Other writing & organizing I’m doing around trauma recovery and resilience building
I shared this talk on Boundaries and Interdependence on September 7, 2021 at East Bay Meditation Center’s Alphabet Sangha — a little teaser for the 4-part class series on Finding Liberation in Relationship that ran that fall. … Continued
For fat liberationists, a key pillar of political analysis is to question intentional weight loss. Does intentional weight loss improve health – or lead to a yo-yo of weight change that makes people sick? Does behavior change like exercise … Continued
Here’s a taste of “Finding Liberation in Relationship” — a topic that René Rivera and I will be teaching on this month at East Bay Meditation Center! Whether you want to think about it as ‘applied Buddhism’ or if you … Continued
I taught Alphabet Sangha at East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California on April 13, 2021 on Zoom. Meditation: Letting Go with Mindfulness of the Body Dharma Talk: Cultural Practices for Safety: Renunciation as a Tool to ‘Walk with the … Continued
Vanessa Rochelle Lewis is organizing some of the best intersectional political analysis and resilience building, through the lens of Reclaim UGLY. Through naming uglification, she touches into some deep wounds of shame, that get into nuances of white supremacy, colorism, … Continued
In my work with Buddhist Peace Fellowship, I help design and produce the most popular online course: U Mad? Wisdom for Rageful Times. First launched in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, the course invited seven BIPOC and queer … Continued
Originally published at BuddhistPeaceFellowship.org Content note: This article references child abuse & child sexual abuse throughout, both interpersonal and state abuse, but does not share specific stories. Strategies for individual and community healing are in the second half. Childhood abuse – … Continued