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Healing Meditation & Yoga for Black Social Workers on February 17 & 24

Text reds “Healing Meditation & Yoga for Black Social Workers. February 17 & 24. 10 – 11:30 AM PT. Virtual.” Trainer Marcia T. Leftwich headshot is on the left side.

Join NASW-CA for a healing space for Social Workers who identify as African Diaspora/communities, of African descent or Black/African American only. This event is free. We will be meeting on Saturday, February 17 and Saturday, February 24 to engage in an hour and a half of healing meditation and yoga.

About the Trainer: Marcia has a passion for mentoring, empowering and helping others fight to see their light in darkness. She is the owner of Inspired to Victory, LLC. Marcia is an advocate of holistic living and is a mouthpiece for promoting wellness and destigmatizing mental health in minority and underserved communities. As a motivational speaker and author she empowers others to find victory in their circumstances. Marcia is a domestic abuse advocate who provides guidance to those in various parts of their abuse journey. Based on her strong calling and life experiences, she became a pastoral counselor. In this capacity she provides spiritual development, couples counseling, grief navigation as well as guiding people through trauma and transitional issues that occur on the journey of life. She passionately teaches yoga, meditation and self-care to inspire people to find a pathway to heal and reduce stress. She is a certified 500 hour yoga instructor, as well as a reiki master healer. One of her guiding principles is to allow her life and story to empower others to not just survive but thrive. She is blessed to have two pillars in her life, Myles and Adin, that have taught her the meaning of unconditional love. Marcia received her B.S. in Biology from Spelman College and her M.A. in Pastoral Counseling (Crisis Response & Trauma) from Liberty University.

  • Contact: info@inspiredtovictory.com
  • IG: @inspiredtovictory

Please contact Jasmine Smith at jsmith.naswca@socialworkers.org with any questions.

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