Cultivating Healers & Joko Wellness Present
Rest & Release: A Mini Retreat for the Burned Out and Busy
May 23rd, 2026, 1:00-3:00pm
Brooklyn, NY
Rest, Release, Express
Set in Brooklyn, this two-hour therapeutic experience is designed to help you rest deeply, release stress, and express your emotions creatively. This mini-retreat features a powerful "7 Homecomings" guided visualization by Lama Rod Owens, followed by a restful somatic practice inspired by the Nap Ministry. This session is designed to help you release stress, reconnect with your body, and embrace the radical act of rest.
Meet Your Facilitators
Kenya Crawford, LMHC
Kenya Crawford (she/they/name), M.A., Ed.M, LMHC, is the CEO and Founder of Cultivating Healers, an award-winning licensed psychotherapist, racial equity consultant, and coach creating healing and liberating spaces to dismantle oppressive systems. As the Founder of Cultivating Healers, Kenya is on a mission to train and retain the next generation of healers of color. Kenya has been honored by FX Networks, awarded the Hinge Mental Health Advocate of the Year Award, and the 40 Under 40 award by Black Health Con for her contributions to the field of mental health. Kenya's work has been featured in Huffington Post, Essence, Mindbody Green, and Popsugar.
Oumou Sylla, LMFT
Oumou is a Senegalese-Guinean American raised multi-hyphenate polycreative - therapist, coach, disruptor, zinester, writer, speaker, consultant and facilitator of spaces for radical learning. Oumou is a two-time graduate of Syracuse University and former adjunct professor of the same school. she is the creator of RMHFA, a workshop that is slowly but surely changing the care and mental health landscape.
Oumou’s lived and professional experiences are gifts that allow her to support people and businesses in intuitive and radical ways. their work aims to disrupt systems of disconnection, the laziness lie, the productivity death escalator and “the transactional ways in which relationships exist under capitalism” (word 2 Niki Franco). in her work, she incorporates different modes of learning, facilitation, processing and healing based on your needs, context, and background. they are mindful and aware that we are impacted by Anti-Blackness, Ableism, Gender Based Oppression, Capitalism, state sanctioned violence, and other forms of systemic injustice in every aspect of our lives.
Know Before You Go
What To Expect:
Therapist-Led Facilitation
7 Homecomings Guided Visualization
Burnout Reflections + Journaling
Sound bath & Nap/Rest Practice Inspired by the Nap Ministry
Reflection Circle for Integration
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This mini-retreat is an escape for healers struggling with the pressures of capitalism and seeking a space to relax, release stress, express themselves creatively and work to restore from burn-out.
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This event is catered to folks who are Burnt & Busy! Including but not limited to healthcare professionals, lawyers, & folks working in corporate America/Tech.
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Light bites, fruit, pastries, water, tea, & coffee will be provided.
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Wear comfortable clothes and be prepared to remove your shoes to enter the space.
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Yes!
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Yes! Email our admin team at community@cultivatinghealers.com to request a scholarship. Scholarships are limited.
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No CEUs will not be provided for this event. You are welcomed to obtain your CEUs through Cultivating Healers here: cultivatinghealers.com
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All sales are final.
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Please contact our admin team at community@cultivatinghealers.com
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Please contact our admin team at community@cultivatinghealers.com