Most Recent Wellness
Stay Nourished
The Well Healing
Looking for more resources? Join The Well Healing on Instagram (IG): @thewellhealing where you’ll have access to daily updated community resources in our IG stories! You'll find community resources for mental health, LGBTQ+ and social justice-centered events, jobs/volunteering, local events, & more! Find past resources archived in our IG highlights. It is our pleasure to provide you with useful tools to support you on your wellness journey!
Wellness through Movement
Reach LA
Join Macala "Kala" Lacy, AMFT & CYT (she/they) for yoga practice and in-depth conversation about wellness and resilience for the QTPOC community. This workshop is an opportunity for participants to compassionately explore and connect with their body, mind, and heart space alongside community.
You can expect mindful movement and the opportunity to engage in community discussion as we expand our ideas of wellness and self-care.
Are you in the Los Angeles, CA area? Click the link below to reserve your spot!
Well Chat: ... Manage Triggers
Freedom at the Mat
Listen in as Founder of The Well Healing, Macala "Kala" Lacy, enlightens us about how to recognize your triggers and how to manage them as well. This is especially helpful during the holidays!
Los Angeles-based, Kala is an EMDR trained Yoga Psychotherapist and a Certified Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher.
Click below to watch a conversation between Kala and Olivia of Freedom at the Mat!
PAST EVENTS
Los Angeles, CA (5/2023)
BQD: Submissive Weekend Retreat
Private Event
Washington D.C. (5/2023)
2022
Well Chat: How to Manage Your Triggers
YouTube (11/2022)
Ubuntu Tuesday: Holistic Wellness
IG Live (10/2022)
Being In My Body
University of California, Santa Barbara (9/2022)
Intersectional and Holistic Wellness
Reviving Roots Therapy & Wellness
IG Live (6/2022)
Pride & Mental Health
Mind Path Health
Virtual Event (6/2022)
The Well Healing
Virtual Event (6/2022)
Wellness Panel: I Am Open
Be Well Market
Los Angeles, CA (6/2022)
The Mindfulness Circle: Being in Our Bodies
The Well Healing
Virtual Event (5/2022)
Reprioritizing Self Series: Yoga Psychotherapy
Larrisha Coney & Kiarra Lee-Benton
Virtual Event (2/2022)
2021
Mapping with Kala Lacy
Virtual Event (12/2021)
You Be You: Women's Wellness Retreat
Lakewood, CA (11/2021)
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)