Recharge and Recommit: Monthly Gathering Space [Discontinued]

Description

What commitments (deep dedications and priorities) guide everyday living?

This question feels essential for everyday living for justice. Too often, though, it remains unanswered or even unarticulated. Without knowing what matters to us deeply—so deeply that it mobilizes, energizes, and guides decision-making—it’s too easy to be on autopilot and to feed the status quo, even when it undermines professed beliefs.

To interrupt the autopilot conditioning that preserves oppression and ongoing violence, this monthly gathering space devotes time to knowing commitments and to understanding what’s implicitly and explicitly driving actions:

• How do I describe my commitments, or what I’m dedicated to in life?
• How well is my life aligned with these commitments?
• What will bring me into greater alignment in the coming month?

Each month we follow the same format: introductions, guided meditation, freewriting, and then conversation for recommitment. Through contemplative practices (guided meditation and freewriting), we bring attention to recharging and use body-based insights to guide a conversation about how we’re experiencing, navigating, and meeting the individual and collective demands of this time.

Together, we consider what’s demanded of us for living relationally and responsibly, for caring for ourselves and others. We focus on how to show up intentionally in both the everyday and the long-haul work of striving toward justice.

When will these gatherings be offered?

These gatherings will be held the last Wednesday of each month for 90 minutes (1-2:30pm Eastern time). Upcoming dates include:

Dates in 2022:
Wed. 1/26 at 1pm ET
Wed. 2/23 at 1pm ET
Wed. 3/30 at 1pm ET
Wed. 4/27 at 1pm ET
Wed. 5/18 at 1pm ET (Note that this is a week earlier.)
Wed. 6/29 at 1pm ET
Wed. 7/27 at 1pm ET (Need to cancel this month.)
Wed. 8/31 at 1pm ET
Wed. 9/28 at 1pm ET
Wed. 10/26 at 1pm ET

*No meetings in November and December. Again, I’m planning to hold workshops on commitment statements to welcome the new year.*

What is the cost?

Anyone can attend for free.

If you’d like to support this work, consider subscribing via Patreon. Patrons provide support for public writing and community education (like this and other offerings).

If you’d like to drop into a session without joining Patreon, then consider contributing $10 (like a class drop-in fee).

After registering, you’ll receive information for joining a private meeting room in Zoom.

Who will facilitate this webinar?

This program is offered by Beth Godbee, Ph.D., a public educator with deep commitments to social, racial, and environmental justice.

To learn more, read Beth’s commitment statement.

How do I schedule a holding space like this for my group?

I’m happy to tailor this conversation for an organization or local group, and I regularly offer interactive online workshops. Reach out with inquiries.

How can I learn more?

Contact Beth with any questions, concerns, or accessibility considerations. Thanks!