About this Event
Black Men’s Healing Circle: The Strength in Receiving
A space for Black men to explore receiving love, care, and support with connection, reflection, and room to simply be.
ABOUT THIS EVENT
You show up for so many people. What happens when you allow someone to show up for you?
Join Holistic Healing with Mel for November’s Black Men’s Healing Circle: The Strength in Receiving, an intentional space to pause, connect, and explore what it means to welcome care.
When you’re accustomed to providing, protecting, leading, or holding things together, receiving can feel unfamiliar. Even a compliment or a simple offer of help may bring up discomfort; or the feeling that you immediately owe something in return.
This circle invites you to get curious about those responses, acknowledge your own needs, and practice making room for support that feels trustworthy and welcome.
Sunday, November 8, 2026
2:00–4:00 PM
Inglewood, California
WHAT WE’LL EXPLORE
- The messages we’ve learned about strength, independence, and needing others.
- Accepting appreciation without minimizing or deflecting.
- Asking for support and communicating what would help.
- Receiving care without immediately feeling obligated to repay it.
- Welcoming connection while honoring personal boundaries.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Through guided grounding, journaling, affirmations, intentional conversation, and an intentional receiving practice, you’ll have space to reflect and connect with other Black men. We’ll close with a guided meditation, and you’ll leave with affirmations and journal prompts to continue the reflection at home.
You are welcome to share, listen, or pass. Every invitation is optional, and you choose your level of participation.
WHO THIS CIRCLE IS FOR
Black men seeking meaningful connection, space for reflection, and an opportunity to care for themselves alongside others in community.
Whether this is your first circle or you’ve joined us before, you are welcome here.
WHAT TO BRING
- A yoga mat.
- A journal and pen.
- Comfortable clothing.
- Yourself, just as you are.
YOUR FACILITATOR
Melissa Dumaz is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and the founder of Holistic Healing with Mel. She brings a whole-person approach to wellness, creating space for reflection, connection, and care for the mind, body, and spirit.
You are worthy of receiving the care you so freely give.
Reserve your spot and join us.
www.MelissaDumaz.com | @MelissaDumaz
Event venue & nearby stays
Queen Haven Events & Community Space, 302 E. Queen St., Inglewood, United States
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