Ancestral Acupuncture’s Anti-Racist Plan:

I will continue to offer low- and no-cost treatment to black- and indigenous-identified people as part of my reparations plan. I will redistribute my resources by giving directly to the homeless black community and by contributing to foundations that support native elders. I will continue to unlearn racism on a physical level. White supremacy is a wound of dissociation. I will focus on inhabiting my body as direct action. I commit to educating my children with an anti-racist curriculum, including embodiment, that addresses the history of colonization in which we are complicit. Being in my body provides access to solutions that are not available to the disembodied mind. Intellectual warfare is a product of colonization. Presence is an energetic contribution to changing our cultural body. I require a container strong enough to withstand and support the massive changes underway; I commit to strengthening my body with the lifelong intention of unlearning racism and supporting new systems founded on respect for life. I intend to balance the grief and scope of this work with humor, celebration, and rest. I know that I belong to the earth, and that the earth supports me in life-sustaining behaviors.

Please don’t celebrate these words, which are not virtuous. This is a need that requires my participation, and this is how I feel equipped to participate. Big love to all of you as we all find our ways.