We are not one, but we are also not separate.

We are not separate, and yet we are not the same.

Beloved meditation expert Sebene Selassie offers strong medicine for these challenging and transformative times. She joins us for a webcast (imagine if a webinar and a podcast had a baby) to discuss the principles and practices embedded in her new book, You Belong: A Call for Connection.

From emerging multidisciplinary research to ancient philosophy, and through exquisite storytelling and razor-sharp insight and wit, Sebene will discuss the ways we are separate (and how our separation leads to suffering) and offer us a road map to belonging.

Among the wide range of topics we address will include:

• Sebene’s finely-tuned understanding of non-binary and nuance (this is one of her talismanic powers)

• The upside to being on the margins vs. being in the center, and why it’s so important now 

• How to acknowledge and address our shadow aspects in this time of racial reckoning, and how doing so is essential to belonging

• The alchemy of the erotic

• What the body (and embodiment) have to do with belonging

Replay Details:

You don’t need to be there live, but you do need to register. After the webcast airs, you’ll receive an email from Zoom letting you know when the replay is available. If you don’t receive the email, please check this page again and the replay should be listed below by Friday, September 11. 

About Sebene:

Sebene Selassie has studied Buddhism for over thirty years. She received a B.A. from McGill University in religious and women’s studies and an MA from the New School with a focus on cultural studies and race. She is a popular teacher on the Ten Percent Happier app. She has worked for over 20 years with children, youth, and families internationally for small and large nonprofits. Her work has taken her everywhere from the Tenderloin in San Francisco to refugee camps in Guinea, West Africa. As a three-time breast cancer survivor, she has learned that healing is more than just stopping a disease or condition; it is learning to nurture ease and well-being within our bodies, hearts, and minds in every moment. You can learn more about Sebene’s work on her website. 

Sebene has been a teacher and mentor to me for several years, and it’s an honor to bring her work to all of you.