August 5, 2013Trauma As a Doorway to SpiritCan trauma be a doorway to Spirit? Peter Levine thinks so. He writes in his book, In An Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and […]
July 5, 2013From White Racial Shame to Empathy for People of Color Part IIPart II: The Virtuous Cycle of White Self-Compassion and Empathy for People of Color In Part I we looked at the Vicious Cycle of White Racial […]
July 1, 2013Signs and Symptoms of White Racial Shame (Otherwise Known as Shame Survival Strategies)Over centuries, white people have developed and practiced collective coping strategies to avoid feeling our shame about participating in and benefiting from genocide, slavery, internment camps, […]
June 29, 2013Flashback: My 2007 Interview with Urusa Fahim, Ph.D., Diversity coordinator at Spirit Rock Meditation CenterFrom Turning Wheel: The Journal of Socially Engaged Buddhism Spring 2007 Issue: Building Alliances to Address Racism