 Reclaiming the Matriarchy: Chicana Feminism and Revolutionary Mothering August 15, 2020 | 10am-12pm PST/ 1pm-3pm EST
2 HR ONLINE WORKSHOP Description: This talk will address the particular challenges of raising empowered Latinx and Indigenous children in a heightened xenophobic environment that continuously renders Latinxs as criminals, refugee children as subhuman and Indigenous people as invisible. Chicana feminism provides a toolkit for decolonization based on Indigenous philosophies, embodied remembrances of surviving colonization and imagined collective futures that are more liberatory than the present. Applying creative learning and elaborating on contributions to The Chicana Motherwork Anthology, published last year by the University of Arizona Press, this workshop will help parents apply Chicana feminist theory to their healing journeys and their parenting philosophies and praxis. Delving deeply into theory and offering testimonio, the workshop will address how to connect decolonial feminism to career, activism, self-growth, revolutionary motherhood and creative work. Workshop participants will gain:
To Register: Course fee : $85 Send Payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Scholarships: There are limited scholarships available for BIPOC. To apply, email [email protected] with a short share about who you are and why you want to attend and be sure to add "Reclaiming the Matriarchy Scholarship Request" in the subject! About the Facilitator: Dr. Gabriela Spears-Rico is a Pirinda-P’urhepecha Indigenous feminist poet and scholar who serves as an Assistant Professor of Chicano Latino Studies and American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her research explores how representations of indigeneity in Mexican popular culture inform understandings of race and ethnicity among Mexicans and Chicanxs. Dr. Spears-Rico is currently working on her first book, Mestizo Melancholia and the Legacy of Conquest in Michoacan. This work engages performance theory, critical race theory and feminist theory to examine how ‘going native’ functions in Mexico and what instances of cultural appropriation reveal about the technologies of mestizaje among people of Mexican descent. She authored “Decolonial P’urhepecha Maternalista Motherwork as Pedagogy,” in The Chicana Motherwork Anthology (University of Arizona Press, 2019) and “Transnational Indigena Mothering from Michoacan to Mni Sota Makoce” in Transnational Latinx Perspectives on Ana Castillo (forthcoming with Pittsburg University Press). An award-winning poet and performance artist, her poetry has been published in Sing: Poetry from the Indigenous Americas (University of Arizona Press, 2011), Poesia mexicana en la frontera norte (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Editoriales, 2011) and Agenda (Unisa Press, 2019). She mothers a fierce Ojibwe-Dakota/Xicanita named Miskozi and currently serves as the Chair of the Women’s Indigenous and Native Caucus for MALCS.  Reclaiming Sex & Intimacy After TraumaAugust 22, 2020 | 11am-1pm PST/ 2pm-4pm EST
2 HR ONLINE WORKSHOP Description: Moving from surviving to thriving is not easy. For some, this means a reclamation of their sensual & sexual relationships with self and others. Guilt. Shame. Anger. Numbness. Overwhelm. Despair. For many, these are huge obstacles getting in the way of us connecting to our body-based pleasure as well as to connecting with others. If you are ready to do this reclamation work- this gathering is for you! This workshop consists of a slideshow presentation, group discussion, and participants will receive a detailed handout outlining the steps discussed in the presentation. *Please note that this workshop is only open to self identified survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Participation in the group discussion is optional and folks will not be asked to disclose their experiences of trauma. To Register: Course fee : $77 Send Payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Scholarships: There are limited full and partial scholarships available. To apply, email [email protected] with a short share about who you are and why you want to attend and be sure to add "Reclaiming Sex & Intimacy Scholarship Request" in the subject! About the Facilitator: Eri Guajardo Johnson is a bi-racial, Midwest-born birth doula, rape crisis peer counselor, birth consultant for trauma survivors, community educator, and host of The Birth Bruja Podcast. Drawing upon her 10+ years of experience supporting survivors of sexual assault, studying indigenous Mexican and Indian healing modalities, and obtaining her masters in Women, Gender, Spirituality & Social Justice from the California Institute of Integral Studies- she approaches healing & justice work as a mechanism for individual and collective liberation. The Birth Bruja platform is a manifestation of Eri’s passion for birth work as a spiritual, liberational & decolonial practice. Join us for monthly Mentorship Circles, free resources, and Community Workshops that span the full range of this transformative work. Learn more at www.BirthBruja.com.  Business Bruja: Attracting & Keeping Dream ClientsAugust 2, 2020 | 11am-1pm PST/ 2pm-4pm EST
