The Urban Mindfulness Summit is for people who believe in people and endeavor to create a world that works for everyone. We are coming together as socially conscious folks to re-connect to and celebrate our purpose, rejuvenate our faith in humanity and each other and engage in practical mindfulness. Through music, creative expression, hands-on activities and guided interactive dialogue, we will leave inspired to continue in the service of a just and equitable society.

This is event is for solo-preneurs, social workers, mental health workers, spiritual leaders, healers, people who work in s.t.e.a.m., community activists, people who work in health care, educators and anyone else who cares about and works in the service of people. Kusum was one of the presenters with a talk on accountability, values, and facing into pain as a way to clean it and alchemize it into something else.

This bi-monthly healing circle ran for six months. It’s purpose was for people of European ancestry to deepen into ancestral healing work, root more intentionally into our values and integrity and build relationships and connections with other European people who have a commitment to end the legacy of white supremacy.

2-Day Training using restorative justice and somatic practices to build connection and community while breaking down some of the history and current reality of public education. This workshop dissects white culture and its impact in the classroom and in schools.

An eight session restorative justice style circle series for white people working in “Urban” education to unpack experiences of race, power and privilege. Community building, story telling, self reflection on personal cultural upbringing and current values, the impact of shame, the white cultural lens and discipline towards students of color (specifically), were all themes in the series.