April 2018
Introduction to African Psychology
Marcus Garvey instructed us “emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds”, for it is the mind that is first bound and conditioned before the body. He understood the psychological impact of the African story, that destructive human behaviour was a product of deeply embedded trauma and self-hatred. In this seminar we dive deep into the concept of ones self. We examine the root of limiting paradigms imposed on Africans by contemporary and European culture. We’ll…
Find out more »African Therapies for Healing and Transformation
“The colonised is elevated above his jungle status in proportion to his adoption of the mother country's cultural standards.” That was the view of the great Frantz Fanon. He also said, “ The oppressed will always believe the worst about themselves”, enslaved in inferiority, looking to foreign philosophy or religion to break free. Science however tells us otherwise – that melinated people are known to operate on different vibrations to those of low skin pigmentation. The psychological and spiritual structure…
Find out more »September 2018
African Youth Development & Transformation Conference
NOW IN LONDON DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND! “If we as a people realised the Greatness from which we came, we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves”– Marcus Garvey When the Prime Minister vowed to tackle racial disparity in Britain, who among our communities felt the government were serious, or even capable? Why, because beyond the statistics, the programmes, the initiatives and employability schemes is a collective amnesia that ignores how the racial socialisation of ethnic communities mis-orientates African and…
Find out more »November 2019
African Centred Self Mastery Class: Soulfulness for Personal Transformation
Soulfulness is a novel African Centred mindfulness approach to the UK pioneered by Dr Shelly Harrell (Professor of Psychology, Pepperdine University, USA). This work is brought to you by Dr Erica Mapule McInnis of Nubia Wellness and Healing (NWAH) with direct permission from Dr Shelly Harrell. The work of Dr Harrell is uniquely blended by Dr McInnis with some of the latest thinking on how to incorporate such approaches into every day life. What is African Centred? To be African centred is…
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