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Meet Dr. Resmaa Menakem,
Healer, Author, and Founder of Somatic Abolitionism

Dr. Resmaa Menakem is a therapist and trauma specialist who activates the wisdom of elders. He is the leading voice on racialized trauma and the creator of Somatic Abolitionism, which utilizes the body and its natural resilience as mechanisms for healing racialized trauma.

New York Times Bestselling Author

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Dr. Resmaa Menakem is a New York Times bestseller author. He has written three groundbreaking books on healing racialized trauma and building an anti-racist culture.

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Learn about the body's response to racialized trauma, and what you can do about it. Access Resmaa's expertly crafted body practices, which guide you through the reps as you cultivate resilience and discernment. Engage in deep, thought-provoking communal discussion and share experiences with others.

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Cultural Somatic Institute

We have a variety of self-paced eLearning courses to start your learning, growing, and healing racialized trauma

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The CORE ASSESSMENT is a first-of-its-kind energetic assessment designed to aid your understanding of where you are and help you on your journey to heal racialized trauma.

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Meet WYSER

We are please to announce my partnership with the media book app WYSER. The WYSER app allows readers to get a full-media experience from many e-books at the touch of a finger. WYSER provides a deeper understanding of a passage or section of an e-book by providing immediate access to related web content.

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Join an expert-guided, community-powered platform devoted to Somatic Abolitionism and begin healing from racialized trauma

Learn

Deconstruct and deepen your understanding of the historical context of white body supremacy.

Practice

Unlock the genius of your body through repetition and learn to use the body as a resource.

Connect

Return to the age-old wisdom of respecting, honoring, and resonating with other human bodies.

Heal

Build embodied racial literacy and humility, agility, stamina, discernment, self and communal connections.

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