{"id":377,"date":"2024-08-28T20:13:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T00:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/abrdietetics\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=377"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:17:47","slug":"for-growing-allyship","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/abrdietetics\/chapter\/for-growing-allyship\/","title":{"raw":"For Growing Allyship","rendered":"For Growing Allyship"},"content":{"raw":"Tend to your mental health and engage in this compassionate and vulnerable meditation for non-Black people, with Alexandrea Harris-Saunders, personal trainer, wellness coach and founder of Wood and Water Wellness. The video will be followed by reflection questions designed by Karrianne Edwards, a Registered Psychotherapist with over 14 years of experience in the Mental Health sector. Together, these resources aim to promote mental and emotional regulation, reflecting holistic practices and fostering self-awareness and advocacy. You will also find words of encouragement from some of the partners who collaborated in developing this Pressbook.\r\n\r\n<!-- FIRST GREEN BOX: VIDEO MEDITATION FOR ALLYSHIP -->\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\" style=\"clear: both !important;overflow: hidden !important\"><header class=\"textbox__header\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">This guided meditation, created by Alexandrea Harris-Saunders, Founder of Wood and Water Holistic Fitness in Ontario, was designed to help allies cultivate empathy and deepen their commitment to supporting anti-racist practices and fostering solidarity.<\/span><\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<div style=\"justify-content: center !important;width: 100% !important\">\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/b4tG7-LD6sM[\/embed]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/abrdietetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2024\/08\/Wood-Water-300x300.png\" alt=\"Logo for Wood and Water\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-149\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- SECOND GREEN BOX: STOP AND REFLECT -->\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\" style=\"width: 100% !important;max-width: 100% !important\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h3 class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"color: #000000 !important;margin: 0;padding: 0\"><strong>Stop and Reflect<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\" style=\"padding: 0 40px 30px 40px !important;overflow: hidden\">\r\n<div style=\"max-width: 100%;margin: 0 auto\">\r\n\r\nQuestions provided by Karrianne Edwards from Ontario\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>There can be several emotions that arise when we look at our own lived experiences, marginalization or personal examples of microaggressions. 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