Simon Pearce X LoveYourBrain

In this practice, we will use mindfulness of our body, mind, and breath to welcome our whole selves in the present, with compassion. (Approximately 12 minutes)

This practice is led by Michelle Cassandra Johnson.

Michelle C. Johnson is an author, yoga teacher, social justice activist, intuitive healer and Dismantling Racism trainer. She approaches her life and work from a place of empowerment, embodiment and integration. As a dismantling racism trainer, she has worked with large corporations, non-profits, and community groups, including the ACLU-WA, Duke University, Google, This American Life, Eno River Unitarian Universalist Church, Lululemon, and many others. Michelle published Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World in 2017; she teaches workshops in yoga studios and community spaces nationwide. Michelle’s new book, Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief published by Shambhala Publications, comes out on July 13th, 2021. Whether in an anti-oppression training, yoga space, individual or group intuitive healing session, the heart, healing and wholeness are at the center of how Michelle approaches all of her work in the world.

”Compassion means being loving and kind towards self and others. It means setting boundaries as we need and offering loving feedback to support someone's growth. Compassion isn't about politeness or political correctness it is an action based in truth and love.” - Michelle

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