Welcome

• As we individually and collectively navigate the return of global fascism, we all hold so much & so many types of grief. This grief must be honored, not ignored, for us to show up in our daily lives in alignment with who we know ourselves to be in our core.

• We can process this complex grief in community in ways that bring us back into our own sustainable & creative capacity for care. Only when we grieve together, are we able to thrive together.

• Zel Amanzi (they/he) is a disabled and neuroqueer, Black, queer, agender, SAAG transbeing
• They work professionally, through Transgressive Medicine, as a counter-colonial meditation, sound bath, sacred listening & palm healing facilitator. 
• They're also a poet, a gardener, and co-founder of Trans Futures Collective, formerly Trans Yoga Project.
• He has an M.S.Ed in Social Justice Education & certificates in Child Development, Western Reiki, Yoga (Sri Vidya), Yoga Nidra, and Tantric Meditation and is a Listening Line volunteer for A Sacred Passing.

Exchange

• 15 free spots / pay-what-you can spots for racialized and/or disabled Q/T folks who can't make a financial exchange (no judgment)
• Donation $11.11, 22.22, 33.33, 44.44 Choose a number based on your financial ease and social location.

Agenda

~Introduction, Agenda, Accessibility, Brave Space & Welcome (~10min)

~Somatic practice: all practices are optional, will include variations for accessibility & will be facilitated in a way that does not require standing or any equipment (e.g. mat, etc). Movement does not include full "flows," but options for single poses.

• ~20 min accessible movement: 

• ~15 min breath + solo reflection

• ~20 min guided visualization/sensation

~Bio break (~10min)

~Grief skill-building and personal-practice curation (~20min) 

~Group shares w/ optional prompts for creative processing (~20min)

~Closing (~5min)

Seasonal Themes

• March 19: Emotional blossoms — creatively blooming in the presence of gloom
  • Spring equinox
  • Breath: skull shining breath (kapalabhati ) 
  • Movement: variations on heart openers
  • Sense Inspiration: flowers + fruits

• RESCHEDULED to July 10th: Grounding to expand — being both the kite & kite runner
  • Summer Solstice Theme
    
  • Breath: cooling breath (sitali) 
  • Movement: variations on extensions
  • Sense Inspiration: sunrises + sunsets
  
  

• September 18: Transitions — simultaneously holding abundance & scarcity  
  • Fall Equinox Prep
  • Breath: victorious / ocean breath (pratiloma)
  • Movement:  variations on twists
  • Sense Inspiration: autumn leaves + moon
  
  

• October 31: Deaths as portals to rebirth — connection with ancestors and/or abandoned parts of self
  • Halloween
  • Breath: moon breath (chandra bhedana)
  • Movement: variations on hip openers
  • Sense Inspiration: seasonal migration + compost

Accessibility

• Video optional. 
• Visual descriptions of images and speakers.
• Shares optional. 
• Chat-open for non-vocal shares. 
• Automated captions. 
• Good vibes not required.
• This practice will be partially recorded.

Brave Space

We honor the realities of intersectionality in queer spaces, including race, gender, socioeconomic status and disability. Only join if you intend to support a brave space (link) for people with violently targeted identities.