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May 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th
RelationSHIFT

Our CourageRISE model leverages trauma-informed somatic, contemplative and relational practices to help us reclaim our togetherness.

Join our free relationSHIFT practice sessions weekly on Thursdays of each month to explore the many rich aspects of our approach.

June 6th, 7th, 13th & 14th
Creating Organizational Cultures of care

This training is for international development and humanitarian aid workers who are seeking to break away from workplace cultures that are stuck in ‘survival mode’. These cultures often end up unintentionally reinforcing colonial and oppressive practices like toxic power imbalances, a sense of not belonging, employee burnout, hopelessness, and despair. Join us for a series on the art of relational culture building!

June 1st, 8th, 15th & 23rd
RelationSHIFT

Our CourageRISE model leverages trauma-informed somatic, contemplative and relational practices to help us reclaim our togetherness.

Join our free relationSHIFT practice sessions weekly on Thursdays of each month to explore the many rich aspects of our approach.

June 24th & 25th
8th Annual Summer Intensive

This two-day intensive “reset” is designed for all working for justice and liberation looking for a chance to restore, reset and re-imagine new ways forward. 

The program meets online on Zoom from 10a-4pm EST / 2p-8p UTC . We gather in community and work to build a culture of practice rooted in Courage’s movement-based method, CourageRISE. Through contemplative and somatic practice, reflection, story, movement and art, we’ll learn tools and practices to help resource us in our lives, our relationships and our work.

 

July 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th
RelationSHIFT

Our CourageRISE model leverages trauma-informed somatic, contemplative and relational practices to help us reclaim our togetherness.

Join our free relationSHIFT practice sessions weekly on Thursdays of each month to explore the many rich aspects of our approach.

July 20th
The Art of Feedback

Join Viva Asmelash and Michael Gregor to learn the fundamental practices of giving and receiving feedback while considering how power dynamics and identity impact communication at work. You’ll walk away with practical tools for feedback conversations and strategies to integrate them into your organization’s culture. Open, honest, and transformative conversations are critical as we build a just and sustainable economy.

August 2nd, 9th, 26th & 23rd
In Relationship with Radical Imagination

In this course, we will be calling upon the teachings of Octavia Butler, Lama Rod Owens, and Tricia Hersey (to name a few!) to tap into our intuition, learn to rest, and strengthen our relationship with imagination and creativity. Led by Zulaikha Hasan, this four week series will include lively discussions, reflections and guided practices. 

August 10th
Healthy Human Culture

Join Sophy Banks and Sarah McAdam for an exploration of Healthy Human Culture and an inquiry into how its maps and embodied practices can support positive change in our personal and community lives. 

Healthy Human Culture draws from the fields of somatics and neuroscience, power and oppression, trauma and unconscious, nature connection, cross-cultural definitions of health, complexity and systems thinking and more. It proposes ways to grow and restore health and suggests explanations for the persistence of oppression