{"id":109880,"date":"2026-01-14T09:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=109880"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:27:54","slug":"mindful-bodies-reflective-practices-with-urban-bush-women","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/calendar\/event\/mindful-bodies-reflective-practices-with-urban-bush-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Bodies and Reflective Practices with Urban Bush Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p>All students, faculty, staff, and community members are welcome; please register ASAP.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mindful Bodies and Reflective Processes\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This participatory workshop focuses on self-care, rejuvenation, and (re-) constructing healthful images of ourselves and our communities. As we move, share stories, and discuss holistic practices from food choices to daily stress relief, Urban Bush Women BOLD Facilitators offer simple tools for reinhabiting our bodies and reinforcing holism from the inside out. We also bring out and affirm the wisdom that is already in the group, fostering resource exchange and building community. The goal is to bring ourselves to balance, thereby bringing our families and communities to balance as well. No dance or fitness experience is necessary&#8230;just a body and a willingness to exhale!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About Urban Bush Women (UBW)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbushwomen.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">URBAN BUSH WOMEN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a groundbreaking Black women-led theatrical dance company and social activism ensemble. Founded in 1984 by visionary choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, UBW is an engine and amplifier for the stories of Black Women+. UBW combines radical performance, deep engagement, and ancestral knowledge from the African diaspora into a force that is urgent, forward-looking, and essential. UBW has defied expectations for over 40 years. The very bodies of its founding members \u2013 Black women of various shapes and sizes \u2013 changed the landscape of who could be seen on stage as a dancer. The work placed the concerns of such women center stage. UBW embraces radical storytelling to activate social change. Whether creating genre-defying work for the stage, guiding the development of Black Women+ choreographers and producers, organizing for justice through artmaking, UBW is an innovator, operating at the vanguard.<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbushwomen.org\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.urbanbushwomen.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Registration &amp; Reservations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because this workshop relies on participation and space is strictly limited, we want to ensure every spot is utilized. When you register, you are <\/span><b>committing to a spot in a community circle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; an absence is a lost opportunity for a peer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For Students: Commitment Deposit<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For Community Members\n<ul>\n<li>How to Register:\u00a0Fill out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeoFH7qDbRJgINvqiGKgKt4OevMNompWz9bvbW-a-SMFoIsLg\/viewform?usp=dialog\">this registration form<\/a>\u00a0and email your signed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1DvrKytde4rmm4mxVxO7OisBFDg3EDecw\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=117675890647320199355&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">Liability Waiver<\/a>\u00a0to Alison Flanney\u00a0(<a href=\"mailto:flanne5@stolaf.edu\">flanne5@stolaf.edu<\/a>)\u00a0ASAP. No deposit is required. We invite you to register with the understanding that your presence is vital to the group, and that capacity is limited. If you register and are no longer able to attend, please let us know ASAP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For St. Olaf Students:\u00a0A\u00a0$20 refundable deposit\u00a0reserves your place in this high-value workshop.\n<ul>\n<li>How to Register:\u00a0Fill out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeoFH7qDbRJgINvqiGKgKt4OevMNompWz9bvbW-a-SMFoIsLg\/viewform?usp=dialog\">this registration form<\/a>\u00a0and visit Alison Flannery in the Center for Art and Dance (CAD) 200 to drop off your deposit immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Getting Your Deposit Back:\u00a0Stop by Alison\u2019s desk after attending the event to pick up your $20.<\/li>\n<li>Access:\u00a0We want this experience to be accessible to everyone. If the $20 deposit is a barrier to your participation, please let us know\u2014we will ensure you can join us!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For St. Olaf Faculty &amp; Staff\n<ul>\n<li>How to Register:\u00a0Fill out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeoFH7qDbRJgINvqiGKgKt4OevMNompWz9bvbW-a-SMFoIsLg\/viewform?usp=dialog\">this registration form<\/a>\u00a0ASAP. No deposit is required. We invite you to register with the understanding that your presence is vital to the group, and that capacity is limited. If you register and are no longer able to attend, please let us know ASAP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sponsored by the Koenig Endowed Fund and the Dance Department<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All students, faculty, staff, and community members are welcome; please register ASAP. 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