Healing by way of African and Indigenous traditionAbout this Event
Welcome to the (w)Holistic Healing NYC launch in support by Rebel Cause Inc.
At this event, we are bringing forth wellness, healing and entertainment free for the community.
(w)Holistic Healing NYC strives to showcase and honor Indigenous healing practices, including those of African and Orient descent, to expand these healing modalities to culturally aligned under-resourced low-income communities.
This project examines the application of Indigenous spiritual practices to teach and ultimately offer an alternative to the suppressive mental health strategies propagated by Western philosophies of counseling and psychotherapy that are focused on resolving concerns relevant to Western societies. These practices often exclude or selectively accept Indigenous practices for the benefits of Western societies that may not extend appreciation. This discrimination has stifled the intercommunal exchange (w)Holistic Healing NYC seeks to create to rectify Western practices of counseling and psychotherapy that tote universal treatment methods for control over a market that does not successfully serve all in need. (w)Holistic Healing NYC is interested in creating a network of healers informed by Indigenous healing practices to advise communities in New York of alternative ways to heal from the ills of colonialism and imperialism that have impoverished our communities
The restorative connection that these practices have on and within BIPOC communities is immense and profound to experience when there is a disconnect with the body; not intentionally, rather the pressure and the oppression that white supremacy has upon marginalized folxs is traumatizing to the body, heart, mind and spirit. This can manifest in physical, mental and even psychological pain that we carry and have to navigate the world with. When the space is provided for healing circles (for example, the medicine wheel within transformative justice practices as part of healing work and survivor connective networks), there is the restorative mechanism of re-alignment within one’s self and the transformative nature of stopping harm and creating new conditions for thriving and success, despite conditions like access to therapy, medical racism and other financial barriers imposed on us by white supremacist and centric society at large.
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Please review the program schedule below:
12pm-1pm: DJ Sunny Cheeba (Second Floor)
12:30pm-1pm - Pilates by Tayler Milburn (Roof deck)
1:00pm-1:30pm - Leonore Briones (Licensed Massage Therapist) (First floor)
1:30pm-2:00pm - Sifu Love (Shamanic Healer 15min healing ritual) (First floor)
1:25pm-1:55pm - Pilates by Tayler Milburn (Roof deck)
2:00-2:30pm - Juliann King (Mental Health Counselor) (First floor)
2:30pm-3:00pm - Live Music by Kumbaya and Soft.Rondon (Second floor)
3:00pm-4pm - DJ Sunny Cheeba (Second Floor)
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Tarot Readings by Takara Estes (First floor garden)
Thai Massage by Tinoula (First floor)
Floral Arrangements by Studio Mariposa (Second Floor)
Custom Jewlery Designs by Maliika Nia-Imani (Second Floor)
Smoothies by Rebel Cause Inc (Second Floor)
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ENTER TO WIN OUR RAFFLE
A free service, consultation or product from our lovely healers or vendors
1:1 Counseling Session
Personalized Flower Arrangement
Tarot Reading
Custom Jewelry
AND MORE!
Tickets being sold for $5, $10 or $20
Huge thank you to our sponsors, donors, Rebel Cause Inc, Josh Wells for documenting the event and all of you for sharing and supporting wHolistic Healing NYC!
Event Venue
198 N 4th St, 198 North 4th Street, Brooklyn, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 5.00