Embodied Racial Justice Practice Sp22

*Please pre-register at this link. Instructor will contact you with more information.
Standard fee:   $255
Supported fee: $150
(Reduced class fee for those with financial need. Use coupon code Fee150 when registering)

Embodied Racial Justice Practice: An Awareness-Building and
 Accountability Space for White-Identifying People

“Systems of oppression can’t survive unless we’re disconnected from the 
wisdom of the body.”     Kelsey Blackwell

Created in partnership with the YWCA Race and Equity Team and the 
Mindfulness for All Collaborative, with support from the Kataly Foundation.  

Come explore how embodied practice can:
• strengthen our ability to recognize and authentically respond to racialized harm
  and ignorance, as it exists within and around us
• support healing, resilience, and accountability in the context of racial justice

These six weekly sessions will include mindfulness-based guided practices and 
embodied exercises, connecting as a community through small and large group 
dialogue, and an introduction to gentle movement exercises that can be adapted
as needed. Previous experience with mindfulness or other contemplative 
practice not required.

These sessions are intended for those who:    

• identify as white (read more about why we are offering affinity trainings here)  

• have previous experience with racial justice training (such as Witnessing Whiteness,

YWCA Racial Justice Series, Justified Anger, etc.) 

• can attend at least 5/6 full sessions, including the first session  

• are willing to spend one hour weekly (outside of class) with home practice

Instructors:

Heather Sorensen, LCSW

Erica Kruger, MS, LPC

Erica was introduced to mindfulness by a stand of evergreen trees in the backyard of
the house where she grew up. Experience with more formal guided mindfulness
practices came much later, as a graduate student in Counseling Psychology. Since
that time, Erica has continued to explore mindfulness practices as a source of
personal support and how the principles of mindfulness serve as a resource for
navigating the complexities of the human experience. Erica is invested in engaging
in mindful awareness to support her commitment to living a more socially just life.
Outside of this course, Erica is a School Counselor with the Madison Metropolitan
School District (MMSD) and a member the Core Mindfulness team within MMSD.
Erica holds deep gratitude for the many people who have shaped her understanding
of both the necessity of living more mindfully and the possibility that exists when we
come together in community to do so.