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This page features of various self-care and mental health resources from meditation to virtual communities to join.
Take a moment to pause with this guided meditation
Take a moment to pause with this guided meditation
Black Lives Matter Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma
Black Lives Matter Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma
A 17 minute guided meditation using mindfulness, affirmation, and metta (loving-kindness).
Other Ways to Meditate
Other Ways to Meditate
Mental Health Resources
Mental Health Resources
GirlTrek, the largest public health nonprofit for African-American women and girls in the United States. With nearly 100,000 neighborhood walkers, GirlTrek encourages women to use walking as a practical first step to inspire healthy living, families, and communities.
Therapy for Black Girls is an online community that seeks to destigmatize and encourage mental wellness for Black women. Through their curated online directory, they can help you find a therapist with a unique understanding of what it means to navigate the world as a Black Woman. You can also find thoughtfully curated affirmations and resources via their Instagram.
Jessamyn Stanley is a Black queer fat femme yoga teacher and writer who works to make the practice accessible to all bodies and people of all means. Free videos for beginners available on YouTube.
Therapy for Black Men is an organization working to help change the narrative around Black men seeking mental health support and helping men find the resources they need. They offer a directory of therapists free therapy sessions for men that are concerned about the cost of therapy.
This Philadelphia-based organization’s goal is to provide community resources and access to mental health treatment to black men at reduced rates by therapists of color. They offer a virtual support group, called “King’s Corner”. Each session addresses a different topic every Sunday evening.
Communities to Join
Communities to Join
Well-Read Black Girl aims to amplify the voices of Black writers and celebrate their achievements in the literary world. They offer a book club exclusively for Black girls, women, non-binary, queer, trans, and disabled readers.
Black Girl In Om is a wellness community promoting healing for Black women around the world on their unique journeys towards wholeness. They offer guided meditations to help ease newcomers into meditation. They also offer a podcast with words of affirmation, guided meditations, and transparent conversations with Black leaders.
BEAM is a collective of advocates, yoga teachers, artists, therapists, lawyers, religious leaders, teachers, psychologists and activists committed to the emotional/mental health and healing of Black communities. Their website offers a wealth of resources and toolkits and they host regular free and low cost wellness events
HealHaus provides accessible and inclusive wellness through daily yoga and meditation classes and workshops. Normally based out of Brooklyn, they now have completely virtual offerings.
Additional Self-Care Tips
Additional Self-Care Tips
The Missing Ingredient in Self Care | Portia Jackson-Preston | TEDxCrenshaw
The Missing Ingredient in Self Care | Portia Jackson-Preston | TEDxCrenshaw
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