Spirits, Ancestors, Self: African Diasporic Healing & Wisdom Sharing

Spirits, Ancestors, Self: African Diasporic Healing & Wisdom Sharing is a calm, soothing environment, where attendees will learn and apply tools to explore the connection between mind, body, and spirit on Weeksville’s sacred lands.

Through outdoor yoga, beadmaking, and guided sessions, participants are encouraged to deepen their understanding of self, ancestors, healing and the depth of spiritual belief systems within the African diaspora.

This program is part of Weeksville Weekends. Sign ups for free tours of Weeksville’s Historic Hunterfly Road Houses will be available on-site on a first-come, first-served basis.

SCHEDULE

12:00pm: Event Opens and Historic House Tour Sign Up Begins
Sign ups are first come, first served. Food will be provided.

12:30–1:00pm: Ancestral Plant-Spirit Communication: Flora Exploration
Session by Botánica Cimarrón

12:30pm: House Tour #1

1:00pm–2:00pm: Outdoor Yoga & Meditation on the lawn by Najee Wilson
Bring comfortable clothes and your own mat and water bottle if you have them! Some will also be provided.

 2:15pm: House Tour #2

 1:30pm–3:30pm: Knowledge Shares

• Creating An Altar by Kale Mays
• Accessing Inner Wisdom & Calling Upon Ancestral Spirits by Eboni Banks
•  Meditative Beading by Aatifa Drayton
•  Medicinal Herb Swap by WHC Program Intern Jenny Townsend

3:30pm–4:00pm: Honoring Sacred Grounds & Ancestral Practices by Kale Mays

4:00pm: House Tour #3

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Please note: As an organization founded with Black liberation in mind, we aim to support all Black people, including disabled, immunocompromised, and otherwise vulnerable community members––including our staff, artists, local residents, and visitors––always, and especially through the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

As such, we require face coverings that cover nose, mouth, and chin indoors at all public programs. We highly encourage the use of high-quality masks such as KN95s and KF94s at all times, and ask that all who come on-site remain mindful of maintaining a safe physical distance.