August 8, 2020 | 2pm-4pm PST/ 5pm-7pm EST 4 HR ONLINE WORKSHOP (2 x 2hr Workshops) *For Black, Indigenous & POC Participants Only Description: Finding and connecting with your ideal prospective client can be challenging, especially in the midst of a pandemic. In part one of this BIPOC-only, two-part workshop, Ajira and Keelia will first help you ground in knowing WHO you are as a birthworker, WHY you do this work and HOW you support families so you’re ready to convey that with ease in client interviews. In part 2 of the workshop, Keelia will be sharing effective practical steps that you can take to attract the people you want to your practice. Soon, you’ll have both interviews and birthwork lined up. To Register: Course fee
Send Payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: There are limited full and partial scholarships available. To apply, email [email protected] with a short share about who you are and why you want to attend and be sure to add "Business Bruja Scholarship Request" in the subject! About the Facilitators: Ajira Darch (she/they) is a queer, fat, black mama to two. She is passionate about parenting, connecting and building community. These passions and all she’s learned through them inform and guide her work as a podcast host, ceremony facilitator, birth & branding photographer, full spectrum birthworker and business and branding consultant to birth workers across the country. Keelia Alder (she/they) is a Queer, mixed-race Asian-American mama of one. She provides support to people going through the full range of reproductive experiences, including birth, pregnancy loss, and sex ed. Keelia has launched two successful full-spectrum doula practices, and mentored dozens of new doulas. She's also the fourth generation in a line of reproductive justice advocates— her great-grandmother provided doula support in China, her grandmother opened the first prenatal diagnosis lab in NYC, and her mom taught childbirth ed in their living room when Keelia was a toddler. She draws on their wisdom in her work as a healer, educator, mentor, and parent.  A Sacral Steam Experience Sunday, July 5th, 2020 | 10am-12pm PST/ 1pm-3pm EST
Sunday, July 12th, 2020 | 10am-12pm PST/ 1pm-3pm EST Monday, July 20th, 2020 | 5:30pm-6:45pm PST/8:30-9:45pm EST A 3 DAY ONLINE IMMERSION Description: Day 1: Celebrating Resiliency and Community
Day 2: Guided Sacral Steam
Day 3: Cycles
Each participant will receive:
About the Facilitator: Daniella was born and raised in San Francisco. She now lives with her partner and their son on land of the Ohlone Huichin peoples (Berkeley CA). For nearly a decade of holding space for families in the Bay Area, she has become known for weaving in her ancestral knowledge into all her offerings. She has taught yoga and movement classes, guided families as a birth and postpartum doula, and now offers sacral steaming as a way to connect back to self. The birth of her son and her mothering journey has connected her back to her wild and radical self. Her work and offerings are a culmination of the path her ancestors set forth, her desire for collective wellness, and passion of womb health and healing. Follow her on social media: Instagram @The.Radical.Womb | Facebook @TheRadicalWomb Click here to learn more about Daniella's work To Register: Course fee:
Send Payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: There are limited full and partial scholarships available. Email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend.  Birthing The New Feminism: Healing, Ecology, and Sacred ActivismJune 20, 2020 | 11am-1:30pm PST/ 2pm-4:30pm EST
2.5hr Online Workshop Description: As the world reels from both the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, it is clear that intersectional feminist movements are needed now more than ever. Yet our movements must evolve to more effectively address the ecological and spiritual challenges of these times.
This workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to collectively envision what an intersectional, ecological, and sacred feminist activism could look like. We’ll learn about the “secret spiritual history” of feminist and womanist movements in the U.S., explore the connection between embodied healing and social change, and reflect on our relationship with the “more-than human” world. Our time together will include a slideshow presentation, storytelling, experiential exercises, and small group dialogues. Course Preparation: Listen to Alka’s free audio podcast On Feminism’s Fourth Wave. About the Facilitator: Alka Arora, PhD (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Women, Gender, Spirituality and Social Justice at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA. Her scholarship is focused on three interrelated areas of inquiry: feminist spiritual activism, vegan ecofeminism, and transformative pedagogy. She uses what she calls an integral feminist pedagogy in her teaching, inviting students to see social justice work as a form of sacred praxis. Alka also facilitates public workshops with Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI), a non-profit organization that draws on the power of truth-telling and dialogue to transform gender relations. She is passionate about people of all genders coming together to create a post-patriarchal, ecologically just world. To Register: Course fee:
Send Payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: There are limited full and partial scholarships available for front-line workers during COVID - grocery store staff, healthcare workers, farm workers, etc. Email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend.  Sex + Pleasure in this Queer Body: Pt 2June 28, 2020 | 8am-10:30am PST/ 11am-1:30pm EST
2.5hr Online Workshop Description: In SEX + PLEASURE IN THIS QUEER BODY PT 2, we will be diving deep into embodiment explorations to (re)imagine and (re)define queer sex in inclusive and expansive ways through:
Be ready for participation-based, activity focused learning including role playing, journalling, drawing and moving. Bring paper, your favourite writing tools and journal and refreshments for this 3 hour workshop. About the Facilitator: king yaa (pronouns: they/them/king!) is a black, genderqueer, queer, masculine of centre being who has birthed three humans. They are a Jamaican, raised in Toronto, Canada and currently occupy space in Cape Town, South Africa. Their work is grounded in and informed by intersectional feminism, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed care, body liberation and sex positive frameworks. king yaa centres their work on the intersections of queer wellness and dignity. Their offerings include gender affirming bodywork, somatic coaching, movement for resiliency, full spectrum birth support, transitioning companion and as well as training intentional health and wellness providers with LGBTQ+ competencies, specializing on queer, trans and non-binary individuals, to create safe and inclusive practices. Click here to learn more about king yaa and their work. To Register: Course fee:
Send Payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: There are limited full and partial scholarships available. Email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend.  Warming the Womb Lodge: Postpartum and BeyondJune 27, 2020 | 11am-1pm PST/ 2pm-4pm EST
2hr Online Workshop Description: A warm womb is full of life, with proper blood flow and nutrient circulation. After birth or loss, maintaining warmth in the womb is crucially important for short and long-term health. This wisdom-share workshop will be a deep dive into Anishinaabe Ojibwe teachings about womb care in the postpartum period. Learn what causes cold-womb syndrome in the postpartum healing period and how to assess and treat this syndrome with Indigenous warming therapies that work on the physical and spiritual bodies. Participants will also receive a workbook that contains a cold-womb assessment worksheet, birth story debrief activity, and cold-womb treatment worksheet for use with self and clients. This will be a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color and mixed POC) only space open to birth workers who have an interest in traditional postpartum care; About the Facilitator: Raeanne Madison, MPH, is a crane clan citizen of the Ojibwe and Mexika nations, and also carries Dutch ancestry. A natural teacher and practicing postpartum doula and Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor, Raeanne has traveled extensively to tribal communities across Anishinaabe Aki (and online) to be a part of the resurgence of traditional kinship responsibilities in Indigenous communities. She has walked with hundreds of families and taught thousands more in the realms of pregnancy, birth, postpartum healing, and traditional parenting. Raeanne is a wife and mother of two. Click here to learn more about Raeanne and her work. To Register: Course fee $95 USD Send payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: 4 full scholarships available for BIPOC people experiencing financial and social barriers that would otherwise prevent them from attending. To apply, email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend.  Live Workshop | Indigenous Birthing: Trauma & ResilienceJune 6, 2020 | 11am-12pm PST/ 2pm-3pm EST
