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JOURNEY INTO THE SELF FEATURING JOY QUAIDOO, Certified in Yoga, Meditation and Breathwork. “You don’t need to look outside of yourself, for yourself. You are already what you need.”
The events for Black History Month 2022 were presented in partnership with City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minneapolis Black Employee Network, African American ERG, People of Color ERG and Communication and Engagement Services of Hennepin County.
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I
do
and
she
is
going
to
lead
us
today
introduce
herself
and
let
us
know
a
little
bit
about
herself
and
when
she
once
I
stopped
talking
we'll
all
take
off
ourselves
off
camera,
mute
yourself
and
then
we'll
follow
joy.
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All
right
well,
thank
you.
Everyone
for
letting
me
guide
you
today
and
I'll.
Tell
you
a
little
bit
about
myself
my
day
job.
I
actually
work
in
the
healthcare
industry
and
I
decided
to
go
down
this
path.
It's
been
something
that
I've
done
for
years
and
that
is
mindfulness.
I
started
doing
this
practice
in
high
school,
actually
in
track
and
field,
and
we
used
to
do
something
called
mind
over
matter
as
a
young
person.
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I
didn't
realize
the
long-term
benefits
of
this
practice,
but
certainly
have
over
the
years,
and
I
would
say
during
the
minneapolis
uprisings
which
we're
all
very
well
aware
of.
I
took
a
different
path
and
I
went
and
became
certified
in
teaching
yoga
certified
in
teaching
meditation
and
then
decided
that,
in
order
to
maintain,
I
think
my
calm
and
my
center,
I
decided
to
go
down
the
path
of
getting
certified
in
breath
work,
and
so
what
we're
going
to
do
today
is
a
little
bit
of
a
combination
of
all
three.
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We
will
be
doing
some
very
basic
movement.
Don't
get
too
excited.
You
can
do
it
in
your
chair,
but
it's
called
somatic
movement
and
it's
part
of
what
is
woven
into
the
practice
of
healing
if
you
will,
and
so
a
little
bit
of
movement
is
always
good,
it's
good
for
our
bodies,
so
it
won't
make
you
get
up
and
stand
and
do
any
yoga
poses
no
head
stands,
but
we
will
do
a
little
bit
of
breathing
together
and
breath
work
for
a
lot
of
folks.
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They
wonder
what
it
is
and
breath.
Work
is
really
conscious,
rhythmic,
breathing.
It
is
something
that
we
don't
practice
as
much
as
we
probably
could
or
should,
and
we're
often
breathing.
Actually,
in
this
part
of
our
body,
we
are
sort
of
a
culture
of
what
I
would
call
chronic
breath
holders
and
we
don't
often
realize
that.
So
we
create
a
lot
of
tension
and
stress
in
our
bodies
when
we
do
that
and
so
practicing
breath.
Work
really
allows
your
body
to
relax.
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It
sends
a
signal
to
the
central
nervous
system
that
kicks
in
your
parasympathetic,
which
is
otherwise
known
in
late
term,
is
more
rest
freeze
and
that
allows
your
body
to
just
become
calm
and,
if
you
think
about
or
even
look
back
at
photos
of
yourself
when
you
were
a
child,
you
notice
how
you
had
a
big
round
belly
and
you're
like
what
was
that
right.
You
might
see
pictures
where
you're
just
a
toddler
and
your
belly's
full.
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So
I
hope
that
this
practice
helps
you
learn
how
to
use
that
breath
kind
of
muscle
memory,
if
you
will
kicks
in
when
you're
in
that
moment
of
stress,
be
it
at
work
on
the
street
and
just
dealing
with
quite
honestly
what
we
are
dealing
with
in
our
own
community
every
single
day,
so
without
further
ado
I'll
jump
into
breath
work.
I
think
I've
talked
a
little
bit
about
what
its
benefits
are
just
to
highlight.
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Broadly
breath,
work
increases
your
energy
levels,
it
boosts
your
immune
system,
it
increases
self-awareness,
presence,
happiness
joy.
It
improves
your
sleep
who
doesn't
want
that.
I
talked
about
the
trauma
effect
that
it
has.
It
also
helps
reduce
pain
in
your
body.
It
helps
improve
your
digestion
system
and
releases
toxins.
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Okay,
this
hand
you're
going
to
use
your
thumb
and
or
your
ring
finger
and
pinky
traditionally
in
pranayama,
which
is
breathwork
in
nadi
shodena,
you
would
put
your
two
pointer
finger
and
your
middle
finger
in
the
middle
of
your
eyebrows,
your
third
eye
and
then
you'll
have
a
free
thumb
and
you'll
have
a
free,
pinky
and
ring
finger.
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If
that
gets
tricky,
I
don't
want
you
to
get
too
complicated,
because
this
may
be
your
first
time
doing
naughty
shot
enough,
but
if
you
want,
you
can
also
just
do
this
and
use
your
thumb
and
your
pinky
just
to
alternate.
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So
when
you
hear
me
prompt
you
into
nadi
shodena,
all
you
have
to
do
is
just
prepare
your
fingers
and
make
sure
your
right
hand
is
there
and
if
it's
not
like,
I
said,
just
find
a
space
to
just
breathe
and
follow
along.
As
I
prompt
you
and
guide
you,
our
mantra
today,
you're
going
to
hear
this
a
lot
it
is.
You
are
already
everything
you
need,
and
I
want
that
message
to
settle
in,
as
you
sit
in
your
chair,
bring
your
hands
to
your
lap
or
to
your
thighs.
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Remembering
that
this
practice
is
a
balancing
breath,
the
intent
is
to
drive
a
centeredness
between
your
left
and
right
side.
Body
nadi
is
means
energy
or
energy
channels
and
shodana
means
purification.
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I
want
to
ask
you
to
bring
your
hands
together
and
we're
going
to
rub
them
together.
If
you
feel
comfortable,
keep
your
eyes
shut,
you
might
want
to
remove
your
eyeglasses
if
you're
wearing
them
and
rub
your
hands
together,
creating
heat
and
we'll
all
take
a
collective
breath
together
to
support
one
another
inhale
and
place
your
hands
over
your
eyes,
letting
the
heat
generated
from
the
palm
of
your
hands
press
against
your
eyes
and
just
hold
them
there
for
a
moment.