123: A{Live} Now: Racism is in the Body, BLM + Hidden Race Wounds

What this episode covers

I stand with Black people and see you. I stand with all the people who desire that Black people have the right to live and breathe. Witnessing the protests from Mexico that are happening as a result of systemic violence on Black folks (re-ignited by George Floyd and many that have died at the hands of the police) has inspired me to talk vulnerably and candidly about some experiences where I noticed my own racism coming to the surface — fears that have been held through my ancestry. I speak to how I can have the best of intentions, and still find something that its racist — and what I did about it. Racism is held in the body. No matter how well intentioned it is to say, “I believe in equality,” — there are likely some unconscious ways that your body experiences something else, likely rooting in trauma — a wound of your own, your ancestry’s, your culture’s, or your past lives/dimensional experiences’. This is also an invitation, whoever you are and for all that are interested, to have some gentleness in being with whatever you feel — no matter what it is. That’s the most essential part of healing our systemic race issues — is acknowledging what is there — what you feel and the beliefs and attitudes that reveal through your body. This is an invitation to look at your own lived wounds and beliefs — the ones you hide from yourself — that give way to a collective experiences of racism.   Links, Article, and Resources All Show Notes for This Episode 📝 https://CandiceWu.com/embodiedracism  Podcast Homepage 🎧 https://candicewu.com/podcast Newsletter & Embody Community 💌 https://candicewu.com/embody-community Donations – Your Support Means So Much! 💝 https://candicewu.com/support Candice Wu Page on Facebook 👫 https:///EmbodyYourNature Follow Candice on Instagram 📷 https://instagram.com/EmbodyYourNature   Show Notes 00:00 Intro 01:40 Opening 03:28 Watching the Protests 05:43 For Allies and Others 06:35 It is Important to Feel Whatever You Are Feeling! 07:50 My Own Racism 13:37 See the Pain and Let It Touch You 16:46 Another Experience of My Own Racism 22:21 Could We Have Space for Seeing? 24:11 Zoom Into the Present Moment 25:06 The Unconscious Has a Great Effect 27:41 Topics Coming Up 30:02 Suggestions for Other Episodes 31:16 Experiential: Supporting Your Body Through Nervous System Overwhelm