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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!

  • Six 75-minute Sessions Live on Zoom taught by Dr. Shelly Harrell

  • 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)

  • The ONLY LIVE offering of this course for 2023!

  • 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!

  • 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

  • Session handouts and slides available for download

  • Access to course recordings for those who enroll

  • 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.

Course Topics

  • May 13, 2023 - Session 1: The Inner River

    Introduction to Mindfulness and Soulfulness

  • May 20, 2023 - Session 2: All About Love

    Mindfulness of Love and Liberation

  • May 27, 2023 - Session 3: Focus and Flow

    Mindfulness of Breath and Body

  • June 10, 2023 - Session 4: Free Your Mind

    Mindfulness of Thoughts

  • June 17, 2023 - Session 5: Feel It to Heal It

    Mindfulness of Emotion

  • June 24, 2023 - Session 6: And Still I Rise

    Mindfulness of Life

$25 SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNT IF YOU ENROLL BY MAY 10th!

Soulfulness Center Subscribers get $25 off the current fee. (You can BECOME A SUBSCRIBER at thesoulfulnesscenter.com) If you are a Subscriber, send an email to [email protected] requesting your personal Discount Code to be used at checkout. Course fee is $150 and goes up to $175 on May 11th.
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Testimonials

  • Jumpstart Your Practice

    "Dr. Shelly Harrell's Soulful Introduction to Mindfulness was just the class I needed to jumpstart my mindfulness practice. Dr. Harrell is a skillful instructor - She is personable, engaging, and knowledgeable. I was drawn to her style of practice and I loved her infusion of music and culturally relevant content."

  • Breadth & Depth

    "Wow, where to begin. I so appreciate the breadth and depth in the types of mindfulness meditation. I also love the soulfulness spin. It was truly the best mindfulness course I have ever taken because it helped me move the practice from my head to my soul. It helped me to come back to myself. I am forever grateful."

  • Deeply Nourishing

    "This class as a whole was so nourishing - I really appreciated the contextualization of mindfulness as a practice for liberation - personal and beyond. I felt seen in ways I never have before despite learning about mindfulness for the past 10 years. Dr. Harrell's expounding of mindfulness landed somewhere deep inside me where many other teachers didn't or couldn't. Representation matters! Being real matters!"

  • Transformative

    "Transformative class! A gift to yourself and your loved ones. You will develop tools to sustain your well-being for life. I very much appreciated Dr. Harrell’s expertise in the content and facilitation of exercises. The integration of music was a great addition to the process. I felt part of the community and very much connected to the references, meditations, reflections and exercises. i loved the grounding and resourcing, the RAIN and the calling ancestors and others to the circle of support. Powerful! The whole series had a profound impact on my sense of well-being. I got in touch with parts of self I knew were there but haven’t come in contact with for a while. Thank you so much!!"

  • Powerful Practices

    "Wonderful meditation course that has truly helped me in mind, body, and heart/spirit. I so appreciate the way Dr. Harrell's teaching has not only better connected me to meditation practices, but linked that practice to living more fully and authentically. She introduced me to simple, but powerful, practices that I've been using in my daily life that have helped me better be with my experiences (both the enjoyable and challenging ones) to live my best life. Thank you for this course, and I look forward to the opportunity to be a part of future ones!"

  • A Greater Calling

    "Dr. Harrell's "Soulful Introduction to Mindfulness" class series was more than I could have imagined. Her commitment to detail on each topic explored was remarkable. Her poised, warm, and calm delivery allowed her experiential practices to penetrate deeply week by week. Dr. Harrell's incorporation of poetry, music and other artistic expressions were culturally-congruent and unique compared to other mindfulness courses I have attended. Her ability to transcend the "trendy" of the mindfulness movement with the soulfulness of meditation anchors one in the purpose of meditation which is to move us personally and collectively into our greater calling. I cannot recommend her courses more!"

Course Resources

(available after enrollment)

  • 1

    Soulful Intro to Mindfulness (SitM) - Course Overview and Resources

    • Course Series Overview

    • Zoom Link for SPRING 2023 Live Course

    • Meditation Music Selections

    • Original 2018 Soulfulness Publication (Journal of Contemplative Inquiry)

    • Rising up Rooted Article (2022; Special "Black Contemplatives" Issue of the Journal of Contemplative Inquiry)

    • Soul-Centered Healing Chapter - IN PRESS - NOT FOR DISSEMINATION
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    SitM Session 1: The Inner River (Mindfulness and Soulfulness)

    • SESSION 1 SLIDES: The Inner River - Intro to Mindfulness and Soulfulness

    • SESSION 1 RECORDING - Screen Sharing with Narration Only

    • SESSION 1 RECORDING - Speaker Only (no Slides)

    • HANDOUT: Meditation, Mindfulness, and Soulfulness

    • SitM Session 1 Music
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    SitM Session 2: All About Love (Mindfulness of Love and Liberation)

    • SESSION 2 RECORDING - Slides and Speaker

    • SESSION 2 SLIDES: All About Love (Mindfulness of Love and Liberation)

    • HANDOUT: Anchoring and Returning

    • HANDOUT: Soulful Metta Practice

    • SitM Session 2 Music
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    SitM Session 3: Focus and Flow (Mindfulness of Breath and Body)

    • SESSION 3 RECORDING - Slides and Speaker

    • SESSION 3 SLIDES: FOCUS AND FLOW (Mindfulness of Breath, Body, and Sensation)

    • SitM Session 3 Music
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    SitM Session 4: Free Your Mind (Mindfulness of Thoughts)

    • SESSION 4 RECORDING (Slides and Speaker)

    • SESSION 4 SLIDES: FREE YOUR MIND (Mindfulness of Thoughts)

    • HANDOUT: 70 Things Your Mind Does

    • SitM Session 4 Music
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    SitM Session 5: Feel It to Heal It (Mindfulness of Emotion)

    • SESSION 5 RECORDING (Slides and Speaker)

    • SESSION 5 SLIDES: FEEL IT TO HEAL IT (Mindfulness of Emotion)

    • Feelings Vocabulary

    • Session 5 Music
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    SitM Session 6: Still I Rise (Mindfulness of Life)

    • SESSION 6 RECORDING (Slides and Speaker)

    • SESSION 6 SLIDES: STILL I RISE

    • Session 6 Music

Instructor(s)

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.