Events › National Day of Racial Healing Circle

This circle will help participants navigate emotions tied to the challenges and transitions we face in the coming year—whether those feelings are of hope, fear, or uncertainty—and offer tools for moving forward. It’s a space to explore how this moment intersects with personal values, community challenges, and hopes for the future.

Race is a construct we live with every day, yet it is often the elephant in the room in our daily conversations. A racial healing circle allows participants to connect through our shared humanity, expand our empathy, and broaden our capacity for compassion. It is a way for us to repair the damages caused by racism and build trust across the racial divide.

Through facilitated conversation, embodiment and mindfulness practices, participants can begin to generate connections to heal the wounds of racial trauma. A healing circle offers a chance to be authentic and vulnerable and take collective action for change.

"A healing circle's purpose is to reaffirm the humanity in all of us. And it lifts up what unites us rather than what divides us, while discovering, respecting and honoring the unique experiences of each person." - W.K. Kellogg Foundation

The Racial Healing circle is open to all races.

Yeefah Thurman is a Somatic Transformation Life Coach and Racial Healing Practitioner. Her motto is "If there is a difficult situation that causes stress, anger, sadness, or anything else, remember that tomorrow is a new day and a new chance to handle the situation in a different way."

Yeefah is driven to experience other cultures and to understand people the way "they" want to be understood. A lifelong learner currently studying Spanish, she already has a working knowledge of German from the years she lived in Austria. She owns her own hairstyling salon while building her body of work as an artist. Her previous careers include modeling, clothing design, selling African fabric, and advising clients on holistic health care. Over the years she has won numerous awards and scholarships including the Gates Millennium Scholarship.

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