1hr Online Workshop Description: Taught from an Anishinaabe Ojibwe perspective, this presentation will introduce the themes of historical trauma, historical resilience, and cultural humility. Learn what historical events have created lasting trauma among Indigenous North American communities and how this impacts birth, postpartum, and parenting practices through illustrative case studies and discussion prompts. Learn how Indigenous communities are revitalizing cultural practices to build resilience and what traditional practices and items you may witness in your practice working with families. This is for anyone who is committed to serving Indigenous families with integrity by using their birth work practice to help heal the soul wounds inflicted upon Indigenous North Americans. *Open to people of all backgrounds, especially birth workers who serve Indigenous/ Native American/First Nations families. About the Facilitator: Raeanne Madison, MPH, is a crane clan citizen of the Ojibwe and Mexika nations, and also carries Dutch ancestry. A natural teacher and practicing postpartum doula and Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor, Raeanne has traveled extensively to tribal communities across Anishinaabe Aki (and online) to be a part of the resurgence of traditional kinship responsibilities in Indigenous communities. She has walked with hundreds of families and taught thousands more in the realms of pregnancy, birth, postpartum healing, and traditional parenting. Raeanne is a wife and mother of two. Click here to learn more about Raeanne and her work. To Register: Course fee $55 USD Send payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: 4 full scholarships available for BIPOC people experiencing financial and social barriers that would otherwise prevent them from attending. To apply, email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend.  Sex + Pleasure in this Queer Body: Pt 1June 14, 2020 | 8am-10:30am PST/ 11am-1:30pm EST
2.5hr Online Workshop *This workshop is for Black & Indigenous People of Color Description: Learn how to honour the identities and bodies of ourselves and our partners with tenderness, respect and compassion by creating a sense of safety, clear communication, confident boundaries, and self-awareness. Often our understanding of sex and pleasure come from and are limited to cishet teachings and models without taking consideration of the full spectrum of sexualities, bodies and genders that exist. Let's fuck with with what sex + pleasure can look like in your queer body by talking about fucking with gender roles, safer sex, exploring our bits (and theirs and theirs) and check-ins. Attendees will learn how to create sexual and pleasure practices that honour your own sex lives uniquely for you, your bodies, partners and relationships, in all its queer glory. About the Facilitator: king yaa (pronouns: they/them/king!) is a black, genderqueer, queer, masculine of centre being who has birthed three humans. They are a Jamaican, raised in Toronto, Canada and currently occupy space in Cape Town, South Africa. Their work is grounded in and informed by intersectional feminism, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed care, body liberation and sex positive frameworks. king yaa centres their work on the intersections of queer wellness and dignity. Their offerings include gender affirming bodywork, somatic coaching, movement for resiliency, full spectrum birth support, transitioning companion and as well as training intentional health and wellness providers with LGBTQ+ competencies, specializing on queer, trans and non-binary individuals, to create safe and inclusive practices. Click here to learn more about king yaa and their work. To Register: Course fee:
Send Payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: There are limited full and partial scholarships available. Email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend.  Business Bruja: Birthwork & BrandingMay 2, 2020 | 11am-1:30pm PST/ 2pm-4:30pm EST
2.5hr Online Workshop Description: Birthwork is hard. Building business tools doesn't have to be. To effectively build a website, write educational and promotional materials, and cultivate a professional social media presence, we must have a clear understanding of our BRAND. This process can bring up SO MANY QUESTIONS that then trigger stress & overwhelm:
Facilitation Format This workshop will be structured like a think tank- meaning, instead of a prepared slide show presentation, it will be based off the needs of the individuals who show up. Therefore, please come prepared with 3-5 questions you would like answered in a Q&A format. About the Facilitator: Ajira Darch (she/they) is a queer, fat, black mama to two. She is passionate about parenting, connecting and building community. These passions and all she’s learned through them inform and guide her work as a podcast host, ceremony facilitator, birth & branding photographer, full spectrum birthworker and business and branding consultant to birth workers across the country. Creating a business and branding strategy that aligns with your purpose as a birthworker, a healer is powerful medicine that will support you in connecting with your audience and attracting the clients who need your services. Ajira supports you in your specific process to create the business you’ve dreamt of. To Register: Course fee $47 Send payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/erigjohnson Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes! Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. *There are limited full and partial scholarships available. Email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend. |
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