In a society where unconscious bias, microaggressions, institutionalized racism, and systemic injustices are so deeply ingrained, healing is an ongoing process. When conflict and division are everyday realities, our instincts tell us to close ranks, to find the safety of our own tribe, and to blame others. This book profoundly shows that in order to have the difficult conversations required for working toward racial justice, inner work is essential. Through the practice of embodied mindfulness–paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations in an open, nonjudgmental way–we increase our emotional resilience, recognize our own biases, and become less reactive when triggered.
Experience how mindfulness practice can support personal healing and personal justice, as a foundation for the justice we seek in the world. This retreat will explore personal, interpersonal and group practices, including stillness, movement and other embodied practices.
No prior experience with mindfulness or meditation is needed. If you are new to exploring mindfulness and/or justice work, or are looking to deepen your practice, this retreat is for you. Lunch will include meat, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. No refunds after April 20, 2020.
Rhonda V. Magee, MA, JD is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco. She is also an internationally recognized thought and practice leader on integrating mindfulness into higher education, law and social justice. Her teaching is grounded in decades of work with community-based social justice-advocates based in San Francisco. Professor Magee is a Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute. She is a member of the Board of Advisors of the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness and the Board of Directors for the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. Her acclaimed new book is titled The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness (Random House 2019).
