Embodied Justice Retreat

Held during Black August and inspired by the collective visions of Black changemakers, the Embodied Justice retreat reflects an imagined future of Black well-being and liberation forged by deep connections with ourselves and each other.

The lived experience of harm and injustice is what drew many of us to changemaking work. In response to personal, family and community traumas, we felt a call to dismantle oppressive systems at the root. But when the fight for justice is personal, the labor to heal and transform systems and communities can take its toll.

But that’s not the whole story. As Black changemakers, we are more than our histories of marginalization, trauma and grief. We also carry the gifts of ancestral wisdom, resiliency, culture and community.

Black August is a time for reflection, celebration and renewing our energy and dedication to justice and liberation. Designed to nourish your body, heart and spirit while building community with other changemakers, this retreat will provide you with sacred space to explore these complexities through embodied practices that cultivate rest, inner peace, self-compassion, joy and regenerative change.

Set in the serene and lush North Georgia mountains (featuring a magnificent waterfall and walking trails), during this transformative three-day retreat we will:

• Hold space for each of us to release, recalibrate, reconnect and, most importantly, rest.
• Engage in intentional and authentic exploration, reflection and storytelling about the connection between personal transformation, well-being and the change we hope to see in communities, organizations and the world.
• Practice restorative, somatic (body-based) and mindfulness approaches that you can integrate into your racial trauma healing, resiliency-building, leadership and liberation practices.
• Tap into your innate resilience and expand our capacity to keep championing transformative change without sacrificing ourselves in the process.

Learn more here.