From the Root From the Root

Michelle and Serena continue discussing their New Years' "roadmaps" and shift their focus from what they want to leave and what they gained in 2021, towards where they are headed in 2022.

Topics: music anthem for the year, themes, what they are both calling and what they are changing from 2021.

Shine Theory: Body Butters by Michelle; visit @michellescauldron on instagram or email michelleinflux@gmail.com


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It's a New Lunar Year! Serena and Michelle share what they plan to leave behind, their reflections on their past year, and cycles/habits they plan on breaking.

Shine Theory: 

TikTok: @JasminesGarden23

IG: @JasminesGarden


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This meditation was originally created by Serena as part of a series of events called Healing Session for Black Liberation, which Michelle and Serena helped facilitate (with two others) during the summer of 2020.

Unfortunately, grief is an on-going emotion. We hope this offering will help you release and transmute any lingering grief you're still holding onto from 2021 and beyond.

The meditation incorporates creative visualization and conscious connected breathing. 

You can view the audio transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s_Uw4F8MHP8BTF-Q9Xk8wuyPxdvoT-TKiG6sGHFNb_0/edit?usp=sharing

Credit: background ocean wave audio, ZapSplat.com


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In this episode Michelle and Serena discuss how to get re-grounded after moving somewhere new. Serena moved from Rochester, NY to Brooklyn, NY 6 years ago (and moved 4 additional times within Brooklyn), and Michelle moved from NJ/NY to Arizona 3 years ago. The two discuss changes in cost of living and financial costs to consider, food deserts and food utopias, social changes and challenges, experiencing culture shock like encountering Black people that don’t know Black culture and the struggles of finding Black Queer and Trans community. They consider the impact of the spaces we choose to enter and the people we choose to be around, how home is where our heart is/with the people who hold our heart. Questions that are explored: 


To what extent do we hold the power to intentionally choose surroundings that will help us ground and flourish in an environment? 
How can our values help inform us to make better choices? 
When do we decide that it’s time to move? 
How does one heal in the same environment that harmed us?

Terms:

ATRs = African Traditional Religions

Shine Theory:

Crisp US Thrift (based in AZ) A thrift organization - Offers sewing classes, and discusses the social and racial impacts of the fashion industry; repurposes worn vintage items as everyday house-hold items. Black-owned and queer-owned. Visit: https://www.crispthrift.us/


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In episode 6 part 2, Serena & Michelle talking about how they protect their autonomy, what they look out for, and what nudity can look like beyond the sexual perception.



Shine Theory: @blackqueerdom @Flowerchildbruja https://www.theflowerchildbruja.com/


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In episode 6, Michelle and Serena cover the following topics:


Spankings
Bullying
Sexual Harassment
Body Validation
Eating disorders

Trigger warnings: There are no graphic descriptions, but there are multipe mentions of the following


spankings
child sexual abuse/assault
verbal/physical abuse
domestic violence
bullying
slut-shaming
sexual harassment

This episode was cut short due to technical difficulties. Check out "What is Mine?" Part 2 in October, where we will continue the conversation discussing boundaries, our bodies outside of sexual perception, and what we do to reclaim and show our bodies love.


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