Dear Black Woman, Soften

DBS is a collective calling and prayer for Black women to soften, rest, and be gentle. This is short visual guided meditation is a trip into a garden with me to enjoy the pleasure of existing in ease. May you be invited to rest your body and spirit. May you access spaces to soften. May you be reminded that you get to be cared for. This is an ode to the friends and family who've allowed me to soften and unfreeze, so I️ could come back home to myself and experience a different way of being. Ase.

Transcript

Dear Black Woman,

Soften.

Come visit me in the garden for a while as we gaze upon ripe crops,

Appreciating everything that's here from the soil to the bugs to the finished product.

May we sip slow as we laugh and talk,

Spilling the tea on each other's dreams,

Holding our visions collectively and generating this limitless energy.

May we reach up high toward the sun,

Stretching our bodies into the sky,

Mimicking the stance of the apple trees with our arms reaching out oh so wide like branches,

Awakening all of the places that were stiff,

Snap,

Crackle,

Pop.

Oh,

Chah,

I needed this.

May we savor the breeze as we close our eyes and breathe,

Sending cool fresh air down,

Down,

Down into our bellies.

May we sit in the comfort of pleasure and ease,

Gently exhaling as we sink deeper into our seats,

Placing our hands on our chest and feeling the rhythm of our heartbeat.

This is what it feels like to be free.

May we relax our shoulders and rest our minds,

Enjoying the greenery and passing the time.

May we know that everything else outside of this space,

Outside of each other's company,

Outside of this grace,

Can wait.

That time will come,

But for now we can't be busy being there.

We're too infatuated with being here in the garden.

Softening,

Listening,

Resting,

Dreaming,

Conjuring,

Cackling,

Drinking,

Laughing,

Singing,

Winding,

Calming,

Reclaiming,

Finding.

Reuniting with our center,

With ourselves,

With our peace.

May your black woman soften.

Reviews

That was awesome! So often as a black woman I feel like we have to be the strong person, resilient. After a while, it becomes tiring. It's nice to have space to focus on being soft snd gentle. Thank you!❤️

Right on time. Beautiful reminder to be soft with myself.

Did you see that family of butterflies, sister? I love your garden. Thank you.🫶🏾🦋

This was soothing to my spirit and just what I needed.

Beautiful! Now I must sip tea in my garden 🥰 thank u for the midday relaxation

Thank you Brittany.
Beautiful start to my day in my peaceful garden 💜

Quickly added this to my favorites. It was timely and just what the doctor ordered.

The permission that’s granted in this meditation, to set aside our narrative as fiercely strong and independent blank woman in exchange for softness… is priceless. Thank you for sharing this.

Thank you 🙏🏾
When I have the capacity to deal with the emotions that will arise, I will listen to the meditation that you made today that I can only imagine was prompted by Tyre Nichols' murder.
Thank you for using your gifts to help our community process the grief, anger, and utter exhaustion of police brutality.

Beautiful, calming meditation! ♥️ Thank you for the reminder to soften!

This, by far, was one of the most meaningful meditations I have ever done. Thank you for the invitation into the sacred space with sisters I've never met, and for guidance into a moment of freedom.

Today is the last day of a six week book study/review: “Too heavy a yoke: strong black woman.” Your meditation is exactly what I needed to end the class. Today, I’m Embracing being a black woman of strength. Releasing the myth of strong black woman.
I will visit this garden again and invite others to join me. Namaste.

So beautiful

Feels like a hug from a dear friend. Thank you for this moment, asé 🦋

Loved it🥰

Just what I was looking for. A beautiful meditation for, by, and about Black women. Thank you for the time in the garden. I’ll be back.

Thank you for this,it is absolutely beautiful ❤️

Awesome!!! Just so beautiful and exactly what we need.

Omgggg thank you! Thank you! Thank you Brittany!! Simply Divine 🙏🏾🥰🙌🏾💕 I am at peace in this moment!!

Absolutely beautiful and tranquil.. Thank you for delivering this amazing practice.. Satnam