In this interactive workshop, you will explore the fundamentals of trauma and how a healing justice framework can support you and your work, unpack burnout in social justice spaces, workspaces, and organizational cultures, and begin to cultivate tangible and applicable tools to support you in your work.
We will also honor and name the queer, black, Indigenous and BIPOC folks and spaces that created and coined the term, framework, and praxis of Healing Justice.
You’ll have the opportunity to connect with peers in small breakout groups and group reflection time.
Erica practices Ayurvedic medicine, somatic trauma therapy and clinical herbalism rooted in a Healing Justice framework. Her practice is rooted in collective liberation and is informed by her lived experience growing up undocumented and navigating chronic illness connected to systemic oppression. Erica has a long history within the immigrant rights movement where she has created healing justice programs for undocumented youth and families for over 10 years.
In addition, she has taught a Healing Justice course for BIPOC, undocumented and formerly incarcerated students at UCLA for 4 years and served as lead integrative health practitioner at WeSpark Cancer Support Center. Her private practice , workshops and courses offer bilingual trauma-informed and liberation-centered healing for her community and for folks engaged in intersectional movement work.
SJPLA’s Wellbeing Series is a free workshop every second Thursday of the month at 11 am. The workshops introduce a variety of healing modalities as part of our Racial Equity in Homelessness Initiative. These sessions promote personal rest, renewal, and connection creating space for discussion on how to sustain wellbeing practices.
