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SUMMARY:Ministry of Black Women’s Self Care\, with Kim Gaubault - May 2026
DESCRIPTION:Kim Gaubault recognizes that self-care is often the component that remains a form of intervention (after the break or the medical emergency) rather than a preventative measure. When we allow our bodies\, minds and/or spirits to break down in the course of doing this work\, we are not only putting ourselves at risk but we are putting at risk the integrity of the work for which we are laboring. This work is a work of self-love\, communal love\, Womanist Ethicism\, it is multi-generational\, multicultural and is not finite\, but is instead as infinite as the beauty in the divinity that is Blackness. Come and share in this life’s work! This program is specifically designed to offer practical tools for everyday self-care to Black women-identified individuals doing all forms of ministry\, in church and community. \nMay: Mothering and Being Mothered: Blessed be the Ties that Bind \nJune: Braving the Storm: Grieving People Who Are Still Alive \nRegister for MAY below. \nLeader: Kimberly Gaubault (McCrae) is an intentional lover of humanity and actively lives the self-care life about which she teaches and advocates. Her personal philosophy of interpersonal interaction is\, “If I’ve not positively influenced someone everywhere I’ve gone\, I’ve not walked in my purpose.” \nCost: $10\, $25\, or $40 per session. Choose the price that fits your budget.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/ministry-of-black-womens-self-care-with-kim-gaubault-may-2026/
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SUMMARY:The Heart of Mindfulness with Jen Johnson
DESCRIPTION:There is a kind of stillness available to us that lives below the noise of daily life — in the body\, in the breath\, in the quiet center of the heart. \nThe Heart of Mindfulness is a 90-minute live online workshop that explores heart-centered practices. Research shows that heart-centered mindfulness practices can reduce stress\, calm the nervous system\, and cultivate positive emotions\, including love\, joy\, gratitude\, and awe. Through guided meditation and mindful writing\, you’ll explore how these practices can become a genuine refuge in your everyday life. \nThis workshop is for anyone who wants to feel more at home in themselves and the world. Please bring a journal or paper and pens.  \nLeader:  Jen Johnson\, MS\, MFA\, LCMHC is a mindfulness teacher and counselor offering an integrative approach to mind body healing and creative awakening. She offers mindfulness coaching and therapy and facilitates workshops on mindfulness\, mindful writing\, grief\, and nature connection. Learn more about Jen here. \nCost: $25\, $30\, $35\, $40\, or $45 – sliding scale \nRegister below. Registrants will be sent a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/theheartofmindfulness/
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SUMMARY:Hope is a Verb: Spiritual Grounding for Joyful Changemaking
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Farmhouse at Spring Forest in Hillsborough\, NC for Hope is a Verb: Spiritual Grounding for Joyful Changemaking. \nWhen the Work Feels Heavy\, Hope Becomes Essential \nAre you a changemaker feeling overwhelmed by today’s challenges? When progress is blocked and the forces of harm seem stronger than ever\, it’s natural to struggle with frustration and even burn-out. But what if hope isn’t something that happens to us—but is something we actively practice? \nRediscover Your Spiritual Foundation \nThis weekend retreat offers changemakers a chance to reconnect with the deeper sources of resilience available to us all. Join us to explore how spiritual practices can help us stay grounded and embody hope in a world that sometimes feels hopeless. \nWho Should Attend \nThis women’s* retreat welcomes all changemakers: \n~ Mission-driven professionals and nonprofit leaders\n~ Activists\, organizers\, and artists\n~ Engaged citizens and volunteers \n*This retreat is for all women\, including trans women\, as well as nonbinary or gender expansive people who are comfortable in women-centered spaces. \nIf you would find meaning in strengthening your resilience in these uncertain times\, this retreat is designed for you. \nWhat You’ll Experience and Share \n~ Connection to nature and other changemakers on a beautiful\, 34-acre regenerative farm and forest\n~ Practical tools for cultivating hope as a daily practice\n~ Spiritual practices for staying grounded to maintain your energy and commitment to your important work \nTransform Your Relationship with Hope \nLeave this weekend with renewed energy\, deeper spiritual grounding\, and practical tools for embodying hope—not despite the challenges\, but because of your unwavering commitment to a just world. \n\nLocation: The Farmhouse at Spring Forest\, 1907 New Sharon Church Rd\, Hillsborough\, NC 27278 \nCost: $400–600 \n~ Single occupancy room (2 beds available): $600\n~ Shared occupancy room (6 beds available): $450 \nRegister by April 15\, 2026 for to receive a $50 early bird discount! No code needed. \nCost includes retreat programming\, lodging and meals prepared by Chef Netta Edwards with locally grown food\, as well as a post-retreat online group check-in and an optional post-retreat 1:1 online spiritual coaching session. \nLimited scholarship funds available. Please email info@groundedimpact.net to express your interest in a partial or full scholarship. \nRetreat Leaders: \nMaria Kingery has been leading retreats for impact-driven entrepreneurs for more than a decade. Through 360Impact\, she helps changemakers build the resilience needed to create lasting impact in an uncertain world using her “Lead with Love” framework. In 2001\, she co-founded one of the Southeast’s first clean energy companies\, scaling it to a thriving B Corp before selling the company to seven long-time team members in a values-driven succession that centered their shared mission over maximum profit. \nBonny Moellenbrock\, a certified spiritual director\, helps clients integrate their deepest values into their lives\, initiatives\, and business strategies\, supporting the shift toward a life-affirming\, regenerative economy. Bonny spent over two decades directing capital toward social and environmental impact through her work with nonprofits\, social enterprises\, and impact investors. She led Investors Circle for seven years\, guiding a network that has channeled over $275 million into more than 350 enterprises creating positive change.
