2nd Annual Race in America ~ Learning & Listening Tour with Nikki Myers & Seane Corn

Nikki Myers and Off the Mat into the World present:

2nd Annual Race in America ~ Learning & Listening Tour

A historical immersion into the south with Nikki Myers & Seane Corn

Alabama
Sunday, October 27th – Friday, November 1st 2019

“It’s that mind-heart connection that I believe compels us to not just be attentive to all the bright and dazzling things but also the dark and difficult things.” ~ Bryan Stevenson

Everyone in America is affected by race and racism. We are thrilled to offer our 2nd Annual Race in America Learning and Listening Immersion – a journey that supports the understanding of this complex and provocative topic through the lens of the systems, structures, and ideas that keep it alive and well.

Through lecture, discussion, and experience at historically relevant sites in Montgomery and Selma, AL, we will examine the institution of slavery, the Civil War and Jim Crow periods, the Civil Rights movement, and the white supremacy and black liberation movements of today.

Join Nikki Myers and Seane Corn for this 5-day immersion into Montgomery and Selma! Some of the sites we will visit include: the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace & Justice, the Edmund Pettus Bridge on our day trip to Selma, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and more. We will also have some incredible guest speakers joining us.

Our daily yoga practices with Seane and Nikki will serve to integrate our experiences across our bodies, mind, energy, character, and heart.

Race in America is a journey of education, inspiration, healing, and celebration that will ultimately move us closer to our individual and collective healing.

To view our itinerary, click here. Itinerary subject to change.

“Deeply challenging and transformative trip that demanded a profound engagement of body, mind, heart, and soul. The facilitation and leadership were skilled, knowledgeable, caring, well-versed in the necessary practices to heighten our experience as well as help to move us through with sensitivity and grace.” -Race in America Learning & Listening Tour Participant, October 2018

“Lifechanging on a cellular level. This trip met my highest expectations! “-Race in America Learning & Listening Tour Participant, October 2018

About Seane

Seane Corn is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher known for her impassioned activism, unique self-expression, and inspirational style of teaching that incorporates both the physical and mystical aspects of the practice of yoga. Her classes integrate dynamic vinyasa flow asana (linking movement with breath) with the application of precise alignment, meditation, visualization, intention and prayer to create an inner journey towards healing and empowerment.

To read more about Seane, visit: www.seanecorn.com

About Nikki

Nikki Myers developed Yoga of 12-Step Recovery (Y12SR) in 2004. Nikki is an accomplished yoga therapist, teacher and somatic experiencing practitioner. She is the founder of CITYOGA School of Yoga and Health in Indianapolis, IN. From her personal struggles with addiction, Nikki is quick to tell the world, “The 12-step program and Yoga saved my life – one is my lifeboat, the other my launching pad.”

To read more about Nikki, visit: www.y12sr.com

More Info

What’s Included

Included:

5 night’s accommodations including all taxes in Montgomery, AL
2 meals each day as specified on itinerary, 3 meals on 10/31
Daily Yoga and several Processing Circles with Nikki & Seane
Tour Bus as needed
Local Guides as needed
Entrance to Museums, Memorials + donations to organizations we will be visiting
Day trip to Selma
Lectures/Special Guest Speakers & Workshops as scheduled throughout the trip
Tips for provided meals, driver tip for Bus service

Not Included:

Air in/out of Montgomery (MGM) Airport on 10/27 & 11/1 (MGM Airport is approximately 9 miles from our hotel)
Airport transfers
1 Meal per day (as per itinerary) Gratuities for housekeeping. (Suggested/standard tip is $3/day per person.) Please give what you feel comfortable and inspired to give, always optional.
Gratuities for meals not include and any “extra” activities/outings.
Travel Insurance
Alcoholic Beverages *this is an alcohol-free retreat*

Retreat Cost

Rooms are reserved on a first come, first served basis. **Single rooms limited, mostly double occupancy**

Your $500 Non-Refundable “Placeholder” deposit will secure your spot!

If you prefer to share your room we will do our best to match you with a roommate. If we are unable to do so a supplement will apply.

*Below Prices are per person*

Double Package = $1975 per person
Single Package = $2575 per person

We recommend purchasing travel insurance. None of us can predict unexpected events in our lives: illness, family emergencies, work conflicts, etc. By purchasing a comprehensive plan, you will ensure being covered in full should you need to cancel after the said cancellation deadline. Please refer to our Travel Insurance Tab for a reputable company.

Payment

A $500 Non-Refundable “placeholder” deposit will secure your spot!

You are welcome to either pay the $500 non-refundable placeholder deposit, or you may also opt to pay for your retreat in full.

We have had some spots open up, and have extended our payment deadline to September 12th. Please note that once you make payments, at this point, all payments are non-refundable.
No refunds or cancellations after July 31st, 2019
We recommend purchasing travel insurance. None of us can predict unexpected events in our lives: illness, family emergencies, work conflicts, etc. By purchasing a comprehensive plan, you will ensure being covered in full should you need to cancel after the said cancellation deadline. Please refer to our Travel Insurance Tab for a reputable company.

Terms & Conditions

Travel Insurance

We recommend purchasing travel insurance. None of us can predict unexpected events in our lives: illness, family emergencies, work conflicts, etc. By investing in a comprehensive plan at the time you commit to your retreat, you will ensure being covered in full should you need to cancel for any reason.

Here is a reputable company you may opt to use:
Travelex Travel Insurance
Tel. (800) 228-9792
Email: customersolutions@travelexinsurance.com

Contact

Special Guests

Dismantling Racism Workshop

We will deepen our understanding of the History of the Race construct, define personal, cultural and institutional racism as well as learn an analysis to better understand white supremacy, racism, privilege, and power.

BIO:
Michelle C. Johnson is an author, yoga teacher, social justice activist, licensed clinical social worker and Dismantling Racism trainer. She approaches her life and work from a place of empowerment, embodiment, and integration. With a deep understanding of trauma and the impact that it has on the mind, body, spirit, and heart, much of her work focuses on helping people better understand how power and privilege operate in their life. She explores how privilege, power, and oppression affects the physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and energy body.

To learn more about Michelle, please click here: https://www.michellecjohnson.com

Ian Manuel is a poet, activist and recent MacDowell Fellow. Ian’s poetry was featured in Bryan Stevenson’s bestseller, Just Mercy. In 1990, Ian was living in Tampa in one of the poorest, most violent housing projects in the state. At 13, he was involved in a shooting which left him one of the youngest prisoners condemned to die in prison in the United States. He was so young that he was put in solitary confinement, where he remained for the next 18 years.

While in solitary he discovered a special gift. The ability to compose words in ways that move people. In 2006 The Equal Justice Initiative took on Ian’s case as part of their fight to end excessive punishment of children, hoping to ban life without parole for children who were convicted on non-homicides. Ian was released after 26 years in prison. Since his release, he has spoken at NYU, Butler University, Florida State University, The School of Visual Arts, Horace Mann, and many more prestigious colleges & organizations. He is Living in Brooklyn, and writing an innovative memoir that will make you believe in his mantra “The impossible is obtainable.”