WALK WITH US
bridge to babaylan
your ancestors are waiting
one day immersion
saturday
april 20, 2024
8AM - SUNSET
Your experience will be hosted in the coastal setting of Ramaytush, Muwekma and Ohlone Territory also known as Pacifica, CA.
Location TBA in early April.
Whats Included:
Holistic Healing Workshops: Engage in transformational workshops led by 2 trained practitioners with combined 15 years of experience in mental, physical and spiritual health coaching. We will be covering specific topics such as how to:
identify unhealthy relational patterns and break intergenerational trauma cycles
politicize your healing practice to divest from systems of oppression by engaging in ancestor veneration practices and
practice traditional Filipino somatic exercises to release stress & heal your nervous system.
Nature Connection Activities: Immerse yourself in the healing power of nature with our opening and closing ritual ceremonies, outdoor meditation, and grounding exercises in the serene surroundings of the coastal town of Pacifica, CA.
Nourishing Food & Plant Medicine:
Enjoy nutrient dense, soul-nourishing meals made by a local Pinay Holistic Nutritionist, Halamanist, & Ablon Practitioner.
*Plant Medicine Ceremonies optional.
Spotlight Coaching from your facilitators:
Additional Q&A time related to initiating, deepening, and sustaining the dynamics of healthy intimate relationships, nervous system health, and connections to Spirit.
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
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My name is Lauren Torres Funiestas: 2nd generation Ilokana-American daughter, mother & sexual assault survivor, currently residing on Patwin/Miwok territory, also known as the Solano County, CA.
My family immigrated from the Philippines by way of the United States Air Force and I was raised internationally, having lived in the Philippines, Japan and the American Southwest before settling in California.
My private practice is informed by the teachings of transnational feminists, traditional Filipino healers, Buddhist leaders and old school white psychologists who took LSD and other drugs. I incorporate spirituality, somatic experiencing, dream imagery, community justice and meme humor in my work with clients.
The therapeutic work I engage in is meant to serve those who are healing intergenerational cycles of childhood emotional neglect, sexual violence and are in search of healing from a decolonial, feminist perspective.
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Stephanie Arcayena (she/her/they), is a second generation Pilipinx-American daughter, sister, furr mama, & funTita currently occupying the Bay Miwok/Yokut lands in Contra Costa County, CA. Her migration story is rooted from the courage & sacrifice of her ancestors of Guadalupe, Malate Manila, Buhol, Bulacan, Visaya, Bicolano, Ilocos Norte, Lebanon, & (of course) Spain.
Stephanie’s current profession consists of an expansive range of health & wellness advocacy of 10+ years. It includes but not limited to health coaching around various topics from weight to insomnia, anxiety/depression & substance addiction counseling, relational & energy dynamics, and public policy.
Her work continues to be inspired and fueled by personal, professional, community, and global involvements. She is currently a marriage and family therapist trainee, decolonizing podcast co-host, plant medicine student, and multi-dimensional creatrix. She loves photography, is music nerd af, writing, foodie, & car karaoke.
Stephanie hopes to continue supporting the collective’s progression and movement in self-awareness, healing, and liberation for all.
AGENDA
Arrive, Network, Connect
Opening Morning Ceremony
Part 1 NAMING: Guided Ancestral Lineage Exploration
Catered Lunch
Part 2 REFLECTING: Unpacking Systems of Oppression & Colonial Mentality
Part 3 ACTION: Integrating Your Practice
Closing Sunset Ceremony
Our framework
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NAMING
Engage in a guided ancestral lineage exploration to cultivate awareness around family legacies of trauma and healing
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REFLECTING
Understand how systems of oppression impact your mental health and break free from the constructs of colonial mentality through Babaylan and kapwa consciousness
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ACTION
Create a personal plan of action to integrate one’s story, ancestral gifts, and politicized practice for individual and collective healing
Maraming Reverence to some of our Daylong Immersion Inspiration & References
Sevillano, L., Paez, J. M., & Covington, E. (2023). Restoring kapwa: A systematic review of colonial mentality among Pilipinx Americans. Asian American Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000314
Strobel, L. M. (2001). Coming full circle: The process of decolonization among post-1965 Filipino Americans. Giraffe Books.
our intentions
In the USA, there is a call for cultural remembering within the first-third generation Pilipino/a/x -Americans (PAs) who long to re-connect with their pre-colonial roots.
Our objective is to guide introductory-level explorations into decolonization work as an innovative and essential supplement to address gaps in mental health related services currently offered to PAs in the diaspora.
By the end of the daylong immersion, participants will be able to:
1) Describe the Babaylan & Kapwa and how these pre-colonial spiritual concepts can be utilized to improve holistic wellness and heal intergenerational trauma within self and our communities
2) Deconstruct the impact of colonial mentality and its internal & external affects on their mental health status
3) Cultivate connections with other PAs in the diaspora as we continue the wave of radical, visionary, and necessary change in the collective for generations to come
i am ready to walk.
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