Self Care and Healing Day Retreat for black and black, mixed race women
Birmingham and London
New dates coming soon.
Experience community, connection, relaxation, learning and fun.
A nourishing and supportive day to build confidence and knowledge through healing and spiritual practices.
The aim of the evening is to,
Centre black women and mixed race women's healing and wellbeing.
Improve confidence and connection to the body.
Reduce the negative impact of racism and sexism.
Learn healing practices from our ancestors.
Be in a safe space, with likeminded people to heal and grow.
Experience relaxation, rest and joy.
Improve self esteem to focus on what is important in your life.
An African centred approach is taken where the community is supportive of each persons wellbeing.
Each person's contribution and uniqueness will be valued and respected.
The retreat will include mentoring, yoga, meditation, herbalism and African spiritual wisdom.
A nourishing and supportive day to build confidence and knowledge through healing and spiritual practices.
The aim of the evening is to,
Centre black women and mixed race women's healing and wellbeing.
Improve confidence and connection to the body.
Reduce the negative impact of racism and sexism.
Learn healing practices from our ancestors.
Be in a safe space, with likeminded people to heal and grow.
Experience relaxation, rest and joy.
Improve self esteem to focus on what is important in your life.
An African centred approach is taken where the community is supportive of each persons wellbeing.
Each person's contribution and uniqueness will be valued and respected.
The retreat will include mentoring, yoga, meditation, herbalism and African spiritual wisdom.
"Attending the retreat was the start of my healing journey and helped me to focus on my mental and physical wellbeing goals.
It was a very safe space to learn and grow with likeminded people.
The day retreat was culturally specific and I learned more about my African Caribbean heritage.
You have created something very special."
Annishia Buss
Price and booking
The full price is £80 and the early bird is £65 until the 12th November
The price of the retreat includes 1 yoga session, 1 herbalism class, 1 African spiritual practices session.
Herbal teas and afternoon snacks will be provided
This day retreat is non refundable.
This day retreat is open to all levels, including complete beginners and all body shapes and sizes welcome.
The full price is £80 and the early bird is £65 until the 12th November
The price of the retreat includes 1 yoga session, 1 herbalism class, 1 African spiritual practices session.
Herbal teas and afternoon snacks will be provided
This day retreat is non refundable.
This day retreat is open to all levels, including complete beginners and all body shapes and sizes welcome.
Day Retreat
You will be welcomed to the retreat with a specially formulated herbal tea blend to support relaxation and wellness.
You will settle into the quiet, calming space, roll out your yoga mat and be led through a gentle and restoring yoga class to help you feel grounded and calm.
We will then stop for a lunch break to give you free time to connect and chat with like minded people, or you may like to take this time for a pause and quiet time.
Following the lunch break we will have a healing herbs workshop to learn how to use herbs for smoke cleansing purposes and create your own locally sources, sustainable smudge sticks.
We will then have another interactive session with a teaching session about the divine feminine within African spirituality and how this can help us to embrace our individual identity.
You will settle into the quiet, calming space, roll out your yoga mat and be led through a gentle and restoring yoga class to help you feel grounded and calm.
We will then stop for a lunch break to give you free time to connect and chat with like minded people, or you may like to take this time for a pause and quiet time.
Following the lunch break we will have a healing herbs workshop to learn how to use herbs for smoke cleansing purposes and create your own locally sources, sustainable smudge sticks.
We will then have another interactive session with a teaching session about the divine feminine within African spirituality and how this can help us to embrace our individual identity.
The day retreat will be run by Emma Kelly, a White British and African Caribbean woman.
I'm an African spiritual researcher, mentor, yoga teacher, international retreat host and trained social worker. I've been teaching yoga classes, workshops and retreats since 2014, having studied my yoga teacher training in Goa, India at Trimurti Yoga school.
I'm passionate about collective care and healing within the black and mixed race community, to counter the negative effects of the daily challenges of racism and sexism.
I will be teaching the morning yoga class and the session about and the African spirituality workshop.
The herbalism section will be taught byLove Hannington, an artist, podcast host, traditional Caribbean spirituality practitioner (Obeah woman) and psychotherapist in training.
I'm an African spiritual researcher, mentor, yoga teacher, international retreat host and trained social worker. I've been teaching yoga classes, workshops and retreats since 2014, having studied my yoga teacher training in Goa, India at Trimurti Yoga school.
I'm passionate about collective care and healing within the black and mixed race community, to counter the negative effects of the daily challenges of racism and sexism.
I will be teaching the morning yoga class and the session about and the African spirituality workshop.
The herbalism section will be taught byLove Hannington, an artist, podcast host, traditional Caribbean spirituality practitioner (Obeah woman) and psychotherapist in training.
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"It was really nice to feel so safe and so joyful when engaging with yoga around others. That doesn’t happen too often for me. It just felt like real sisterhood, and I’m grateful to you those who attended too. I left on a real high. And I learnt so much too." Wemmy Ogunyankin |
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“ By the end of the 12 weeks with Emma I felt a boost in my self esteem and confidence. I had found my inner voice and gained clarity on my next steps for building a sustainable wellness business.
Emma provided a safe and supportive space for me to share my challenges in my yoga teaching career without judgement. I didn't realise how much I needed to process my teaching experiences and express my unapologetic truth until my sessions with Emma. Emma's depth of experiences in yoga, retreats and supporting the BIPOC community, meant she could easily relate to my challenges and offer grounded advice. This was very validating and healing. Emma is a great listener and self-care advocate. Her mentorship taught me the importance of looking after myself and listening to my intuition so I can serve from a nourished and authentic place." Amba Seshat |
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Location
Birmingham Buddhist centre, 11 Park Road, Birmingham, B13 8AB.
Birmingham Buddhist centre, 11 Park Road, Birmingham, B13 8AB.
Day Retreat
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"Each session with you was very enriching and interesting and I immediately felt at ease and in a safe environment to speak freely about business and personal matters. I love your "mixed"personality, very practical and caring at the same time. Emma's knowledge and experience was very useful to help me understand the need to plan my event ahead and take action to develop my visibility to get some participants. I also gained more confidence ! Following your advice, I took the steps to move forward and I successfully launched my yoga nidra class in September with the number of people I wanted. Rachel grobli |
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"Thank you for such an empowering session last night honestly I woke up on a high!!!!
The space you held for us all was absolutely beautiful and the thing I kept saying last night was...Finally some one who understands me... You have given me the tools to diminish those fears about not feeling guilty about speaking up and saying it exactly how it is. You understand the struggles and the ones our ancestors faced. We are both healing and uplifting each other. Aisha Amira Kankiya |
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