God Is a Black Woman - with Christena Cleveland

This week, Sah welcomes Christena Cleveland, Ph.D., a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts. In this episode, Sah and Christena discuss... the quest for perfection and how anti-spiritual that mentality can be how we can take back our sovereign power over how we interact with the world. somatic awareness as a pathway to emotional freedom setting healthy boundaries in a loving, spiritual, self-aware way how the pathways to liberation vary depending on your privilege Christina's book, God is a Black Woman, and her walking journey across France, to meet Black Madonnas the patriarchal and colonial impact on how we perceive spiritual history and our Gods how to pray to the Black Madonna and access her wisdom and more... ✨✨✨ This podcast was brought to you by the Somatic Activated Healing Method — a revolutionary wellness practice combining the healing modalities of somatic movement, rhythmic breath, positive affirmations + dynamic meditation, developed by Sah D'Simone. Enrollment is open for our next teacher training session! Join now + start 2023 on the path to becoming a certified SAH Method movement healer. Get 10% off your tuition with our exclusive discount code: PODCAST at http://sahmethod.com ✨✨✨ Get more Sah in your life: 💙 Follow @SahDSimone: Instagram & TikTok 💙 Book: Spiritually Sassy: https://amzn.to/3pe5WIF 💙 Book: 5-Minute Daily Meditations: https://amzn.to/3yetkZy 💙 Spiritualize your wardrobe: Self Care Is For Everyone x Sah D’Simone: https://selfcareisforeveryone.com/collections/sah-d-simone 💙 Take the quiz: https://myspiritualinventory.com/ 💙 Get free access to over a dozen SAH Method practices, now! https://sahdsimone.com/try-somatic-acivated-healing ✨✨✨ © Sah D’Simone Permission for use may be requested by contacting [email protected] This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices