Memphis Black Healers Collective

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Memphis doula collective establishes Naturally Nurtured Birth Services support center - Memphis Business Journal Bowens-Harris wanted to be in the 38118 zip code. She wanted the center to be the anecdote to women being isolated during their pregnancy. She also wanted to create a space for training other doulas.

Register TODAY for Cathartoc 2023 - 2nd Annual Black Yoga & Mental Wellness Festival. Link in bio

Volunteer barbers needed to donate a few haircuts at anytime between 4 & 7 pm on Sun., June 19.

June is Men’s Health Month. June 13-19 is Men’s Health Week. Help us honor Black men, share vital health information & raise awareness.

Earth Celebration in the heart of South Memphis @ Greenleaf Learning Farm at Knowledge Quest, 590 Jennette Pl. on Fri., 4/22 from 4-6 pm

Overjoyed by the love, support and wisdom we were all able to experience during our Nurturing Black Memphis Mamas event.💚 Many thanks the phenomenal panelists Amari Mouna Arnett, Dr. La Tina Epps Thomas and Tiana Pyles for not only sharing your expertise but also your heartfelt journey with us.

Thank you Sapphire Yogi Jackie O for moderating this lovely panel and to Barbara Imarhia for guiding us through a beautiful meditation.

To our partners Knowledge Quest and sponsors Community LIFT and BROAD AVE, we are so grateful for your support.

And of course thank you to all attendees who shared the space with us as well as those who came in Spirit. We so hope to connect with you again. Asé💫

Meet Nurturing Black Memphis Mamas Special Panelist Tiana Pyles ✨

Come learn from her at the FREE event this Saturday. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nurturing-black-memphis-mamas-registration-312086187187?fbclid=IwAR2gDGeYyraqwmdEEHuut5Z9jdAUaMwIcRHd1zTPVjKawCbGKjKT7Z8U--M

Tiana is a proud mother of 4 children and has been a community activist for most of her life; even before she knew it. She actively works on bridging the disparities in community development, health care and breastfeeding in Memphis, Tennessee and beyond; by helping to create opportunities to support the much needed work. She continues to be entrenched in this work to honor her ancestral heritage and in efforts to leave a good example for her legacy to live by and to be proud of.

As the Executive Director for the Community Development Corporation Orange Mound, The Tennessee Breastfeeding Coalition, a co-founder of BSTARS (Breastfeeding Sisters That Are Receiving Support), and the Chair for the United States Breastfeeding Committee, Ms. Pyles understands that in order to truly help and empower families to be prosperous in their communities, it takes a “circle of support.” This “circle of support” must include family, adequate education and health care, affordable, quality housing options, peer support and good neighbors. Tiana is instrumental in forging networking partnerships at local, state and national levels in order to better serve the community, city and state she is vested in, and loves.

Meet Nurturing Black Memphis Mamas Special Panelist Dr. LaTina Epps Thomas ✨

Come learn from her at the FREE event this Saturday. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nurturing-black-memphis-mamas-registration-312086187187?fbclid=IwAR2FdNdjhH_DuGAhhVT01p8DjZBG4-LFsGxMJcxW7Jryp5g2hX_oAn_M3t8

LaTina Epps Thomas, ND, EYT is a Naturopathic Doctor, Experienced Certified Yoga Teacher, Corporate Health and Wellness Educator, Writer and Public Speaker. She is the founder of ALN Health and Wellness, a successful practice in Memphis, TN. She thrives on using her skills to help support bodies to heal, while also bringing balance and connectivity to lives.

Dr. LaTina has garnered acclaim for her success in helping numerous athletes and clients achieve their health goals through healthy lifestyle changes and yoga. Her passion to help others stems from her own struggle with an eating disorder. As a teenager, she fought a long battle with anorexia/bulimia. She won by changing her mindset about herself, and about food while incorporating the healing benefits of yoga. This put her on a path to better health and healing for herself and countless others. Today, Dr. LaTina is a highly sought-after instructor and speaker by numerous fortune 500 companies, while running a thriving telehealth practice.

When not practicing yoga or making herbal concoctions, Dr LaTina enjoys traveling the world with her husband and relaxing with her two furry babies Kitty and Max.

