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August 1-4, 2024
A space for cultivating rest, personal transformation and collective wellbeing
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[All Scholarships Have Been Awarded]
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, but when the fight for justice is personal, the labor to heal and transform systems and communities can take its toll. In a time when racial equity efforts are increasingly scrutinized and Black changemakers often face burnout, isolation and gaslighting, this retreat offers a much-needed sanctuary.
Designed to nourish your body, heart and spirit, this unique experience was crafted with guidance from Black changemakers who are also navigating the power dynamics, challenges, triumphs and nuances of leading racial equity, justice and antiracism work.
The Embodied Justice Retreat will provide you with sacred space to:
“Doing this work in isolation is unsustainable. I long for a community of racial equity practitioners, especially in the face of external backlash to my work.”
“I have been targeted because of my DEI and reparations work, and I’m burned out from the everyday oppression I experience as a Black woman.”
“I would like to connect with folks who have navigated similar spaces and experiences to share community, joy, hope, and resilience.”
“I want to explore and learn practices to build my capacity to sustain myself while working in oppressive institutions.”
“I’d like to connect with other Black changemakers in a context that centers our emotional, physical and spiritual well-being.”
Set in the serene and lush North Georgia mountains (featuring a magnificent waterfall and walking trails), during this transformative three-day retreat we will:
Black August is a time for reflection, renewing our energy and dedication to justice and liberation, and celebrating the gifts of ancestral wisdom, resiliency, culture and community. Through self and group reflection, time in nature, restorative yoga, somatics, meditation, storytelling, a fire-pit gathering, music and creative expression, you will:
Join us in a beautiful, peaceful setting where the healing qualities of nature are on full display. This community gathering will harness deep rest, wisdom and imagination to pour into our collective well-being.
This retreat experience is designed for Black staff and consultants including racial equity and DEI directors, managers, community organizers and activists, program staff, antiracism facilitators, organizational change consultants and community healers. The retreat is open to all genders and is an LGBTQ+ friendly space.
The retreat is Thursday, August 1 through Sunday, August 4. Check-in begins at 3 p.m. on Thursday and check-out is at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The retreat center is located 90 minutes from Atlanta Hartsfield airport, nestled in over 200 acres of natural beauty. It boasts panoramic views of the Georgia mountains, along with a waterfall, hiking trails, communal spaces and forest cottages.
CURE will coordinate ride shares for participants interested in connecting with others who would like to travel to the retreat center together.
Please complete this form to apply. Applications will be processed in the order they are received. After CURE reviews your eligibility, you will receive a link to register for the retreat. Details, including the exact retreat location, will be provided at that time. To ensure the safety of participants, we are not publishing that information online.
Registration closes on Friday, June 28. A 40% deposit is due at registration and includes a non-refundable $100 processing fee. Full payment is due 2 weeks prior to the start of the retreat.
Scholarships (full scholarships and reduced pricing) or travel assistance can be requested when you apply. These limited scholarships are available to nonprofit staff for who are unable to secure organizational support to attend the retreat. We ask that those with the financial means to do so pay the full retreat fee.
If you have been awarded a scholarship or travel assistance, you must register by Friday, May 31, to secure your scholarship. Scholarships will be released after May 31 to provide others who request financial support an opportunity to attend the retreat.
The retreat fee includes all facilitated sessions, accommodations for three nights (taxes included), and three freshly prepared meals per day (vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available). If you’re interested in tent camping, please indicate this when you apply. The total fee depends on the room you select:
*Double occupancy price is per person, each person must register separately
Airfare and transportation to the retreat are not included in the retreat cost.
CURE is committed to supporting and nurturing the health and safety of our team and retreat participants. By registering for the retreat, you agree to (1) take and submit the results of a COVID-19 test within 72 hours before the retreat and (2) opt-out of attending if you’re experiencing symptoms or test positive for COVID-19. By attending the retreat, attendees voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.
Should COVID-19 community levels increase or local, state and federal guidelines change, CURE reserves the right to modify this policy.
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Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or concerns. We look forward to you joining us at the retreat.
Judy Lubin
Dr. Judy is an applied sociologist, racial equity changemaker, yoga and mindfulness practitioner, author, auntie, bestie and beach lover. Judy’s elemental nature is water, and with her she brings calming, reflective energy to hold space for deep listening, inner work and transformative dialogue.
The curator of the Embodied Justice program, she hosts the accompanying podcast and co-facilitates events and dialogues focused on the collective healing and sustainability of Black changemakers.
At CURE, Dr. Judy has built transformative racial equity frameworks and change management processes that have impacted thousands of lives. She began her career focused on health disparities, recognizing that stress from societal racism can become embodied and manifested through “weathering” that prematurely ages the body and shortens the lifespan of racially marginalized communities.
She is unapologetically committed to centering Black people and the communities that have inspired her life’s work. The daughter of Haitian immigrants, she grew up in South Florida surrounded by music, her grandmother’s herbal garden, and the struggle to make it in a country that saw her family as outsiders.
In 2022, after experiencing multiple health emergencies coupled with burnout from the intensity of the “racial reckoning” that increased demand for CURE’s racial equity services, Judy began a process of listening to the wisdom of her body, healing old trauma wounds, and reclaiming rest and her love of mind-body healing. During this time she explored somatics, indigenous and and ancestral healing practices and earned certifications in multiple healing modalities including yoga and energy medicine.
Emerging from a place of rest and listening to what her soul wanted to share, she now weaves mindfulness, body-awareness and spiritual activism to support changemakers and organizations to regenerate their leadership and give to the world from a place of ease and wholeness.
Long committed to promoting women’s health and wellness, she is the author of The Heart of Living Well: Six Principles for a Life of Health, Beauty and Balance.
Find Judy on instagram or linkedin at @drjudylubin, where she (occasionally) shares posts celebrating Black joy, healing and well-being.
Shawn J. Moore
Residing at the intersection of leadership and mindfulness, Shawn creates sacred spaces for stillness and self-inquiry to help social impact leaders align their strengths, intention, and impact. Through his integrative approach, he holds transformative containers for self-renewal, personal discovery, and capacity-building that ease clients on their journey towards peace, clarity, and freedom.
Shawn is committed to empower changemakers to become embodied leaders – unified in mind, body, and heart – with the tools to mindfully pause, reconnect to their inner knowing, make strengths-driven decisions, and lead the change they believe the world needs.
Reckoning with his own contemplation of burnout, purpose, and alignment, Shawn transitioned out of his role as Associate Dean of Student Life & Leadership at Morehouse College in the fall of 2021 to focus more on mindfulness and stillness-based training programs and workshops.
While leadership resonates with him deeply, it is his personal and spiritual practices that allows him to continue to show up for himself and others. He is a yoga teacher (E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500, YACEP®), sound and reiki practitioner, meditation teacher, Yoga Nidra facilitator, and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, all focused through a Buddhist lens and 17 years of personal practice. He has contributed workshops, practices, and educational opportunities for celebrities like Questlove and Dyllón Burnside, and various yoga studios and colleges, Yoga International, Omstars, Melanin Moves Project, the Human Rights Campaign, Spotify and Lululemon. He currently serves as the Facilitation and Community Manager for BEAM (Black Emotional & Mental Health Collective).
Shawn hosts a podcast called The Mindful Rebel® Podcast that creates a platform to continually explore this unique intersection of leadership and mindfulness. Find him on instagram @shawnj_moore
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