In my mother tongue, Shadheen ( স্বাধীন ) symbolizes liberation. For me, it embodies the essence of breaking free from the chains of the oppressive ideologies that many of us were indoctrinated into through education systems steeped in white supremacy and colonial ideologies.

Shadheen Liberatory Offerings flows from my own unlearning journey of what and whose knowledge matters. It is an invitation to deepen our understanding of indigenous and ancestral wisdoms rooted in ways of knowing and being that foster embodied collective care and liberation. It is an offering of supported journeys toward

• practicing program design, research, evaluation, and learning, strategy, leadership, and funding practices rooted in liberatory approaches via my Organizational Consulting

• coming home to our whole selves - body, mind, and spirit, and living in closer alignment with our values and our purpose via Liberatory Coaching rooted in healing justice and sacred embodiment.

• accessing, reconnecting to, and honoring the wisdom of sacred pleasure in our bodies and spirit via Erosomatic Healing

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