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Jia Johnson

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Podcast Interview: Becoming: Stories of Transformation Through Somatics

Greetings,


Thank you for accepting the invitation to be interviewed for my podcast. This series is entitled: "Becoming: Stories of Transformation Through Somatics". The interview will be super chile. The purpose of the series is to normalize somatics by sharing stories of transformation through somatic practice. Below are some questions we might explore. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.


Introduction: This is an icebreaker poem a colleague shared with me. I will invite every guest to answer these questions to personalize the introduction. 


I am from: Familiar food, especially those associated with family gatherings

I am from: Sights, sounds, and smells from your neighborhood

I am from: Familiar sayings heard repeatedly growing up

I am from: Familiar people, family members, friends, and ancestors


Dialogue questions:  


  • Who are you becoming these days? You can also share about your work and what you do in the world. 
  • How did you come to the work of somatic or embodiment?
  • How do you define somatics?
  • In what ways has somatics been transformative for you?
  • What are you practicing these days? What is your declaration and you are practicing this for the sake of what?
  • Do you have a practice that is nourishing you in this season you want to share with the community?  
  • What wisdom do you want to offer those who are doing the work of social change at the intersection of personal and collective liberation?  

As we close our time together, how are you practicing joy or what is bringing you joy?  


How can people find you? 


Nurturing Soul: Tending Grief, Cultivating Resilience

This workshop, “Nurturing Soul: Tending Grief, Cultivating Resilience,” invites participants to develop a deep, soulful relationship with grief and resilience. We are living in a time where both individual and collective grief weigh heavily on us all. Whether we realize it or not, we are experiencing profound grief on personal, interpersonal, local, and global levels. The same systems of colonial violence that strip people of safety, dignity, and access to resources for collective well-being also contribute to ecological destruction. These systems disconnect us from our bodies and emotions, fostering disembodiment and repressing our grief, while resilience is often misinterpreted as mere survival, detached from its true meaning.

Now, more than ever, there is an urgent need to honor grief as sacred and reclaim resilience as our birthright. Soulful grief invites us to tune into the body's wisdom, turn towards our pain, and allow it to be felt, processed, and transformed into medicine for both personal and collective liberation. The path to this sacred grief begins with cultivating a practice of grief tending.

Workshop Objectives:

  • Develop a robust understanding of grief beyond bereavement.
  • Cultivate a practice of being in soulful relationship with grief.
  • Foster somatic awareness to remain connected to adult presences through grief.
  • Engage in somatic practices for tending grief and cultivating resilience


Note: This group is not therapeutic nature and we will not be processing active states of grief. This is primarily a community learning space to gain insights, tools and practices to be in relationship with grief.

Space is limited to 15 people. This workshop is schedule for 2 hours to allow enough spaciousness for dialogue and to not rush through the content. However, we may conclude our time together within 90 mins. Please come with an open mind and heart to flow with the energies present within us and within the community.

Embodied Dreams: Somatic Vision Board Group Coaching

Book the Embodied Dreams: Somatic Vision Board Group Coaching workshop to host at your establishment or with a group of friends or colleagues. This group coaching session is for anyone at any place on their journey who wants to deepen and widen and connect more fully with all of the aliveness and possibility of what they care about most or who they long to become. 

I designed Embodied Dreams to be a creative weaving of the mind-body somatic cycle of change, I use with my coaching clients, with the science of vision boarding, and a shamanic creative visualization that invites you to connect your freedom dreams or what they long to become with the wisdom of your future self and the organizing intelligence your soma. 

As you can see this is not your standard vision board workshop. 

Participants will receive:

🌱 a shamanic journey creative visualization 

🌱an embodiment practice for centering on purpose

🌱a declaration of your commitment 

🌱all the vision board materials you need to articulate the essence of what you care about most. 

🌱$300.00 added value services: an integration coaching session and intuitive guidance with a shamanic reiki session. 

To maintain an intimate workshop setting, I recommend hosting it with anywhere from 6 - 8 people. If your group is larger than 8 people, please contact me. If the time offered does not work for you, send me an email (hello@freedomdreamcollective.com), so we can find a day that works best for you and your community.

Not ready to book and want to discuss more, book a prospective collaboration call here.

Thought Partner Strategy Session

Reserve a thought partner call for consultation, ideation, mentorship, strategy, and/or feedback.

Prospective Collaboration Call

Conversation to explore ideas for prospective collaboration such as keynote speaker, organizational group coaching, customized workshop, co-host an event, writing project, etc.

I bring a wide range of experience, expertise and knowledge to mission driven project and collaborations. I have taught and written on topics of social justice that inspires both personal and social transformation. You can review my full portfolio here and below are titles of works I have created and facilitated:

From Burn Out to Embodied Living: Leveraging Nervous System AwarenessEmbodied Dreams: A Somatic Vision Board WorkshopAligned: A Somatic Practice SeriesDeliberate Care Practice Group for Embodied LivingBody Centered Practices for Community HealingBuilding Resilience for Community HealingThrough These Bars: Liberation, Transmutation and HealingArt and Activism: Reimagining Preaching for Public MinistryHealing and Justice Conversation SeriesPrison Ministry as Solitary, Not Charity What Kind of Transformations Do We Seek Through Higher Education in Prison Programs?



