Join us virtually on Saturday, February 19th from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM as we are led through a yoga and meditation session facilitated by Selam Debs, Anti-Racism Educator and founder of Juici Yoga Studio in Waterloo.
Selam will guide you through how to move out of the unconscious fight, flight and freeze state that we often spend the day in. We will build up some heat to get energy moving with the understanding that we hold our experiences, emotions, thought patterns and intergenerational trauma in our bodies. After building up some heat through movement and breath, we will practice ways of soothing and resting the body and the mind.
This holistic practice will help you centre, de-stress, ground and activate your parasympathetic nervous system- responsible for our ability to access creativity, restoration, renewal and peace.
Bring an open heart & mind, two pillows, one blanket, water and dress comfortably. If you do not have a mat, no worries- you can lay down some blankets instead.
Be ready to relax, breathe and let go.
Rest is our birthright and this practice will be an invitation to anchor ourselves.
Learn more: https://www.juiciyoga.com/
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-yoga-tickets-253238652627
Learn more about Selam Debs:
Selam is a Black Ethiopian queer woman, an antiracism educator, an anti-oppression coach, a social justice advocate, a student in dismantling anti-Black racism, an accomplice in dismantling anti-Indigenous racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia and an advocate in 2SLGBTQ+ & disability rights through an intersectional lens. She is the founder of Juici Yoga, a yoga and meditation instructor, a restorative yoga teacher trainer, a holistic life coach, a reiki master, and a Lululemon Ambassador.
Selam is first and foremost, A MOTHER. I am a singer and a songwriter, a poet and a practitioner of self-acceptance, self-love, and radical compassion. Selam’s Antiracism work is rooted in the understanding that we must acknowledge and identify the insidiousness of white supremacy before we can dismantle colonial belief systems. The process of undoing, unlearning and re-educating is necessary for white communities to embark on, to support the healing journey for our racialized communities.
Selam is also a board member of Project UP, Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASCW) and Women's Entrepreneur Centre of Laurier University. You can learn more about Selam at www.selamdebs.com
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