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

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 ResourcesAll Show Notes for This Episode📝 https://CandiceWu.com/embodiedracism Podcast Homepage🎧 https://candicewu.com/podcastNewsletter & Embody Community💌 https://candicewu.com/embody-communityDonations – Your Support Means So Much!💝 https://candicewu.com/supportCandice Wu Page on Facebook👫 https:///EmbodyYourNatureFollow Candice on Instagram📷 https://instagram.com/EmbodyYourNature Show Notes00:00 Intro01:40 Opening03:28 Watching the Protests05:43 For Allies and Others06:35 It is Important to Feel Whatever You Are Feeling!07:50 My Own Racism13:37 See the Pain and Let It Touch You16:46 Another Experience of My Own Racism22:21 Could We Have Space for Seeing?24:11 Zoom Into the Present Moment25:06 The Unconscious Has a Great Effect27:41 Topics Coming Up30:02 Suggestions for Other Episodes31:16 Experiential: Supporting Your Body Through Nervous System Overwhelm