Mindfulness for the Holiday Season
for Professionals in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
6 weeks, begins Nov. 29,| 3:30 – 5:00pm PST
11/29, 12/6, 12/20*, 1/3/23*, 1/10/23, 1/17/23
please note, this course will not meet 12/13
Online via Zoom
This course, sponsored by Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, is designed for Professionals in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. In this course, we will practice mindfulness and compassion meditation with a focus on the holiday season and the range of emotions and stressors that this time of year brings.
The science of mindfulness suggests that we can build emotional resilience, inner strength and well-being, all qualities we hope to cultivate as professionals working in and with Native and Indigenous populations. These inner resources can help us develop the flexibility to be present, kind, and skillful whether we are alone or with others.
*We intent to poll course participants during the first week, to find out if the majority of participants will be able to attend sessions on 12/20/22, 12/27/22 and 1/3/23. Additional dates will be held 1/10/23 and 1/17/23 if needed.
Teachers
Khalila Archer
Khalila Archer is a mindfulness and yoga instructor with 20+ years 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 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 Teachers Advisory Committee and is part of the core faculty for the iBme Mindfulness Teacher Training.
Anthony Maes
Anthony “T” Maes found mindfulness during college when struggling with addiction, and it saved his life. He has practiced mindfulness meditation since 2003 including many weeklong and monthlong silent retreats. He’s been teaching teens in mindfulness retreats and weekly class formats since 2009 for various organizations including Spirit Rock and IBME. On retreat he enjoys teaching emotional intelligence, diversity and inclusion, relational mindfulness, multi-racial liberation, and acrobalance. He is a teacher and coordinator of the weekly Teen Sangha meditation group at East Bay Meditation Center. He has worked as a wilderness mentor for middle-school boys with Stepping Stones Project and Back To Earth. He is passionate about supporting college-aged young adults, and has founded a leadership program for “aged out” iBme alumni. “T” graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004, completed the yearlong Commit2Dharma program at East Bay Meditation Center in 2011, and is currently part of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
B. Anderson
B. Anderson (they/them/theirs) has been working as a meditator and transformative justice space holder for over six years. B. calls up the traditions, legacies, and medicine of their southern Black American, Jamaican Maroon, and Choctaw ancestry as their healing arts praxis.
In 2008, B. began training as a Buddhist dharma teacher, community organizer, and music therapist. Later, in 2019, they became a somatic healing therapy practitioner offering a private practice supporting individuals, families, and organizations internationally.
B. Anderson is a member of the board of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, was a founding member of Harriet’s Apothecary, a healing collective that envisions a world where Black, Indigenous, and People of color have the power, healing, and safety needed to live the lives we desire for ourselves and our communities. B. currently acts as the founder and director of Song of The Spirit Institute, an international online learning environment supporting the sustainability, health, and well-being of Indigenous peoples, culture, and lands across the globe.
Cost and Accessibility
This course is FREE, thanks to underwriting by
Application Deadline
November 28th
(or when the course is full)
Cost
FREE
Duration
6 weeks, starting Tuesday November 29th at 3:30pm PST
Each course will be 90 minutes
Ages
18+