The Praxis Project is excited to announce our 2022 Roots & Remedies week of Pleasure in Praxis. Since 2008, Roots and Remedies has been a space for our community to reconnect, relax, heal, and celebrate the profound work that community organizers are doing across the United States to improve health, justice, and racial equity.
Having started in 2008, Roots and Remedies continues to be a space to celebrate the incredible community organizers across the country working to improve health, justice, and racial equity. For this year, From love and liberation rooted in community to Pleasure in Praxis, our third virtual convening in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we invite our communities to gather and explore what it means to unapologetically center rest, joy, play and healing in their work. By expanding our convening to occur over five days, we'll offer spaces each day to ignite care and connection by centering the practice of pleasure.
At this virtual convening, we're bringing together community organizers from across the nation to explore what it means to unapologetically center rest, joy, play and healing. We'll cook together, dance, deepen relationship, learn how to improve our sleep and rest, and explore where pleasure lives in our lives - reminding us of the joy that exists within our activism and our bodies every single day.
Watch the welcome video below! Click here for the English subtitled version.
As we continue to show up for our communities and each other, we recognize the important role of joy, play, and pleasure. Pleasure can help us heal from acts of oppression and marginalization, and is ultimately necessary for our collective liberation. This is why our theme for our week-long 2022 Roots & Remedies is Pleasure in Praxis. We hope you join us. Each day offers space for you to practice pleasure and self-love!
Learn more about each event and register* below.
2pm ET · 1pm CT · 12pm MT · 11am PT
What does pleasure look like in your body? Learn and explore through a series of exercises designed to activate and sooth the body. Class will culminate with a guided meditation and affirmations to manifest a week of pleasure through the senses. Be prepared to take up space.
4pm ET · 3pm CT · 2pm MT · 1pm PT
Healthy living not only involves physical activity, but it also involves what foods we consume. Our Kitchen Divas program at Black Women for Wellness utilizes Black femme chefs from all walks of life to teach our community vegan/plant-based cooking, deconstructing the myth that healthy foods are tasteless. Join Chef Nowel this week in preparing a flavorful, colorful Roasted Veggie Lasagna!
5pm ET · 4pm CT · 3pm MT · 2pm PT
This is a 45 minute musically guided meditation. Join the experience of resting in pleasure and sensuality, with the company of a lullaby.
1pm ET · 12pm CT · 11am MT · 10am PT
We are still in the Covid crisis and we’ve seen the toll of gun violence on our communities. It is essential that we have some wellness strategies and support solutions in place to support ourselves, each other and the communities we serve.
Mocktails: 5pm ET · 4pm CT · 3pm MT · 2pm PT
Dance Party: 6pm ET · 5pm CT · 4pm MT · 3pm PT
Guests will get a chance to create mocktails with fresh ingredients that have plenty of healing & soothing benefits. We'll sip and chat while we get ready to dance. Please note: This is a non-alcoholic event for all ages.
Roots & Remedies is a convening for organizations and community organizers that are a part of Praxis’ network. Please contact blair@thepraxisproject.org to learn more about joining Praxis’ network and our next Roots and Remedies!
