No. 60 earth bound practices & open awareness with jylani ma’at brown
Jylani Ma'at Brown is a well-being professional who centers the lives of Black, Brown and Indigenous communities. By integrating education, current and ancestral culture, history and innate meditation/mindfulness behaviors, she creates culturally relevant strategies for healthy, joy-centered lives. In this episode we discuss:
A spirituality deeply rooted in physicality, in the here-and-now reality of our existence.
Growing up in NYC, moving to the South—where she simultaneously learned to slow down and had to grapple with racism in new ways—and eventually LA, and how each of those places influenced her spiritual journey.
Plus, she drops some serious wisdom on mindfulness (which she calls “open awareness”) within families and communities, especially communities of color.
“Even when you sit with your head in your hands, breathing, and you’re not really doing anything — those are meditative moments.”
“I was much more at home in my body at a slower pace.”