Sat April 25th, 8:00-9:00am US Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

Join us and learn all about The Sankofa Healing Institute's newest offering! Our time together will include:

  • A guided meditation practice with Dr. Shelly to give you a feel for what our monthly meetings will be like

  • A description of the content and structure of the membership community

  • A FREE MONTH OF MEMBERSHIP if you decide to join us

MEMBERSHIP FEATURES

Here are a few features of our Meditation & Healing Practices Membership Community. More details will be provided at the Intro Session.

  • Monthly Communal Meditation Practice

    We will meet at the end of each month in community for a guided meditation or healing practice. Time will be provided for debriefing and dialogue about the experience. Practices will include guided meditations, contemplative and wisdom-centered practices, "Music for the Soul" Listening Sessions, journaling from provided prompts (including Adinkra Journaling!), Sankofa-oriented healing practices, movement-based practices, and more. All practices will incorporate attention to cultural and liberatory aspects of healing, with intentional emphasis on applications to healing in the context of racial and intersectional oppression.

  • Members-Only Online Community Space

    At SHI we believe that connection is the foundation for our healing and our well-being. Our members-only space will be infused with care and respect. We are committed to cultivating a positive and supportive atmosphere. We envision a space to share relevant resources and reflections (on meditation, contemplative practices, healing, embodiment, wellness, etc.). We will periodically post brief video practices from Dr. Shelly and guest teachers. We will also offer "pop-up" meditation and healing events (some only for members this space, some inclusive of members of other SHI community spaces, and some open to the public).

  • Access to Recordings of our 1st Mondays Meditations

    Our 1st Mondays free Community Meditations have been going strong for a couple of years. It is a beautiful space for centering and guided practice. Until now, these recordings have not been available. Joining our Meditation & Healing Practices Group will give you access to the recordings of these meditations. We encourage listening weekly to immerse in the month's theme, as well as posting your reflections in our members-only online space. Past recordings will be available to you as long as you are a member and you can return to any of them as relevant to your healing and growth.

Interested?

If you want an expert-led meditation and healing space, infused with culture, soul, connection, and care-- you are in the right place!

REGISTER FOR THE FREE INTRO SESSION HERE!

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Dr. Shelly Harrell

Your Community Leader.

Founder and Director, The Sankofa Healing Institute and The Soulfulness Center Dr. Shelly Harrell

Born and raised in Detroit, Dr. Shelly Harrell is an award-winning Harvard-educated and UCLA-trained psychologist, as well as a certified meditation teacher.  As an experienced therapist, mentor, and professor she has been helping, healing, teaching, and training for over 30 years. She is a researcher and published author in the areas of culture and psychotherapy, sociocultural and sociopolitical aspects of stress, racism and mental health, and  psychological well-being among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). Her soulfulness approach to wellness and resilience represents an integration of her work that is informed by cultural, African-centered, and liberation psychologies, contemplative practices, and stress science. Most recently, she has developed Sankofa Theory & Practice, a comprehensive, culturally-grounded, and evidence-informed approach to healing interventions inspired with the deep wisdom of the Sankofa adinkra symbols. Dr. Shelly has presented Sankofa Theory & Practice at the annual conferences of the American Psychological Association and the Association of Black Psychologists, as well as published about it in the American Psychologist.