Race, Unconscious Bias & Mindfulness
with Sebene Selassie
Friday, May 10th, 2019 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Race is both a construct of pseudoscience and a lived social reality that leads to great inequities and injustices.
While conscious racism is no longer accepted by most in our society, unconscious bias is less easy to see and understand.
In this evening session we will explore how mindfulness and the Buddhadharma can help us bring awareness and clarity to the constructs & biases around race that exist in society and within each of us (either as external racism or as internalized oppression), so that we can live with more love, wisdom and compassion.
Registration
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Teacher(s)
Sebene Selassie
Sebene Selassie is a writer, teacher, and speaker who leads meditation, creativity, and nature-based practices for personal and collective liberation. Using ancient wisdom and modern science mixed with her own relational and relatable style, Sebene helps spiritually curious people explore the profound and sacred truth of belonging. She is trained as a meditation teacher, an integral coach, a practitioner of Indigenous Focusing Oriented Therapy for Complex Trauma (IFOT), and is a licensed hiking guide in New York state.
Sebene has taught classes, workshops, and retreats online and in person for almost 15 years. She is a devoted student of mystic traditions, including astrology, and writes the popular newsletter Ancestors to Elements. She is author of the book You Belong: A Call for Connection.