<span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Studies show that Black women face unique stressors that can make them more susceptible to <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">dis-harmony<span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> and <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">dis-ease<span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> in the body if not properly managed. However, research has also shown how <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">breathwork, meditation, energy medicine, QiGong, touch, various forms of bodywork, etc. can help the body return to its desired state. Sometimes these modalities are considered to be exclusive to some and not offered at all to others, but EVERYONE can benefit from knowing practices that can aid in their self-care and mental wellbeing. <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">While many psychological stressors are a part of living in a modern society, indigenous societies have always understood the need to allow their mental and physical bodies to reset. Our ancestors who came before us understood the importance of intentionally incorporating behaviors into their lifestyles that would allow the body to maintain the ability to heal itself.<span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> They created practices to help and heal the body and, until modern times, they made sure to teach what they knew to the generations that followed. But most of us were not taught our families' indigenous ways, and our lack of knowledge shows up in our WOMBS and affects the way we experience our bodies as WOMBmen. <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">"SANKOFA" encourages us to go back and fetch what has been LOST, STOLEN, SURRENDERED, ABANDONED & FORGOTTEN... even about WOMBmanhood.  <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"><a href="http://www.drdoula.com/store/p170/Sankofa_Ways_Sacred_Spaces.html" target="_blank">SANKOFA WAYS SACRED SPACES</a><span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">shares indigenous practices and complementary modalities to give WOMBmen of African descent an environment where they can GATHER to CONNECT and LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER so that they can begin to HEAL THEMSELVES. <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Your SPONSORSHIP or DONATION will help us create Sacred Spaces for Daughters of Africa in different cities and focus on practices that will empower their personal health and wellbeing. Regardless of age, education, economic status, occupation, social status or the neighborhood they are from, each WOMBman that attends one of these day long mini-retreats will be offered an opportunity to GATHER in a SOOTHING SPACE, be offered NOURISHING FOOD and LEARN SANKOFA WAYS of how we can take better efforts toward self-care and mental wellbeing, how we can teach our daughters, and how we can help one another. <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">If you have read this far, I believe it is because you feel drawn to the mission of work we are doing. How will you help us create these SACRED SPACES? Will you make a donation? Become a sponsor? Or perhaps you would like to collaborate to bring a Sankofa Ways Sacred Space to your city? <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Thank you in advance for any form support you choose to provide. You are greatly appreciated. <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Andrea Little Mason, Ed.D.<span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">"Dr. Doula"<span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Harmonic Connections PLUS<span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Executive Director

Greetings <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{lastname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">Last name, Thank you for your willingness to give toward this vision of creating Sankofa Ways Sacred Spaces throughout the U.S. and around the world for Daughters of Africa - from the Continent and the Diaspora. In these spaces they will make CONNECTIONS that will  allow them to:<ul><li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;box-sizing:inherit">RE-STORE skills toward self-sufficiency and reliance ON THEMSELVES </li><li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;box-sizing:inherit">RE-MEMBER what those before them were able to do FOR THEMSELVES</li><li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;box-sizing:inherit">RE-CONNECT with each other and learn what the OTHER DAUGHTERS know </li><li style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;box-sizing:inherit">RE-IGNITE the wisdom of their ANCESTRAL MOTHERS</li></ul>We appreciate you answering our call to action! If you would like to contribute further or host a Sankofa Ways Sacred Space in your city, <a href="http://www.drdoula.com/contact.html" target="_blank">CONTACT US</a> and share with others about our mission! Andrea Little Mason, Ed.D. DrDoulaSpeaks@gmail.com ‪(708) 620-4684‬

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Studies show that Black women face unique stressors that can make them more susceptible to dis-harmony and dis-ease in the body if not properly managed. However, research has also shown how breathwork, meditation, energy medicine, QiGong, touch, various forms of bodywork, etc. can help the body return to its desired state. Sometimes these modalities are considered to be exclusive to some and not offered at all to others, but EVERYONE can benefit from knowing practices that can aid in their self-care and mental wellbeing. While many psychological stressors are a part of living in a modern society, indigenous societies have always understood the need to allow their mental and physical bodies to reset. Our ancestors who came before us understood the importance of intentionally incorporating behaviors into their lifestyles that would allow the body to maintain the ability to heal itself. They created practices to help and heal the body and, until modern times, they made sure to teach what they knew to the generations that followed. But most of us were not taught our families' indigenous ways, and our lack of knowledge shows up in our WOMBS and affects the way we experience our bodies as WOMBmen. "SANKOFA" encourages us to go back and fetch what has been LOST, STOLEN, SURRENDERED, ABANDONED &amp; FORGOTTEN... even about WOMBmanhood.  <a href="http://www.drdoula.com/store/p170/Sankofa_Ways_Sacred_Spaces.html" target="_blank">SANKOFA WAYS SACRED SPACES</a> shares indigenous practices and complementary modalities to give WOMBmen of African descent an environment where they can GATHER to CONNECT and LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER so that they can begin to HEAL THEMSELVES. Your SPONSORSHIP or DONATION will help us create Sacred Spaces for Daughters of Africa in different cities and focus on practices that will empower their personal health and wellbeing. Regardless of age, education, economic status, occupation, social status or the neighborhood they are from, each WOMBman that attends one of these day long mini-retreats will be offered an opportunity to GATHER in a SOOTHING SPACE, be offered NOURISHING FOOD and LEARN SANKOFA WAYS of how we can take better efforts toward self-care and mental wellbeing, how we can teach our daughters, and how we can help one another. If you have read this far, I believe it is because you feel drawn to the mission of work we are doing. How will you help us create these SACRED SPACES? Will you make a donation? Become a sponsor? Or perhaps you would like to collaborate to bring a Sankofa Ways Sacred Space to your city? Thank you in advance for any form support you choose to provide. You are greatly appreciated. Andrea Little Mason, Ed.D."Dr. Doula"Harmonic Connections PLUSExecutive Director

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