Decolonizing The Body Healing Bodycentered Practices For Women Of Color To Reclaim Confidence Dignity And Selfworth Kelsey Blackwell by Kelsey Blackwell 9781648480614, 1648480616 instant download after payment.

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.