Join Us for a Unique Mindfulness Class Experience!
Six Saturdays Beginning May 13, 2023 (8:15-9:30am PDT)
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Course Description
Foundational mindfulness practices are taught within a decolonizing perspective that emphasizes mindfulness as a path to mental and emotional liberation. Special attention is given to oppression-related stress/trauma and the relevance of mindfulness for BIPOC wellness and mental health. The teachings are based on the Vipassana insight meditation tradition, infused with cultural expressions from the African diaspora and diverse cultural contexts, and with a focus on soulful experiencing. Dr. Shelly Harrell created this course in 2020 to provide a resource for healing and connection within the context of the profound loss and change brought on by the COVID-19 and ongoing racism pandemics. In 2023, we’re continuing to grieve, heal, and free ourselves from the grasp of these pandemics and the many ways that stress hijacks our bodies, minds, hearts, and souls. Practicing mindfulness regularly can help us be more present in our lives-- more present in our bodies, more present relationally and spiritually. Mindfulness-based practices give us strategies for experiencing more inner peace and balance, allowing us to hear the voice of our inner wisdom and contact the truth of our interconnectedness. It is a powerful ground to support the expression of our highest selves, align with our deepest values, and manifest our highest aspirations and purpose, both personally and collectively. Bottom line is that mindfulness can help us GET FREE!
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Six 75-minute Sessions Live on Zoom taught by Dr. Shelly Harrell
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TIME/DATES: Saturdays from 8:15-9:30am PDT on May 13th, May 20th, May 27th, June 10th, June 17th, & June 24th (no class on June 3rd)
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The ONLY LIVE offering of this course for 2023!
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UPDATED course informed by Dr. Shelly's sabbatical travels (to Ghana, Senegal, Cuba, and Costa Rica), retreat experiences, and other immersive learning that has led to the "spiritual download" and development of her new "Sankofa" theory!
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Topics include: Soulfulness and Mindfulness, Mindfulness of Love and Liberation, Mindfulness of Breath and Body, Mindfulness of Thoughts, Mindfulness of Emotion, and Mindfulness of Life
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Session handouts and slides available for download
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Access to course recordings for those who enroll
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Music, poetry, and powerful wisdom quotes integrated throughout the course
Payment Options
Our flexible payment option gives you the option of dividing the course fee into two payments.
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$150.00
Early Bird Discount Price
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2 x $75.00
Two Payments
$25 SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNT IF YOU ENROLL BY MAY 10th!
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Scholarships available. Email [email protected] with inquiries.
Course Resources
(available after enrollment)
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Soulful Intro to Mindfulness (SitM) - Course Overview and Resources
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Course Series Overview
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Zoom Link for SPRING 2023 Live Course
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Meditation Music Selections
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Original 2018 Soulfulness Publication (Journal of Contemplative Inquiry)
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Rising up Rooted Article (2022; Special "Black Contemplatives" Issue of the Journal of Contemplative Inquiry)
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Soul-Centered Healing Chapter - IN PRESS - NOT FOR DISSEMINATION
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SitM Session 1: The Inner River (Mindfulness and Soulfulness)
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SESSION 1 SLIDES: The Inner River - Intro to Mindfulness and Soulfulness
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SESSION 1 RECORDING - Screen Sharing with Narration Only
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SESSION 1 RECORDING - Speaker Only (no Slides)
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HANDOUT: Meditation, Mindfulness, and Soulfulness
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SitM Session 1 Music
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SitM Session 2: All About Love (Mindfulness of Love and Liberation)
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SESSION 2 RECORDING - Slides and Speaker
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SESSION 2 SLIDES: All About Love (Mindfulness of Love and Liberation)
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HANDOUT: Anchoring and Returning
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HANDOUT: Soulful Metta Practice
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SitM Session 2 Music
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SitM Session 3: Focus and Flow (Mindfulness of Breath and Body)
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SESSION 3 RECORDING - Slides and Speaker
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SESSION 3 SLIDES: FOCUS AND FLOW (Mindfulness of Breath, Body, and Sensation)
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SitM Session 3 Music
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SitM Session 4: Free Your Mind (Mindfulness of Thoughts)
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SESSION 4 RECORDING (Slides and Speaker)
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SESSION 4 SLIDES: FREE YOUR MIND (Mindfulness of Thoughts)
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HANDOUT: 70 Things Your Mind Does
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SitM Session 4 Music
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SitM Session 5: Feel It to Heal It (Mindfulness of Emotion)
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SESSION 5 RECORDING (Slides and Speaker)
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SESSION 5 SLIDES: FEEL IT TO HEAL IT (Mindfulness of Emotion)
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Feelings Vocabulary
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Session 5 Music
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SitM Session 6: Still I Rise (Mindfulness of Life)
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SESSION 6 RECORDING (Slides and Speaker)
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SESSION 6 SLIDES: STILL I RISE
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Session 6 Music
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Instructor(s)
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Dr. Shelly Harrell