Reflecting on my time in South Africa 🇿🇦.
How has the white body being seen itself as the standard of humanness our collective healing?
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The gnashing isn’t failure—it’s feedback. We’re in a 30-year practice. Train with us: resmaa.mn.co/invite
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“You don’t get the glue without constriction.” The real work is staying through the squeeze. 🌊
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“The sperm hasn’t hit the egg yet.” We’re still seeding—still learning to stay in the work when it gets messy.
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Absurdity is often a pattern.
Chaos can be a doorway.
The nervous system may misread it—
but the body always knows.
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Promote each other. Say “I love you.” Build glue.
It’s what they can’t control.
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Juneteenth isn’t about pageantry—it’s a reminder that no election will save us.
We have to create what we need.
Nobody’s coming.
We are the ones.
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Juneteenth is more than celebration—it’s a return to the body.
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Over the past few days, we’ve shared 11 somatic affirmations—crafted not just for inspiration, but for embodied survival.
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This affirmation isn’t about fixing anything. It’s about softening. Just enough to let the healing move through.
What would it feel like to offer those places some breath, some kindness?
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Our bodies are sacred ground.
Today, I invite you to anchor into presence. And to listen to Black women—not just with your ears, but with your nervous system.
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Today I’m honoring two things we don’t often give ourselves: silence and rage.
One teaches us to listen beyond words.
The other teaches us what we will no longer tolerate.
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These affirmations are here to remind your body that it doesn’t have to carry it all. That there’s power in feeling—and also in giving yourself permission not to.
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✨ This holiday season, we celebrate unity, hope, and transformation. ✨
🕯️ Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Kwanzaa, or another tradition, the Black Octopus Society welcomes you with open arms. 🎉
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