Colleague Connect Call

Connect call with family, friends, or colleagues.

Interview

Schedule an interview with Jia Johnson for a podcast, article, etc.

Speaking Engagement (Event Planning Call)

Event planning call leading up to the event

Deliberate Care Practice Circle

Join us every Sunday at 10:00 am CST for a transformative journey towards prioritizing your well-being. Our Deliberate Care Practice Circle is a sacred space where you can nurture your mind, body, and spirit through an array of holistic techniques designed to support you in cultivating inner harmony, increase vitality and build resilience. Yes, resilience!  


The fast pace world of grind and hustle has us believing that resiliency is boot strapping, toxic positivity, enduring toxic cultures and relationships, and depleting ourselves in the process of overcoming stress and adversity. Building capacity for individual and collective resiliency allows for flexibility and adaptability to heal trauma, overcome adversity with strength, not grit, and create new practices, systems and cultures where flourishing is actualized.


What to Expect:

  • Guided Meditation: Each session begins with a soothing guided meditation allowing you to center, ground and find inner calm. Developing a practice of medition cultivates self awareness, disciplines the minds, and increases your capacity to manage stress in supportive ways.  
  • Creative Visualization: Tap into the power of your imagination shift mindsets, increase confidence, boost motivation, decrease anxiety and reduce stress.  
  • Trauma-Informed Somatic Practices: Pratice trauma-informed somatic practices that promote self-awareness, body-mind connection, and emotional release.
  • Shamanic Reiki: Experience the profound healing energies of Shamanic Reiki, a fusion of ancient shamanic wisdom and the gentle touch of Reiki. Our skilled practitioner will channel universal life force energy to support your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.


Why Join Our Circle:

  • Community Support: Our Deliberate Care Practice Circle is a community of like-minded individuals who share a common goal: prioritizing their well-being. Connect with others, share experiences, and draw strength from the collective wisdom of the group.
  • Self-Care Mastery: Through regular practice and guaidance, you'll gain the tools and knowledge integrate deliberately care practices in your daily life. Learn to nurture yourself and thrive in the face of life's challenges.
  • Time for You: Sundays at 10:00 am CST is your dedicated time for self-care and personal growth. Create a ritual of self-love that rejuvenates you and empowers you to face the week ahead with resilience.


How to Join:

Our Deliberate Care Practice Circle meets virtually, making it accessible to anyone, anywhere. Simply register for the session and receive a link to join us online. Whether you're new to these practices or a seasoned explorer of well-being, all are welcome.


Invest in Yourself:

Invest in your well-being and embark on a transformative journey within our nurturing community. Prioritize self-care, practice mindfulness, and embody holistic healing techniques that can empower you to lead a more balanced, intentional life.


This is a donation based practice group. The suggested donation is $33.00.

Intuitive Guidance with Shamanic Reiki

Reserve an Intuitive Guidance and Shamonic Reiki session to access your inner wisdom, gain clarity, and find direction for self-discovery and fulfillment. Through deep listening and techniques such as reiki, meditation, visualization, and oracle cards, you will be gently encouraged to connect with your intuition, allowing it to speak to you profoundly.


Whether you seek guidance on personal relationships, career choices, spiritual growth, or any other area of your life, this session will provide the support you need to make informed decisions and embrace positive change.

Colleague Connect Call

Connect call with family, friends, or colleagues.

Intuitive Guidance with Shamanic Reiki (Added Value/Savings

Reserve an Intuitive Guidance and Shamonic Reiki session to access your inner wisdom, gain clarity, and find direction for self-discovery and fulfillment. Through deep listening and techniques such as reiki, meditation, visualization, and oracle cards, you will be gently encouraged to connect with your intuition, allowing it to speak to you profoundly.


Whether you seek guidance on personal relationships, career choices, spiritual growth, or any other area of your life, this session will provide the support you need to make informed decisions and embrace positive change.

Deliberate Care Practice Circle (Donation)

Join me for a donation based Deliberate Care Practice Group on Sundays at 10 am MST. All donations go towards my GoFundMe campaign. You can read more here. Donations can be made via GoFundMe, Zelle, PayPal or Venmo.

I created this group practice because I need a community of practice as I navigate a season of grief, bereavement, caretaking, skill building and social entrepreneurship. And I know that I am not alone in needing a community of support to navigate the ups and downs of life. 

Every week we will practice breath and movement practices designed to support our nervous system in developing its capacity to move through life's stressors with ease and flexibility.

I will be sharing techniques I am learning and deepening from my training and certifications in mediation, somatic practice and Polyvagal Theory, the science of befriending your nervous system.

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