This , we are claiming the right to live and thrive despite racism, poverty, and structural policies that affect our access to quality and equitable reproductive health care. We are incorporating the frameworks of human rights, social justice, and feminist theories of intersectionality into our activism, outreach, and scholarship.

This , support us and Black Mamas Matter Alliance in the movement for better maternal, reproductive, and birth outcomes for Black Mamas.

Meet Nurturing Black Memphis Mamas Special Panelist Amari Mouna Arnett✨

Come learn from her at the FREE event this Saturday. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nurturing-black-memphis-mamas-registration-312086187187

Amari is a wife, mother of 3, and community woman born and raised here in the heart of South Memphis and Orange Mound. She travelled away for college to become an OB, but was quickly rerouted back home to remember the ways her ancestors cared & nurtured for women before colonialism. This spiritual journey led her to sit at the feet of women to traditionally learn how to activate her gift of support for carrying mamas. She’s no modern doula, she’s a traditional doula that focuses on the spiritual aspect of pregnancy, labor, and birth. She’s certified and validated by the elders, ancestors, and community to assist women as they navigate the magnetic shift of pregnancy. Her goal as a doula is to assist women in intuitively navigating their rites of passage known as Labor & Birth. This support has led sisters to remember the truth of who they are as woman, mother, daughter, wife, and sister.

Come join us to celebrate the 5th anniversary of and the movement to change the state of !

Founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, is an exciting week of activism, awareness, and community-building. Learn more at blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw and get involved today!

We invite all women and men who are looking to learn more about breastfeeding, doulas, prenatal & postpartum care and fertility support to join us for a FREE event on Saturday, April 16.

We are honored to have 3 special panelists who will share their expertise with us in those areas.

Amari Mouna Arnett - The Spirit Doula
Dr. La Tina Epps Thomas, ND, EYT - Naturopathic Doctor ALN Health and Wellness
Tiana Pyles, MHA CLC - Co-Founder of BSTARS (Breastfeeding Sisters That Are Receiving Support)

Limited seats remain so register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nurturing-black-memphis-mamas-registration-312086187187

The purpose of is to highlight efforts led by Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA), and collectively work toward a future where ALL Black Mamas have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive throughout their lives-including in their reproductive years.

This year's theme is “Building for Liberation: Centering Black Mamas, Black Families, and Black Systems of Care.” Please be on the lookout for their Mightycause fundraising link and make a donation to blackmamasmatter.org and help reach their $50,000 BMHW22 fundraising goal.

With your investment, we were able to share the challenges impacting Black birthing people, celebrate the innovation of Black-led models of holistic maternal and reproductive health care, as well as amplify the voices of Black Mamas to shift the narrative to center our joy, activism, and creativity.

Hey Family! This year marks the fifth anniversary of Black Maternal Health Week, which will be held from April 11-17, 2022!

In order to uplift Black women and their families, Memphis Black Healers Collaborative is joining forces with Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) to center Black women’s scholarship, maternity care work, and advocacy across the full-spectrum of sexual, maternal, and reproductive health care, services, programs, and initiatives.

Join us today! Learn more at blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw

Memphis Black Healers Collective updated their phone number.

FREE and Open to the Public! NGIC Mental Wellness Conference is around the corner!! Click the Link Below and REGISTER TODAY!! https://www.newgrowthinchrist.com/health-wellness-conference

FRIDAY: Intersection of Faith and Mental Wellness Panel (5p-6:30p) CT
SATURDAY: Pro-Fit Variety Workout Sessions (10:30a-1p) CT
SUNDAY: Chat w/ Dr. Sid, Life Coach
(9:01a) CT
We will see you there!
7550 East Shelby Dr.
Memphis, TN 38125

This Saturday we are taking our Men of Color Health Series to Cordova. Y'all are welcome to join!

Register today @ www.newgrowthinchrist.com

Memphis Black Healers Collective updated their address.

Memphis Black Healers Collective updated their business hours.

Join us to learn more about upcoming Memphis Black Healers Collaborative (MBHC) programming and events and how you can be a part of the movement.

We look forward to meeting you soon!