Community Healing Council with Dean Hoaglin and Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal - Sunday, May 31, 2026

Community Healing Council

with Dean Hoaglin and Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal

Sunday, May 31st from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT (Pacific Time)

Online via Zoom

About the Session:

In most cultures, the symbol of a circle represents wholeness, and the potential for unity. When we come together as an intentional community, for personal development and healing, we are honoring the sacred. We will cultivate the collective practice of listening, witnessing, and holding space for the whole as we heal ourselves by acknowledging what needs to be healed. We will work with the Seasons, Elements, and Nature as direct mirrors for the healing process. Indigenous cultures recognize that the healing of self is connected to the whole community.

The council is a sacred space where we can practice being in community in an open, authentic, and compassionate way.

Reciprocity Contribution:

We gratefully welcome donations of any amount that feels meaningful to you. Your donation at registration directly supports Braided Wisdom's ability to continue cultivating spaces of healing, learning, and collective care. Everyone is welcome, regardless of ability to contribute. 

Setting the Container:

We request participants attend the whole program to respect the group and the teachers, and ask for your support with creating a sacred container by arriving to the session on time as the zoom room will close at 10:15 am PT.

At Braided Wisdom, we strive to cultivate an online space that supports connection, presence, and collective care. While we invite participants to have their cameras on to help nurture a sense of community, we wholeheartedly honor that there are many reasons someone may choose otherwise. We encourage you to meet yourself where you are, and if any needs arise around this, you’re warmly invited to reach out to us at info@braidedwisdom.org.

Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal

Renda Dionne Madrigal, Ph.D. is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Author, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a Registered Drama Therapist, the President of Mindful Practice Inc, and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with over twenty years of experience in the field. She has been featured on the cover of Mindful Magazine and was recognized as a Powerful Woman of Mindfulness in the August 2022 edition.  

She is a mentor for the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior Mindfulness Awareness Research Center Teacher Training Program, a Stanford Certified Applied Compassion Educator/Consultant, and faculty member at the Drama Therapy Institute of Los Angeles and California Indian Nations College.  

Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal specializes in Story Medicine which combines mindfulness, somatic therapies, and storytelling to support insight, healing, growth, wisdom and decolonization.  

In addition to her work as a clinician, she is also an author, with an MFA from the American Indian Institute of the Arts (May 2023), and a performer. She has appeared in Indigenous plays written by her daughters and enjoys writing fiction featuring Indigenous female protagonists who save the world. Her book, The Mindful Family Guidebook, has been listed as a Best Book of Mindfulness 2021 by Mindful Magazine. Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal is currently working on her next books, Story Medicine, and thriller-fantasy, Silenced, featuring Indigenous women saving the world. 

Zoom Link:

An email with the Zoom Link will be sent out the afternoon before at 1:37 pm PT, and the morning of at 8:00 am and 9:55 am PT. Please search for info@braidedwisdom.org and check your spam folder if you do not see our email with the Zoom Link.

You will need to sign-in to your Zoom account before clicking the zoom link, and be sure the name you will be joining with is the same one you used to register for the program. If you do not have a zoom account, follow the instructions here, and be sure to use the name you registered with as your Display Name. We cannot admit anyone unless they are on our attendance list. Thank you for your understanding.

This program registration is for the Community Healing Council with Dean Hoaglin & Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal, Sunday, May 31, 2026 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT (Pacific Time).

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