Refuge in our own innate Divinity & capacity for liberation.
Refuge in praxis, our own direct experience making the practices alive through active engagement.
Refuge in community solidarity, taking interdependence from transactional to reciprocal.
7-8:30pm
4700 Virginia Ave.
Suggested $5-25 investment
Please pre-register so we know you are coming!
Accepted payments:
Apple pay
Google Pay
Cash App
Credit/Debit Card
Venmo: @deannadanger
Even $1 is a meaningful gesture of reciprocity towards the time & energy put into facilitation, the lineage of teachings made accessible & relatable, and the meeting space provided. AND, no one is turned away for lack of funds (email deanna@sovereign-somatics.com).
All facilitation is offered from a healing-centered, counter-oppressive, trauma-aware, neurocognitive-aware foundation.
Welcome, Somatic Grounding, connection 20m
Dharma learning - talk + engaged discussion 30m
Guided meditation 30m
Dharma sharing & connection 10m
Sharing & discussion is not mandatory - it's your choice to engage with the Q&A or prompts.
We start on time! If you need to arrive late, slide right in wherever we are.
HOW TO JOIN:
Please arrive 5-10m before start time to settle in.
Please silence all devices.
Setup your choice of mats, cushions or chairs.
ACCESSIBILITY:
Tiny Postcards is on the ground level, with two steps into the space + wheelchair accessible ramp access.
There is a restroom on site that accommodates wheelchairs & mobility aids.
Street parking is available around all cross streets.
The nearest Metro stop is at Virginia and Mount Pleasant or Delor. Tiny Postcards is a one-block walk from both stops.
The environment is low-scent.
Fidgets & art supplies are available.
You do not have to "sit" to meditate, or in any particular pose. You can lay down, walk, and even sway! It is recommended to experiment and find a position that is both easeful and alert for the meditation. Deanna will go over all options for accessibility.
For virtual, livestream access, please email 24H IN ADVANCE deanna@sovereign-somatics.com.
COVID SAFETY:
Masks are required when community transmission levels are medium and high, and optional but strongly recommended when levels are low.
Masks may be required at the request of immunocompromised community members (please reach out in advance if this is you deanna@deannadanger.com).
In the lineage of Radical Dharma / Engaged Buddhism
Radical Friendship: Seven Ways To Love Yourself And Find Your People In The World, Kate Johnson
Love & Rage, Lama Rod Owens
Home Is Here: Practicing Antiracism With The Engaged Eightfold Path, Liên Shutt
Awakening Together, Larry Yang
Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love & Liberation, Lama Rod Owens + Reverend Angel Kyodo Williams
Mindful of Race, Ruth King
EcoDharma, David Loy
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Deanna (they/them) is a Revolutionary Somatics Guide supporting folks to unlock bodymind sovereignty. They have a background in subversive dance, performance art & media and work at the crossroads of personal + relational + systemic sovereignty. Their counter-oppressive methodologies weave body & sense based exploratory movement & nervous system practices, Radical Dharma teachings, revolutionary astrology and systems change.
This Radical Dharma & Meditation Group is:
Pro-trans
Pro-abortion
Pro-Black
Pro-Immigrant
Pro-Palestine
Pro-landback
Pro-abolition
Pro-decolonization
Pro-climate justice
Pro-ho
Pro-union
Pro-science
Knows that silence is violence 🚩
Knows all forms of dissent are necessary for revolution 🏴
Knows that two choices is the absence of choice