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May 25

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Dear MindHeart Fam: I’m honored to invite you all to an extraordinary series of events featuring three visionary Black leaders who have directly inspired my own work!!! - “Three Black Men” 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

This event is bringing together three visionary Black leaders – Resmaa Menakem, Bayo Akomolafe and Orland Bishop to share space as they visit three cities across three continents, tracing a diasporic route in reverse. On each continent, they will spend multiple days in shared contemplation and dialogue, then convene a series of public gatherings, exploring liberation in our world and activating the vibrational tuning that is part of (in Bayo’s words) becoming fugitives in the Anthropocene.

“We are at a turning point”, Orland tells us, “towards another reality.” Bayo invites us to “risk new shapes” that transgress the limits of contemporary imaginal shapes and responses that perpetuate harm.

Through a blend of public gatherings as well as livestreams, recorded video, the development of learning curriculum for post-event study and practice, and the creation of a documentary film, this project will serve thousands of people as the transformative impact ripples out into the world. Along with the compelling reflections and teachings of these three leaders, these joyful Black-centering gatherings will provide a vibrantly festive experience. The events will be a traveling village that incorporates and celebrates Black art, music, dance and food, engaging participants’ whole selves.

The first event takes place in Los Angeles, USA on June 25th, 2023, and later in the year, they will travel to Salvador, Brazil, and Accra, Ghana.

Guiding questions of these events will be: How will we meet the crises of our times? How might we respond in ways we have not yet imagined? We need emancipatory spaces of healing, exploration and discovery to dream our futures into being.

I have a feeling that these events contain crucial medicine for our times. If interested, pls click on the link in my bio to sign up! ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

#afrofuturism #leadership #blackmaleleadership #healing #trauma #ritual #ceremony #community #wellbeing #transformation #exploration #wisdom #teaching

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May 16

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I want to take a moment to thank two very special mentors and friends in my life - Dr. Dan Siegel @drdansiegel and Dr. Angel Acosta @dr_angel718 - while remembering the very special moment when we came together at the Garrison Institute @garrisoninstitute to reflect on the relationship of scientific lineage that exists between my research framework the “Science of Social Justice”, the “Systems-Based Awareness Map” and Dan’s groundbreaking and field-building work “Interpersonal Neurobiology”.

It’s no exaggeration to say that upon finding his book well over a decade ago, it completely changed my life and the trajectory of my entire career!

Angel did such a phenomenal job holding sacred space (as he always does) for us to reflect on how far our work has come individually, as well as collectively. It made me truly emotional when he stated that that very moment - while surrounded by the Garrison Fellows, which was such an honor - was the witnessing of the passing of a baton between mentor and mentee within the field of neuroscience. 🧠🧠🧠

I recall vividly the times when the both of them, in the past several years, would listen intently for hours as I wrestled with my developing theory; as I faltered and struggled to bring the complexity of the many scientific disciplines I was holding into a coherent narrative; as I searched for a way to articulate a vision of social justice that was grounded in neuroscience, yes, but that centered the great importance of love, and loving-awareness also…all the while navigating the (multiple) global pandemics!! Their generosity really felt limitless and I needed to feel believed in while taking what felt like significant intellectual risks.

Literally none of my scientific work would exist in the ways that it does now without their thought partnership, patience, and steadfast belief in me.

So here’s a digital deep bow to you both for being much more than mentors to me - I give all my gratitude that you are both my family.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

#garrisoninstitute #neuroscience #mentor #mentorship #gratitude #appreciation #womeninstem #science #scientist #socialjustice #family #love

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May 14

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I’ve been reflecting today on how much I love, respect, and deeply admire every single member of the Garrison Fellowship @garrisoninstitute and how grateful I was to be a part of the second ever Garrison Fellowship retreat.♥️♥️♥️

I literally can’t recall a professional space where I’ve felt such powerful belonging, friendship and authentic care down to the psycho-spiritual-cellular levels!

To be amongst compassionate, heart-centered yoga teachers, dancers, MC’s, drummers, scientists, chefs, artists, facilitators, university administrators, dharma teachers, philosophers, technologists, professors, restorative justice leaders, educators, entrepreneurs, therapists, architects, keepers of ceremony - all dedicated to contemplative leadership - I feel like there’s an infinite amount to learn amongst us!

Sending immense waves of gratitude to each and every one of you for reminding me that Beloved Community is real - and for showing me that exploring healing, embodiment, and professionalism do not have to be seperate.♥️♥️♥️

#garrisoninstitute #newyork #fellowship #community #embodiedleadership #embodiment #contemplative #healing #gratitude #purelove #leaders #leadership #family

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May 10

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A few weeks ago, an important MindHeart milestone happened that I’ve been celebrating (and pinching myself about) ever since!! 👏🏽✨👏🏽✨👏🏽

UC San Diego’s @ucsdcompassion Center for Empathy and Social Justice in Human Health Director - Dr. Gentry Patrick - led an expert panel at @asugsvsummit featuring the former president of the University of Maryland, Dr. Hrabowski of @umbclife, the Deputy Secretary of Education of the US, Cindy Marten of the Biden Administration @potus, as well as yours truly Dr. Sará King of @mindheartcollective.

It was truly an immense honor and a privilege to be in the company of such notable national leaders, and to feel the incredible sense of belonging and support we had for one another on stage!

The panel discussed the utility of empathy and compassion to define and activate institutional and community-wide strategies for building educational spaces and cultures that foster and retain a sense of safety, positive belonging, and purpose for marginalized students and educators in #STEM.

It was such an invigorating conversation to be a part of! Our discussion personally gave me great hope that as the field of neuroscience continues to investigate what contributes to the development of empathy and compassion, it will also contribute to evidence-based loving-kindness and community healing practices that can be prioritized and scaled on a national level - because our future STEM leaders need to be treated as though their hearts matter as much as their brilliant minds!!!

Sending a deep bow of gratitude to @leigh_eck for all her strategic and organizational efforts that made everything go so smoothly!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

The video of our session can be found in my bio for those curious to watch.♥️

#uscdsanfordcompassion #asugsvsummit #compassion #empathy #neuroscience #education #learning #wellbeing #STEM #womeninstem #community #belonging #healing #purpose

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May 9

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sending some sparkling love-energy from NorCal 🌈🌈🌈🌈 with the ocean-eyed @drgarrettking

#norcal #california #adventure #nature #naturephotography #outdoors #coast #love

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