Dynamizing Equity™ (dEq), "Transforming trauma into empowerment through somatic equity training"
Dynamizing Equity (dEq) exists to excavate the racialization process and thereby transcend the impact of race on the world. We use somatic (body-based) practices to drive racial equity outcomes that are measurably rooted in healing, wellness, cultural shift, and personal transformation. To do so, Dynamizing Equity provides embodied leadership training, workshop facilitation, and coaching primarily to BIPOC & Women-led organizations.
More organizations and corporations than ever have racial equity statements, are hiring DEI consultants, and working towards antiracism. And yet, even as organizations are taking steps (some more effective than others) we know that this work is not just organizational. Organizations are made up of individuals. The more rooted and grounded individuals are in the internal work, the more powerful the organizational work will be. We believe that true healing and justice can only be achieved when we recognize and address the impacts of racism on the body.
Therefore, the process that is needed in order for us to move forward requires practices that go beyond traditional DEI lectures, workshops, and training alone. Our approach must be DYNAMIC!
Guiding Philosophies, Approaches, and Practices
We know that racism of all forms has had a traumatic impact on the somas (hearts, minds and bodies) of people of color primarily, but not exclusively. This trauma produces disconnection and discontentment by reproducing the dynamics of oppression and victimization not only between us, but within us. We therefore believe that effective racial equity work must be designed as a trauma-informed, self-responsive embodiment practice that cultivates resilience and relational interdependence as the foundation.
We are guided by principles of personal transformation and wellness, racial/health equity, and leadership development. Our Essential Practices and Approaches are inextricably linked and support and build upon one another to produce outcomes that center healing, care, and cultural shift.
