Power Dynamics Workshop

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What to expect?

Explore the hidden power dynamics within your relationships from parenting to partnership and leadership.

It was becoming a mother that made me look even more deeply into identity, power, privilege and prejudice because I was raising a young human with many yet to be defined identities.

Recognize the ways that society normalize and exalted certain identities while marginalizing and oppressing others.

Become aware of your internalized biases even against yourself! 

Notice subtle and nuanced power dynamics amongst the myriad of interactions and relationships in personal, community, and work spaces.

Realize the power differential that exist between you and your children and/or vulnerable adults that could allow for abuse of power even if well-intentioned.

When we better understand our complex and nuanced life experiences within our hierarchical society, we can begin to unlearn our internalized conditionings. Then we can use our privilege and power to re-imagine and co-create a more equitable, just and liberated society where all children can realize their full potential.

Topics & skills we cover.

In this workshop you will:

learn about the wheel of power and privilege & the intersectionality of our identities.
identify our hardships and our privileges.
determine where you are marginalized and where you have power.
explore techniques to broaden your “Window of Choice:, a term named by Tania Shoukhair, Somatic Coach.
Requirements
Completion of Deep Listening Workshop (Part 1 of Nurturing Relationships Skills)

Structure

These workshops require 1 month of group work and peer support provided within a study group.

WORKSHOP : 2-hr Zoom call

MENTORSHIP : One 12-minute Listening Partnership in week 1.

STUDY GROUP :

Weekly Listening Partnerships (LP) with Peer.  12 minutes of listening and sharing practice with a partner for weeks 2-4.

Weekly reflections. Each week will have a theme-related prompt, and you will have an opportunity to share your weekly reflections. I will offer feedback and guidance on your reflections so that we can learn from each other. This group work is hosted on the Mighty Network Platform.

Peer Support. Your peers also provide support via Listening Partnerships and encouragement either on MN or privately.  All members have the responsibility to respond to other’s sharing.  This is how we build circles of support.

WRAP UP CALL : 1 hour Zoom call to see each other face to face and reflect on the journey of nurturing relationships.

Investment

Workshops require a minimum of 4 participants.
Ideally, there would be 1 Solidarity, 2 Full Cost, and 1 Pay-it-Forward. As always, I am open to discussion.

This minimum ensures fair compensation and sufficient members to practice with outside of class to reinforce your learning.

Please do the sliding scale quiz to tally your YES answers to apply to the Investment Chart below

Sliding Scale Quiz

Workshop, Mentorship, Study Group for 1 month.

Solidarity : (4-5 YES)

27 BD/ 68 USD

Full Cost : (6-7 YES)

49 BD/ 136 USD

Abundance : (8+ YES)

86 BD/ 231 USD

Suggested minimum investment.
Please let your investment reflect your abundance so that those at or below solidarity level can access my services.

* If you answered yes to 0 – 3 questions please contact me to explore alternatives
I am also open to discuss investment plans and exchanges.

Feedback

I was able to navigate a difficult conversation with my aunt. While I didn’t change her mind, I recognized the importance of challenging some of the intolerant beliefs she shared with me. The topic was related to gender/sexuality but I was able to have more confidence and self-efficacy from the discussion on boundaried self-care, leading with curiousity, and the relation between family and society because of this. It truly demonstrated the way that white supremacy is just one flavor of hierarchy/supremacy at large and these concepts are widely applicable. 

S. B. 

USA

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