In Ragga Nyc tradtion we will making an alternative to only partying this pride month and curate a spae of healing for our community. Like our prevouse event "RAGGA x Herba Cura: Sit with Me: Healing generational trauma in the diaspora" in 2019 (video below), Ragga is pulling in healers in our community to make the following possible while raising funds for an important cause:
Slow Series: Calling our ancestors: Healing through the diaspora with Ragga Nyc @ Ace Suite at Ace Hotel New York
The workshop will explore generational family tradition, trauma and healing, through storytelling and breathwork. What are the familial stories that shape our identity? What has been passed down to us, and how do we hold onto these stories within our bodies? How do we both celebrate and release them? The evening will begin with a reading of poetry and prose followed by a mix of newly composed and old favorites that allow us to feel inspired by the past and rooted in the present. Subsequently, we will follow with a sharing circle to discuss the readings and go over different healing practices and how they relate to our respective ancestors. Finally, the evening will conclude with a 30 minute meditation featuring music that focuses on breathing, tension release, anxiety release, and surrender. At the event, fresh fruits and tea will be given to attendees. Custom RAGGA healing herb packages with readings will be available as take away gifts. The event will raise funds for New York Abortion Access Fund (NYAAF) in partnership with the Thank God for Abortion Collective.
A non profit platform/project and art collective founded by Christopher Udemezue (@NeonChristina), RAGGA NYC connects a growing network of queer Caribbean artists and allies working across a wide range of disciplines—including visual art, fashion, poetry and more—to explore how race, sexuality, gender, heritage, and history inform their work and their lives.
Jasmine Stein bio:
Jasmine is a writer and strategist who has worked at The New York Times, Vogue Magazine, Rolling Stone and 2x4. She brings together yoga, meditation, research and storytelling to her multidisciplinary work. Place and space making is a recurring theme she wishes to explore in writing and workshop.