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LOCATION:The Farmhouse at Spring Forest\, 1907 New Sharon Church Rd\, Hillsborough\, 27278\, United States
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SUMMARY:Freedom Dreaming at Historic Stagville with New Legacy Lab
DESCRIPTION:Artist and Cultural Organizer Monèt Marshall invites us to visit Historic Stagville –  a former plantation in Durham County – through an interactive experience rooted in resistance and liberation. Through performance\, guided mediations\, and facilitated conversation at Horton Grove\, we all will be invited to expand our imaginations into past and future Black feminist dreaming. This offering is open to all ages\, races\, genders\, and class backgrounds. \nThis event is co-hosted by New Legacy Lab \, the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South\, and ROSA. \nCost: Tickets for this event are offered on a sliding scale of $15 – $35.  Please use New Legacy Lab’s Sliding Scale to determine your ticket price. \nRegistration is required. Register at this link: https://www.newlegacylab.com/event-details/freedom-dreaming-at-historic-stagville
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/freedom-dreaming-at-historic-stagville-with-new-legacy-lab/
LOCATION:Historic Stagville\, Durham\, NC\, 5828 Old Oxford Highway\, Durham\, NC\, 27712\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ministry of Black Women’s Self Care\, with Kim Gaubault - June 2026
DESCRIPTION:Kim Gaubault recognizes that self-care is often the component that remains a form of intervention (after the break or the medical emergency) rather than a preventative measure. When we allow our bodies\, minds and/or spirits to break down in the course of doing this work\, we are not only putting ourselves at risk but we are putting at risk the integrity of the work for which we are laboring. This work is a work of self-love\, communal love\, Womanist Ethicism\, it is multi-generational\, multicultural and is not finite\, but is instead as infinite as the beauty in the divinity that is Blackness. Come and share in this life’s work! This program is specifically designed to offer practical tools for everyday self-care to Black women-identified individuals doing all forms of ministry\, in church and community. \nJune: Braving the Storm: Grieving People Who Are Still Alive \nRegister for JUNE below. \nLeader: Kimberly Gaubault (McCrae) is an intentional lover of humanity and actively lives the self-care life about which she teaches and advocates. Her personal philosophy of interpersonal interaction is\, “If I’ve not positively influenced someone everywhere I’ve gone\, I’ve not walked in my purpose.” \nCost: $10\, $25\, or $40 per session. Choose the price that fits your budget.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/ministry-of-black-womens-self-care-with-kim-gaubault-june-2026-2/
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SUMMARY:Mindful Writing for Transformation (4-Week) Online Workshop
DESCRIPTION:There are stories inside you that want to be told. Not perfected\, simply heard. \nMindful writing is less about craft and more about presence. It’s a practice of slowing down\, turning inward\, and allowing whatever wants to be expressed to move through you and onto the page. No forcing anything. No inner critic in charge. \nIn this four-week workshop\, we create the conditions for stories to arrive naturally — through mindfulness practices and gentle\, guided writing activities designed to quiet the mind and open the heart. When we stop trying to write and simply listen\, something shifts. Words come. Truth surfaces. The page becomes a place of refuge and revelation where we bear witness to our own stories with kindness and acceptance. \nWriting in this way has a remarkable capacity to bring order to inner chaos\, restore a sense of wholeness\, and reconnect us with our own inner wisdom — the part of us that already knows. \nNo writing experience is necessary. This is a space for anyone who feels called to listen more deeply to their own story. \nBring a journal and a pen. Come exactly as you are. \nLed by Jen Johnson\, mindfulness teacher\, therapist\, photographer\, and writer. Jen brings an integrative approach to mind-body healing and creative awakening. Her writing has appeared in book chapters\, a poetry anthology\, magazines\, literary journals\, and professional training manuals. More about Jen here.  \nDate & Times: Thursdays\, July 9\, 16\, 23\, and 30 from 12:00- 1:30 PM \nCost: $125-175\, sliding scale \nRegister below. Registrants will be sent a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/mindful-writing-for-transformation-4-week-online-workshop/
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