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“We don't heal in isolation, healing is communal.”
-bell hooks
Group Workshops
I offer online group coaching courses and I travel around the world to lead Somatic Healing, Storytelling, and Participatory Theater Workshops, often co-led with my creative partner Amutabi Haines. These offerings can be tailored to your business, community or organization’s needs and goals. If you are interested in hosting please contact me.
Facilitators
Facilitators Sarah Shourd (She/Her) and James-Amutabi Connie Haines (They/He) have been creative collaborators for over a decade. They are trained in many traditions such as a trauma transformation methodology called Somatic Experiencing, a Brazilian participatory, liberatory theater called Theater of the Oppressed and various forms of facilitation, meditation, and bodywork — and they are both writers.
James-Amutabi is a Baltimore-born, Bay Area–breed queer, and questioning multimodal artist, educator, and guide with 25 years of facilitation experience teaching meditation, mindfulness, and JEDI (Justice, Equity, Decolonization, and Intersectionality) processes with an emphasis in somatics.
Sarah is a Somatic Coach trained in trauma transformation and participatory theater, as well as an award-winning journalist, playwright, producer, and author. In 2009, Sarah was captured and held as a political hostage in Iran for 410 days. This experience became a springboard for Sarah’s anti-carceral and healing justice work.
Seneca Beth Miller/Founder, Be Just Bodies
“james-amutabi and Sarah Shourd are both exceptional and inspiring facilitators who create an inclusive environment that allows participants to express their thoughts and experiences freely. They encouraged us to practice active listening as we immersed ourselves in the personal stories and diversity of viewpoints of the many participants in the room. I especially loved the games and activities that added a fun and unique dimension to the learning process.”
“We don't heal in isolation, healing is communal.”
Services
Pricing Options
Our payment model is inspired by and borrowed from angel Kyodo williams. Ultimately, the payment system is designed for those with more access to wealth to cover the costs of those with less access to wealth. As you decide what amount to pay, please consider your present-day financial situation as well as by the following factors:
- historical discrimination faced by your people
- your financial wealth (retirement/savings/investments)
- your access to income (how easily could you earn more income? are you expecting an inheritance?)
- people counting on your financial livelihood
- the socioeconomic conditions of your locale and
- your relationship to food and resource scarcity.
“We trust your discernment of how you fit
into this global economic context.”
Rebalancing Level
I have more than enough resources and would like to contribute to rebalancing inequity.
Standard Level
I have sufficient resources and can participate at the standard level.
Supported Level
I am under resourced and would benefit from community support.
Tiers
Note: We ask that the price of travel and lodging be covered as well, and are not included in these estimates.
TIER #1: ONE DAY WORKSHOP
● 8 teaching hours
● 2 online sessions
● 1 day in-person
● Access to practice videos
● Costs:
○ Re-Balancing: $3,000
○ Standard: $2,000
○ Supported: $1,000
TIER #2: WEEKEND RETREAT
● 20 teaching hours
● 2 online sessions
● 3 days in-person
● Access to practice videos
● Costs:
○ Re-Balancing: $9,000
○ Standard: $6,000
○ Supported: $3,000
Healing should be accessible to everyone
Your donations will subsidize my work with formerly incarcerated, system-impacted clients, freedom-fighting women around the world, and others who can not afford to pay for somatic coaching. We bow to you with deepest gratitude.
