Deep within us is the desire of rootedness - an understanding of where we came from. Rootedness gives us a sense of grounding in a noisy and chaotic world. Our lineages and and unique ancestral practices have slowly faded into mainstream practices. Living in industrialized societies, we’re often expected to conform to cultural norms in the name of assimilation and belonging.

These days, our rituals are replaced with juggling work and personal commitments and life loses meaning. When we connect more deeply to the longing of connecting to our roots, we create a powerful link to our ancestors and their practices. This isn’t about mimicking or copying what our ancestors did or about taking DNA tests. Rather, it’s about uncovering ancient wisdom and gifts that we carry innately.

This Creative Circle is community and space to explore and reclaim your roots. Our roots include our heritage, culture, storytelling, nature, community practices, arts and rituals that have been passed on through the generations. It includes traumas and challenges but also strengths, talents and joys. Our roots keep us anchored to a safe place from which to explore our soul from - because there is a reason that you were born into your specific lineage. Exploring our roots is part of coming back into relationship with ourselves.

This is a journey of both collective and individual exploration. Over [X weeks], we’ll come together in community, then find quiet individual space for unearthing and come together again for sharing, storytelling and reflection.

This Creative Circle is for you if:

• You feel deeply disconnected from your ancestral roots. You may not know where your lineages originate physically and geographically because of slavery, colonization, immigration, displacement or adoption, and you desire to learn more.

• You know generally where your ancestors come from but still don’t have a deep understanding of cultural or ancestral practices. You may be from a diaspora and/or are not sure if you have the “right” to explore this part of yourself.

• Your cultural and ancestral practices have faded over time for many reasons - lack of time and responsibilities or no other elder family or community members to lean on for knowledge.

• You have access to traditions and practices but haven’t yet carved out space to be in embodiment.

• Your traditions and practices have been colonized, diminished, appropriated or swept into the mainstream and you seek connection to what is uniquely yours.