ONLINE • Monthly February – July
This will be a monthly group gathering focused on supporting our individual and collective work of anti-racism. We are creating the opportunity to be in community to share discussion and accountability to the ways that whiteness operates within us and our communities and to maintain strength and commitment in dismantling white supremacy. Each session will include some meditation practice, as well as check-ins and discussions around prompts specifically to explore the ways we are working with this in our daily lives. Additionally, we will each have small triad accountability check-ins between sessions to deepen into our commitments together.
This is a 6 month commitment – with the opportunity to continue for an additional 6 months in June. Prerequisites: completed an iBme white anti-racist course or commensurate experience with other anti-racist trainings/courses.
- A monthly discussion/accountability group focused on strengthening white activism in iBme’s community/network.
- Some practice but more like a monthly check-in/exploration that will keep us engaged with the work of undoing whiteness.
Available to anyone who has taken our courses, or commensurate experience – (application to demonstrate)
Sliding scale. 25% of all program fees will go back into our Communities of Color scholarship fund.
Teachers
Khalila Archer
Khalila Archer is a mindfulness and yoga instructor with 20+ of personal practice. Introduced to yoga and meditation in her teen years, she has attended many multi-day silent meditation retreats, including two month-long retreats. Her background includes over a decade as a wilderness educator leading multi-day expeditions for a variety of educational organizations, as well as teaching interdisciplinary curriculum in formal classroom settings and beyond. She holds a B.A. in Adventure-based Environmental Education from Prescott College and over 500 hr Yoga Teacher Training hours. Khalila teaches meditation retreats for all ages through Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) in both residential settings and remote wilderness environments. Her teaching is grounded in nature awareness and connection, mindfulness meditation as a means for insight, care, and well-being, and social justice praxis that recognizes our interdependence and collective need for freedom. Khalila currently serves on the iBme Board of Directors and is part of the core faculty for the iBme Mindfulness Teacher Training.
Mark Wax
Mark Wax is deeply grateful to be working with iBme. Mark has been a sincere student of many meditative arts for the last 15 years. He has worked for Yoga International, The Himalayan Institute, and Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He recently completed his 500-hour yoga teacher certification through Spirit Rock’s Mindful Yoga and Meditation Training.
Cost and Accessibility
The sliding scale for this 6-month program is $100 – $200. 25% of all program fees will go back into our Communities of Color scholarship fund.
If your family earns $75,000 or more per year, then we request that you pay the full price. If your family earns less than $75,000/year, you may self-select an amount to pay. If you are in true economic hardship (e.g, recently lost job, health situation, etc.) we are offering the discounted rate of $100. If you cannot afford the discounted fee please email registrar@ibme.com and we’ll make it work for you.
Application Deadline
February 22, 12pm ET
Cost
$200 suggested tuition for families making over $75,000 a year • $100 – $200 sliding scale. 25% of all program fees will go back into our Communities of Color scholarship fund.
Duration
Feb.23 – Jun. 15 (monthly sessions • 90-120 minutes per session)
Ages
All Ages