherapy is a healing pathway that uses essential oils and plant extracts to improve mental and emotional health. In this workshop, we will explore the cognitive benefits of smell and common workspace stressors and remedies. Participants will also have the opportunity to make their own simple blends as part of this introduction to aromatherapy.

We are frequently encouraged to hold conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion across the fault lines of identity and difference. This is usually difficult because it requires us to touch places of unhealed pain and trauma, often with little skill and shared understanding. Anyta Wilson, a licensed clinical social worker and diversity and inclusion trainer,…