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Book Mrs. Chetina for the following:
Curating Healing Spaces
Speaking Engagements
Workshops
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Our Sankofa
We reclaim our minds.
We were told we had Drapetomania, a mental health disorder stating that an enslaved persons desire to flee was a disease, for wanting to escape slavery.
We were meant to be a free people, mind, body, and soul.
We deserve to have safe spaces to work through our life’s challenges through a lens that considers our unique experiences.
We reclaim our spirituality.
Cultural Memory explores the threads that link generations.
It centers oral tradition, symbolism, ritual, and the lived histories of the African American community.
Hoodoo is the only spiritual practice created by enslaved African-American’s utilized to provide protection, healing, and liberation. Due to our enslaved ancestors being stripped of their identifies, Hoodoo was one way to remain connected to the practices from the homeland. Hoodoo is a blend of African, Indigenous, and European components due to learning to survive on Turtle Island/America.
Hoodoo is a closed practice. Anyone can learn about it or request services; but not all people are able to utilize the magic, only those who are Descendants of African American Slaves.
We venerate those who came before us.
We do not worship our ancestors. We honor our ancestors.
It is important to remember those who walked the path to create opportunities for us as a race to thrive.
Our ancestors are in our DNA. Our ancestral connections extends from familial relations to mother nature.
Healing was meant to happen in community not isolation.
We were taught to not tell everybody our business.
At a time in history someone knowing your business could have gotten you harmed, separated from family, or worse. We were not meant to remain in isolation and keep this mindset that was taught by the enslavers. We were meant to return to community.
There is healing in community.
Spiritual and Earthly realms are all connected.
Your brain can be your best friend or your worst enemy. You get to choose if to experience Heaven or Hell. Our inner state reflects our outer state.
We look to the cosmos for answers. We utilize the tools here on earth, whether it be herbs, sacred text, prayer, dance, music, etc for it’s true purpose of providing healing and freedom.
Open your mind there is guidance all around.
Go back and get it. The answers are within. Reclaim your freedom.
We provide our offerings through a decolonized, trauma informed lens.
We aim to help each person speak their truth and free themselves from mental and spiritual strongholds.
We denounce any stigmas and misunderstandings attached to our practices.
Return to what was once yours.
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