Decolonizing the Body

Name: Decolonizing the Body
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Healing, Body-Centered Practices for Women of Color to Reclaim Confidence, Dignity, and Self-Worth

By Christena Cleveland and Kelsey Blackwell

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Summary

Decolonizing the Body offers powerful, somatic practices designed by and for women of colour to reclaim confidence, dignity, and self-worth. It explores the impact of both generational and systemic trauma on body and mind, providing tools to heal from oppression and reconnect with one’s true self.

The book emphasises the importance of slowing down, cultivating daily rituals, and setting boundaries to restore inner strength and capability. Readers will learn how their bodies are colonised by systems of oppression and discover ways to listen deeply to their bodily wisdom while fostering community starting from within.
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This book is ideal for women of colour seeking to heal from systemic oppression and trauma through body-based practices. It will also resonate with anyone interested in social justice, somatic healing, and cultivating mindful, empowering rituals. Readers looking for an accessible, affirming guide to reclaiming self-worth and strength in the face of societal challenges will find this book particularly valuable.

Powerful, body-based practices to help you reclaim confidence, dignity, and self-worth.

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Powerful, body-based practices to help you reclaim confidence, dignity, and self-worth.

As a woman of color, you are more likely to experience oppression, discrimination, and physical or sexual violence in your lifetime. In addition, your family may have experienced generational trauma and systemic racism going back for centuries. This old and new trauma can manifest in both the mind and body. However, there are ways you can free yourself from this trauma, build confidence in yourself and your abilities, and restore your powerful sense of self.

Written by a woman of color for women of color, Decolonizing the Body offers proven-effective somatic, body-centered practices to help you heal from systemic oppression, trust the profound wisdom of your own body, and reconnect with your true self. And by slowing down, cultivating a daily ritual, and setting strong boundaries, you can reclaim your inherent dignity and worth--as well as those aspects of yourself that you may have cast aside in an effort to survive.

With this empowering guide, you'll discover:

How bodies are colonized through systems of oppression
Why slowing down is essential for healing
How to listen to what your body needs
How to create a space for ritual in your daily life
How to strengthen feelings of capability
How to cultivate community--starting with yourself

To decolonize the body is to become whole again, and to come home again. Let this book be your guide on this crucial journey.

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Praised for its wisdom and gentle approach, Decolonizing the Body is recognised as a vital guide for healing internalised colonisation and reclaiming dignity. Staci K. Haines describes it as a beckoning to freedom and interdependence, highlighting its importance for women of colour and others alike.

Rinku Sen commends the book’s accessibility and inspiring message, noting its practical guidance to break free from the confines imposed by patriarchy, racism, and capitalism. Overall, reviewers appreciate its beautiful writing and empowering practices.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781648480614

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 April 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: New Harbinger Publications

Contributors:

Foreword by Dr. Christena Cleveland

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 176

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Christena Cleveland Happiness & Mental Health Health & Wellness Kelsey Blackwell Mindset & Self Help Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Kelsey Blackwell is a certified somatic coach, writer, teacher and creator of the Decolonizing the Body 7-week program. She is committed to undermining the master's tools with contemplative, somatic and creative practices. Working exclusively with womxn of color, whose wisdom she believes is uniquely essential in this time, Kelsey supports clients to confront internalized feelings of not-enoughness and reconnect with inherent dignity and worth. In addition to being impactful and powerful, Kelsey believes working towards personal and collective liberation must also bring joy. Kelsey brings to her work certification as a Somatic Coach from the Strozzi Institute, Certification as an InterPlay Leader, more than 10 years of Meditation Practice and Certification as a Meditation Guide through Shambhala International, study in UnTraining (unlearning internalized oppression) and Karuna Training and a Master's Degree in Magazine Publishing from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Since moving to the Bay area in 2014, she co-founded a meditation community in Oakland, co-launched a somatics series for artists and activists, guest taught at Stanford University as part of Stephen Shigematsu Murphy's Heartfulness Series, published a viral article on the need for BIPoC only spaces, and guest edited a special issue on the importance of somatic practices and perspectives in racial justice work for The Arrow Journal.