2024 Gatherings
Salabat (Ginger tea): A 6 Week Virtual Brainspotting Gathering for Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi-American (APIDA) Women in DC, Maryland, or Virginia What it is: Salabat is a place to connect with ourselves, our cultures, and the collective. A space for witnessing and naming the impact of harmful systems, while also acknowledging that we are more than our trauma. By exploring both our roots and imagining a liberated future, we can re-remember who we are and experience hope even in the midst of tragedy. This gathering will be a space to: 1) give and receive support around intersectional identities and lived experiences of and with fellow APIDA women, 2) experiment with authentic connections to self, culture, and community, and 3) both process the impact of systemic oppression and imagine radical healing while living and working in these arduous times. Here, the mind-body-spirit connection will be honored through culture, Brainspotting, ritual, storytelling, and play. This is for the tender-hearted and tired. Those who often are the soothing tea for others' emotions. Those who hold a lot of space for anyone from loved ones to strangers, but feel invisible. Those who want to build or expand their community. Those who dream (or want to) of possibilities. When: Mondays, 5-6:30pm ET Where: Zoom Fee structure per week (choose one for the full 6 weeks): $60 goes to the facilitator and co-facilitator. $90 goes to the facilitator and co-facilitator, and paying in full, or partially, the attendance fee for a future group member who experiences cost as a barrier. $120 goes to the facilitator and co-facilitator, paying in full, or partially, the attendance fee for a future group member who experiences cost as a barrier, and future community events like an in-person fall 2024 outdoor retreat. I, and this group, may not be for everyone. To schedule a free consultation to see whether we're a good fit and if you have any questions, email Jacky at jackyc.therapy@gmail.com.
Dreaming Beyond Capitalism: A half-day, in-person, and outdoor gathering for Women of the Global Majority in the DMV Fall 2024 What it is: This gathering may appeal to those who are feeling the brunt of capitalism emotionally, physically, psychically, spiritually, relationally, collectively, etc., and wanting a space to reflect on these times with like-minded others. Activities will include: contemplating and sharing our own experiences grappling with capitalism and systemic oppression giving and receiving support informal plant walk/gentle curiosity hike on a scenic park trail meditations on reciprocal community support with the natural and ancestral worlds When: Saturday, October 5th, 1:00-5:00pm ET Where: Montgomery County, Maryland. Location will be shared after registration approval and receipt of payment via Zelle. Fee - pay what you can from the following 3 options: $200 $120 $80 ***40% of all proceeds will be donated to Crips for eSIMs for Gaza COVID protocol: Masks are required for the entire event with the exception of eating and drinking If you need to unmask to eat and drink you can do so by relocating to a nearby designated area until you can mask up again Do not attend if you are sick and/or have been exposed to someone who has symptoms/has tested positive for COVID Please note: This event is for women of the Global Majority (Indigenous, Black, African, Asian, Brown, and Latine decent) only Attendance is limited to 6 people Rain or shine. Please dress accordingly All payments are non-refundable Accessibility limitations: Nearby public, gender exclusive bathrooms Walking required from parking area to picnic site, and on trails Not public transit accessible The event is in a public park so confidentiality cannot be guaranteed If interested, please complete this registration form. Email jackyc.therapy@gmail.com with any questions.