Needs & Desires

What is it you need to thrive?

AN INVITATION

Black women, what do you need? Not just to survive, what do you need to thrive? 

What do you need to heal and to be restored, beyond caring for everybody and everything that is not you?

Black women, what do you desire? What do you desire to help you soar, perhaps even beyond your wildest dreams?  

 
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Take some time now to reflect on and express your needs and desires.

You are deserving. You are worthy.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

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A quiet place

Steal away and find a quiet place to listen to the guided meditation.

An notebook sits open and empty, with two lined pages inviting you to write.

A journal

Any paper and writing utensil will do.

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Your imagination

Let your mind run free as you follow along.

THE PRACTICE

1. Get comfortable

Find a comfortable and quiet spot for you to meditate, visualize, or daydream.

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2. Listen to the meditation

This guided meditation, “What Black Women Need, What This Black Woman Needs.”

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REFLECT ON YOUR EXPERIENCE

 
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What do Black women need? What does this Black woman need?

What does this Black woman desire? What’s one concrete step I can take to get what I need and desire?

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Ways to use this meditation

 

As an individual exercise to be repeated monthly.

A group exercise to be shared for support and accountability.

As a way to prioritize your own needs in times of stress and anxiety.