Brown Girl Dreaming: Reclaiming what Grind Culture Stole From Us *Black, Indigenous and People of Color only*
*Black, Indigenous and People of Color only*
we give rise to our futures by way of dreaming, mapping our visions on a shared horizon and moving intentionally towards the sun. in this workshop, we name, acknowledge, and relinquish the many ways that the capitalist industrial complex and grind culture has disproportionally affected BIPOC and our ability to sleep, rest, and thereby open our portal into dreaming.
we will invoke several modalities practiced across time and cultures to bring forward a unique ritual for developing a sustainable sleep routine and moving into the richness of dreaming. over the course of our 1-hour together, participants will be invited into a practice that includes breath-work, creative writing, plant medicine, and ritual practices of the African diaspora, while centering dreams and visioning as tools towards self-transformation, actualization, and collective liberation.
*workshop title inspired by author, Jacqueline Woodson's book title, "brown girl dreaming.” this workshop will include writing prompts from this title.
Materials List:
Medicinal Tea
Other
writing materials (something to write on, something to write with)
preferably a new, unused journal, but any paper is just fine
1 glass of water
mug/tea cup and spoon
tea infuser/tea ball
honey
hot water, 8oz
optional: white candle, tarot deck, crystals, and any/all of your preferred magical instruments
Plants/Herbs
1/2 tbsp dried lemon balm
1/2 tbsp dried chamomile
1/2 tbsp dried rosemary
About Suhaly Bautista-Carolina:
Suhaly Bautista-Carolina, Moon Mother, is an AfroDominican herbalist, artist, and community organizer. Her work lives intentionally at the intersection of plant power and people power and is lovingly guided in collaboration with her community. In 2018, she founded Moon Mother Apothecary, a platform through which she shares heart-centered, moon-powered medicines created in the traditional wisdom and knowledge of her ancestors.
She has hosted workshops with organizations including Gossamer, The Wing, Creative Time, Weeksville, The Museum of the City of New York, Ethel’s Club, and The Highline. Her work has been featured in New York Times Magazine, Bustle, The Girl Mob, Healthyish, BitchMedia, and Fierce by Mitú.
The Moon Mother is living + loving in Brooklyn with her wife and their baby girl, Luna.