Facilitators: Dr. Neera Malhotra, Senior Instructor within the University Studies program, and
Dr. Heather Burns, Associate Professor and director of the Leadership for Sustainability Education (LSE) graduate program in the Educational Leadership & Policy department at Portland State University
“When the times are urgent, slow down.” -Bayo Akomolafe. This experiential and reflective workshop will provide space to slow down and reconnect with our internal wisdom. Contemplative practices offer opportunities to decolonize our dominant paradigms of learning. Higher education is primarily rooted in the dominance of the mind, individualism, objectivity, and other aspects of white supremacy culture. This session offers embodied unsettling of white supremacy culture and practice of contemplative tools to foster whole person, inclusive, and relational learning.
