Kelsey Blackwell

Our Joy Is Our Compass. Play Can Dismantle Systems of Oppression. The Body Connects Us with Truth. Remembering Our Place in the Collective Helps Us Thrive.

[Toni @_tonitones]

"When we are always working to prove our humanity and striving to belong, we don't have time to challenge the root of the systems that are driving us." -- @kblackwell

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

‘Having a daughter does not make a man decent. Having a wife does not make a decent man. Treating people with dignity and respect makes a decent man’ — Rep. AOC sending a message to all men in response to Rep. Yoho’s non-apology

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

Thank you mosaiceye for the invitation to write to practice’s for 🌚Decolonizing Our Bodies🌝 as you have said, “a complex topic as vast as the wisdom of ur bodies themselves” in May’s #moontimesdigest. And thank you… https://t.co/PSUvqOCjbe

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

✨🌱It starts as a quiet rumbling under the service. Life awakening to life. Out of the seed and into the wet dank earth, stretching towards uncertain horizons but stretching all the same. Then light, wind. A fierce… https://t.co/hPVk0XqeI2

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

In these trying times, holding space for simply being and connecting to the body is what I’m called to do. Here’s how we can move together this and next week. .#covid_19 #flattenthecurve #peopleneedpeople #embodiment… https://t.co/piYetK2c9V

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

.#covid_19 #flattenthecurve #peopleneedpeople #embodiment #movementismedicine #virtualconnection #shelterathome #movementmeditation #movementtherapy #dancetherapy #dance @ San Francisco, California https://t.co/OXQoyQ5vfm

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

This morning’s #movementmeditation was what was needed—slow, warm, kind. Every morning I put my music on shuffle and let my body move for one song (sometimes more). In that space my only contemplation is, “what does… https://t.co/nJdD0URjhi

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

#covid19 reminds us of how interconnected we truly are. When some are sick all suffer. Though we’re #socialdistancing we are social animals and need to be together to weather this storm. I’m giving a virtual talk… https://t.co/kbedSJ02qV

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

Thank god for #somatic practices to help us navigate the challenging field of relationship! Here's a piece on what a movement practice can teach ----->>> https://t.co/mhAmFycLmE #embodied #blackgirlmagic #movementtherapy #ahha

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

Yess!!! RT @MarilynNonken: Challenging the idea that “inclusive spaces” can be made without serious reflection, exertion, and patience. Inspired by @dsallentess @Scott_E_Page @ComposersNow @piargno84 @bowerbirdphilly @LisaColemanPhD @nyusteinhardt https://t.co/1bZcuTAMo6

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

@ArianElTaher Thank you for sharing Arian! Blessings ❤️

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

Thanks for the share! RT @MillerAngieOTC: Expanding Awareness: How Patterns of Interaction Support White Supremacy https://t.co/ML9pqaFXvP
Wow. This will require repeated readings.

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

We come to #embody something because in the very act of doing it we are #embodied. It put us in touch with our whole selves — mind, body, spirit. When we do it, we feel good, we feel more ourselves, more alive. https://t.co/5fv6OWnqRI

[BlackPeopleTech @BlackPeopleTec1]

Strange Fruit: Marginalized Groups Need Spaces Just For Us https://t.co/Dd9gtGdfn1 via @WFPLNews

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

Was a guest on ⁦@StrangeFruitPod⁩ This week! Chatted about why People of Color need our own spaces away from white folks with @DoctressStory and @jaisongardner 🎉 Check it out: https://t.co/T4R4PhtrYk 👏🏽

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

@Ella__wise You're so great!

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

@emjacobi Thank you <3

[Emily Jacobi @emjacobi]

Fellow white folks, ever questioned why we should support people of color (POC) only spaces? Read this important - and very generous - piece by @kblackwell
https://t.co/559Fjp3H1g

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

@ColorCodedLA @chrsm Thanks for sharing! Love the work you’re doing as well! So needed! 👏🏽👊🏽

[Kelsey Blackwell @kblackwell]

@chrsm Thanks for the love. So glad it resonated ❤️