OM 4-Part Series: Hoźho is the Way to Peace, In Beauty it Shall Be Restored! with Elvina Charley

Original Medicine 4-Part Series: Hoźho is the Way to Peace, In Beauty it Shall Be Restored!

with Elvina Charley of the Diné (Navajo) Nation

Saturday, January 25, 2025

10:00 - 11:30 am PST

Online via Zoom

Session Description

Colonization has brought utter destruction of the natural world and life ways of Indigenous people. This is one Diné relative's journey of healing through reclaiming ancestral knowledge through practicing mindfulness and bridging the Dharma in her daily life. The Diné philosophy of life imparts that as Holy (earth surface) beings we are meant to live in harmony on Mother Earth through practicing love, compassion, and kinship to all beings. It also teaches that suffering is a condition of our human existence that can be transformed into the beauty way or Hoźho.

About Original Medicine 4-Part Series 

Original Medicine 4-Part Series is a platform for Indigenous elders, teachers, and healers from all four corners of the world to come and share their wisdom. This series seeks to illuminate the often overlooked and unheard voices of Indigenous people. These sessions offer a psycho-spiritual, cross-cultural, and mindfulness approach that weaves Indigenous Wisdom, Buddha-Dharma, and Earth-based practices. We work with each Season as a teacher, featuring a different guest speaker every Season, so that we may be in an intentional practice of connecting ourselves with the natural world.

Reciprocity Contribution

We gratefully welcome donations of any amount that feels meaningful to you. Your support is appreciated, and everyone is welcome, regardless of ability to contribute. 

Setting the Container

We request participants attend the whole program and arrive on time to respect the container of the session and Elvina Charley. 

At Braided Wisdom we strive to build an online environment that creates a safe container for all. Part of creating a safer environment is asking for participants to have their cameras on during the session. If you have an access need around this request, please reach out to info@braidedwisdom.org so we can discuss how best to support you.

About Elvina Charley, Ed.S

Elvina Charley, Ed.S, is Diné (Navajo) school psychologist practitioner and integrates mindfulness as a part of serving children and youth. Elvina has been practicing mindfulness since 2013, introduced to her by Bonnie Duran, Ph.D. as a way to heal from historical trauma. She found parallels between her Diné philosophy of life – Sa’ah naaghái bik’eh hózhóón and Buddhism. Elvina continues to cultivate her practice through people of color retreat programs at the Insight Meditation Society and Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center. Elvina received training through Mindful Schools to bring back mindfulness to reservation schools.

Zoom Link

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This program registration is for Original Medicine 4-Part Series with Elvina Charley on Saturday, January 25, 2025,10:00 - 11:30 am PST.

If you have any questions, please email info@braidedwisdom.org.