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RECORDING: On Reclaiming African-Centered Joy and Well-Being Through Mindfulness: A Conversation With Jenée Johnson & Shakti Butler
💡 Key Timings:
- Introductions: 11:52
- Conversation: 14:12
- Audience Q&A: 1:09:17
ABOUT THIS CONVERSATION: African-centered scholars have and continue to point to mindfulness and meditation as important practices for those of African ancestry to tend their inner landscapes and heal from the harm of systemic and internalized oppression. For Jenée Johnson, the Founder and Curator of The Right Within Experience, a mindfulness immersion program for people of African ancestry, mindfulness is a tool to cultivate a liberatory lifestyle of joy and well-being.
A leader in the mindfulness movement, Jenée’s work expands the scope of mindful practice to acknowledge its ancient African lineage and increase both its’ access and relevance to people of African ancestry. Her approach leans into meditation and heart science to help people of African ancestry reclaim humanity, joy, and self-love. These are the human rights and exalted emotions that are eroded in Black lives through consistent exposure to the trauma of racism. Her work promotes the healing and sovereignty for Black people and works to reframe the “victim vortex”, a diminished sense of being fostered by coloniality. A champion and accelerator of human flourishing, she teaches others to nourish themselves through daily rituals, rest, good food and nutrition, and helps them have the courage to face the grief of loss, to embrace the good, and to attune to the breath.
Join Jenée with filmmaker and activist Shakti Butler for a powerful conversation exploring mindfulness as a tool for Black Americans to reclaim joy, self-love and well-being.
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