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The Well Healing
Free Meditations
Hey Wellness Warriors! Can you believe that we are nearing the end of the 2021 year? There are many expectations and emotions connected to the "holiday season" and instead of gearing up for the chaos, we are winding down for a month of rest. We encourage you to acknowledge your needs this season and do what is most aligned for your body, mind, and Spirit!
Check out our free meditations for extra support in your stillness practice and self-connection. Available in English and Spanish. Get listening below and share with a loved one today!
Care for the Culture
Monthly Podcast
Join Kala Lacy, AMFT & CYT and Kali Long, LCSW for Care for the Culture, a monthly podcast that gets real about BIPOC mental health!
Tune in for casual & conscious reflections of intersectional wellness from the perspectives of two incredible Black women working as holistic community therapists in Los Angeles, CA. How is mental and emotional health showing up in your community, family, and personal life these days?
Get listening below!
Exploring Queer x BIPOC...
Acacia DEU Committee
Join us in our first Acacia DEIJ Committee-sponsored panel! We welcome Soraiya Khamisa, LCSW, Kala Lacy, AMFT + CYT, and James Green, LMFT! The panel will focus on the narratives and experiences of Queer folx that also identify as BIPOC and how the pandemic has impacted their lives, where we see hope in 2021, and how clinicians, Acacia, and the community can continue to participate in supporting individuals and communities. Click the link below to join the free virtual experience on:
Friday, July 9th | 2pm PST | Zoom
PAST EVENTS
Anniversary Event
1010 Wine Bar, Inglewood (11/2021)
Community Care Mapping
University of California, Santa Barbara (9/2021)
Community Care Series (3)
University of California, Irvine (6-8/2021)
LGBTQ Mental Health
San Bernardino Dept. of Behavioral Health (7/2021)
Exploring Queer x BIPOC Experience Post-Pandemic
Acacia Counseling and Wellness
Virtual Event (7/2021)
Rest in Thought and Practice
University of California, Santa Barbara (5/2021)
Wellness with DPR Construction
DPR Construction
Virtual Event (3/2021)
Take Good Care
Virtual Event (2/2021)
New Years Day Yoga
Virtual Event (1/2021)
2020
In Numbers: A Discussion on Coming Out and Coming Together
Virtual Event (10/2020)
Take Good Care
University of California, Santa Barbara (9/2020)
Manifesting Me Wellness x The Well Healing
Virtual Event (8/2020)
Healing is Protest: Mental Health Initiative
The Hood Scholars x The Well Healing
Virtual Event (7/2020)
Community Care Workshop
University of California, Irvine (7/2020)
Manifesting Me Wellness x The Well Healing
Virtual Event (7/2020)
Supporting Our LGBTQ+ Community
Black Health Commission
Virtual Event (7/2020)
Community Care: March for Black Lives
Long Beach, CA (6/2020)
Open Dialogue (Community Check In)
University of California, Irvine
Virtual Event (6/2020)
Grief in Disaster
University of California, Santa Barbara (5/2020)
Surreal Times: A Graduate Student Grieving Party
University of California, Santa Barbara (5/2020)
The Mindfulness Circle Series (4)
The Well Healing
Virtual Event (4/2020)
Mindfulness for Mental Health Workshop
Melanin Yoga Project (4/2020)
I'm Here: Mindfulness Circle Workshop
15th Annual Queer and Trans People of Color Conference
University of California, Riverside (2/2020)
2019
Care as Warfare
University of California, Santa Barbara (10/2019)
Wellness as Political Strategy
University of California, Santa Barbara (10/2019)
Yoga with Kala
Long Beach, CA (9/2019)
Refresh: Long Beach
Long Beach, CA (7/2019)
Virtual Event (4/2019)
90's RnB Yoga
Long Beach, CA (4/2019)
Black History Month Celebration
Radha Yoga
Los Angeles, CA (2/2019)
90's RnB Yoga
Long Beach, CA (2/2019)
LGBTQ+ Affirmative Counseling Presentation
Hawthorne, CA (1/2019)
Los Angeles, CA (1/2019)
2018
Yoga with Kala
Black Feminism and the Practice of Care Conference
Malibu, CA (11/2018)
The Well Healing
Virtual Event (11/2018)
Mindfulness for Teens
Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center
Watts, CA (11/2018)
Community Mental Health Workshop
iHeartWatts
Watts, CA (10/2018)
Stress Management & Mindfulness
Kaiser Permanente Sickle Cell Group
Inglewood, CA (9/2018)
Health & Healing in Watts: Being Our Best Selves Through Mindfulness and Movement, 2nd edition
Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center
Watts, CA (8/2018)
Yoga with Kala
UC Merced Distinguished Ladies
Los Angeles, CA (8/2018)
Minority Mental Health Month Campaign
Virtual Event (7/2018)
Women of Color Healing Retreats
Costa Rica (5/2018)
Health & Healing in Watts: Being Our Best Selves Through Mindfulness and Movement
Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center
Watts, CA (4/2018)
Elevated Movement: A Yoga and Dance workshop
BlackGirlYoga Live
Los Angeles, CA (4/2018)
Challenge, Change, Chaturanga: Transforming Our Negative Thoughts workshop,
Green Tree Yoga & Meditation Studio
Los Angeles, CA (2/2018)
#WeAreBGY Yoga Challenge
Black Girl Yoga
Virtual Event (1/2018)
2017
Being Intimate with You; Restorative Yoga and Self-Love Workshop
2017 SisterSong Conference
New Orleans, LA (10/2017)
Atlanta, GA (9/2017)
Self-Care Workshop Series (3)
UC Irvine
Irvine, CA (4-5/2017)
2017 Wellness Week: Live Your Life Day
CSU Long Beach
Long Beach, CA (4/2017)
Los Angeles, CA (3/2017)
2016
"Bartering for Psychotherapy in the African-American Context" Presentation
CSU Long Beach
Long Beach, CA (11/2016)
Spotlight on Black Health and Wellness
Compton Center for Black Life
Compton, CA (7/2016)
2015
#HandstandFlightSchool Yoga Challenge
Instagram (10/2015)
Black Women's Restorative Yoga
UC Irvine
Irvine, CA (5/2015)
Introduction to Meditation
UC Irvine
Irvine, CA (1/2015)
2014
Healing Justice Workshop - Black Lives Matter, LA
Black Lesbian United Retreat
Malibu, CA (10/2014)
A Day of Healing
Los Angeles, CA (10/2014)
Healing Justice Team Member + Freedom Rider
Ferguson, MO (8/2014)
#ShadesofHealth Yoga Challenge
Virtual Event (3/2014)