The linchpin annual event for the worldwide movement to end all forms of sexual exploitation is going online this year and I’ll be presenting! Every year it is a source that springs forth new partnerships, projects, and victories. Join me at the FREE 2020 Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Online Global Summit by registering today. […]
“I just got out of a 25 year sentence for killing the man who raped my sister. I got all this anger inside me, I don’t want to hurt people no more, but I can’t stop it.” A statement like that tends to get my attention. Bob (name changed) made this declaration at the very […]
Warning: This is not a political conversation. Look, I don’t know whether Tara Reade is telling the truth. As I scroll through all of the comments on my Twitter feed in regards to her allegations, I find myself experiencing a mixed range of emotions and one question continues to pop up in my mind. I wonder if the women who are currently coming forward […]
Restorative Yoga + Book Signing At Kean University Lockey will share her story and healing journey. She will share the tools and techniques she incorporates to manage flashbacks, triggers, anxiety and rage with her Jersey-girl sarcasm and wry sense of humor. During this presentation, participants will have the opportunity to practice gentle, restorative yoga. Lockey […]
Light 2020: A Multistate Educational Conference on Human Trafficking The Center for Prevention of Abuse is proud to host Light 2020: A Multistate Educational Conference on Human Trafficking on April 1-2, 2020 at the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria, Illinois. Light 2020 aims to bring together experts, service providers, educators, and stakeholders in Illinois […]
At the end of guiding a body scan meditation, I asked the participants (a group of 10 male parolees) to notice what they feel in their body. Without hesitation, one man (I’ll call him Carl), remarked: “I feel nothing.” This was the opening I was looking for to create a conversation about the mind/body connection. […]
I share the guided meditation I share with the trauma survivors I work with in jails, mental health areas of hospitals and drug/alcohol recovery centers. This meditation is for us folks who don’t think we can be “still” long enough to meditate. I promise, you can do this meditation. I will be posting more videos […]
The following conversation happened in a re-entry program facility in downtown Newark, New Jersey. This program is a mandatory requirement of probation. Participants have to attend daily groups and complete a host of other mandatory requirements to remain “free.” The bottom line is, most of these people feel as though they left one prison to […]
Roundtable Discussion #AGRBW is coming to Brooklyn A roundtable discussion for Students, Educators, and parents. Quentin Vennie and I will hold a panel discussion on equity in the world of mindfulness. RSVP for this complimentary event
I love presenting my Let It Go Workshop. In this workshop I share the tools and techniques I cultivated from yoga, journaling and conversation that had a significant impact on my own healing journey. My healing journey began only when I (gulp) surrendered. What I surrendered to might not be what you think. I surrendered […]