Blessing Our Mess With Love

Course Offering From Kara Coleman, MA SC Getting Started Appreciations & An Introduction Purpose of the Course How We’ll Spend This Time Together What You’ll Need Before We Begin Pen & paper for written exercises, notes, etc. Comfortable, quiet space Approximately 30 mins of free time Printed course materials Question 1: Why Focus on ‘Mess’? […]

Stand-Up Comedy 101 With Love

By Dave Terruso SUMMARY Laughter is the best medicine. Well, medicine is the best medicine. Laughter is great and all, but if you break your arm, laughter won’t heal it. But it will make you forget it hurts for a little while.They say everyone has at least one great novel in them. I believe that […]

Love As A Verb

A Love Lesson From Jade Flower Foster In some cultures, it’s common to not actually say the words, ‘I Love You.’ Instead families, neighbors, communities demonstrate that love through action. Love is a Verb is a lesson on how to identify ways to show love to Creator. Objectives: Participants will define love and identify what […]

Self Love Massage

By Shesheena Bray There is so much healing available to us by way of our own hands. Stress and trauma can create distance in the body, making our bodies feel like foreign places, instead of like home. Reconnecting with the body through touch is a great way to tend to self. Think about the love […]

Love Poetry Lesson

By Blew Kind Supplies: 1 Rose (or another flower) for each participant, pen/pencil, paper Objectives: Gain writing techniques: Metaphor, Simile, Repetition, Patterns, Spacing, Lines, ect.Connect in seeing, feeling love/beauty with nature and with selfReflection and application using examples from other poets.Energy shift from beginning to after; feeling a boost in self-confidence, discovery, and appreciation/enamorment 1. […]

Raising an LGBTQ Child with Love

By Nicole Blackson Heteronormativity is embedded in our faith institutions, our laws, our schooling, family practices, media, and workspaces. This norm enables parents to perpetuate the oppressive practices to their own children. Goal: To create affirmative spaces for LGBTQ children in their homes first, so they can be better equipped to thrive in their society […]

Starting a Garden with Love

By Deborah Rudman and Jim Brossy Lesson Description:The lesson plan offers an example of engaging in thought, collaboration and creative expression around organic gardening & growing food in the City.The lesson is not intended to stand alone. It can best be used in conjunction with another gardening, environmental & health lessons. All Ages Time: 30 […]

Journaling With Love

By Nikki Powerhouse Journaling with Love is a writing exercise that inspires intimacy and self-discovery. This intimacy connects to learning from writing about our feelings and experiences. Through emotional intimacy, we discover how to love ourselves through our vulnerability, dreams, and fears. We ultimately embrace ourselves with unconditional love. Supplies: It’s important to have a […]

Interfaith and Interconnected Relationships with Love

By Nicole Blackson We all may have different paths to embody our spirituality, however, we all have an intrinsic need to belong, to be loved, and to be valued. Sometimes in our romantic, or close relationships we find ourselves in different practices & may even ponder our compatibility regarding our differences in practice & theory. […]

Consent With Love – Lesson 2

SynClaire Arthur, M.S.Mari Morales-Williams, Ph.D. Summary:When we hear the word “love” many different things can come up. How often, if ever, have you considered love in the context of consent, coercion, or desire? This lesson is designed to be a starting point of conversation and reflection for Black mothers and daughters to deepen their thinking […]