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Acosta Institute

Acosta Institute

Dr. Angel Acosta

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A podcast at the intersection of healing-centered education, contemplative social science and slow work.
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Drisana (Dru) McDaniel, mother-worker-activist and co-founder of the Transformative Teaching Collective, speaks to the power of sitting with paradox and how reorienting ourselves to the present moment can support us with integration and transmutation - what she calls becoming the everyday alchemist. Through sharing her lived experiences and her perspective on ‘turning towards’ versus ‘turning away,’ she provides a transformative and courageous foundation for engaging with the world.

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Dr. Angel Acosta guides us through a contemplative practice that supports us in slowing down and tuning into the power of awareness.

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Acosta Institute - S2 Ep 1: Wounded Healing with Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
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09/29/22 • 21 min

Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, an award-winning Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research focuses on racial literacy in teacher education, Black girl literacies, and Black and Latinx male high school students. A sought-after speaker on issues of race, culturally responsive pedagogy, and diversity, Sealey-Ruiz works with K-12 and higher education school communities to increase their racial literacy knowledge and move toward more equitable school experiences for their Black and Latinx students. Sealey-Ruiz appeared in Spike Lee’s “2 Fists Up: We Gon’ Be Alright”, a documentary about the Black Lives Matter movement and the campus protests at Mizzou. Her co-authored book, Advancing Racial Literacies in Teacher Education: Toward Activism for Equity in Digital Spaces was published in May 2021. Her first full-length collection of poetry Love from the Vortex & Other Poems was published in March, 2020, and her sophomore book of poetry, The Peace Chronicles was released in July 2021.
You can find Dr. Yolanda's website here and learn more about her recent work here.
We want to thank Paper Monday for the interviews and portraits, Jo Barratt and Dike Godstime for the audio engineering and Maria Tan from House of Thriving for co-producing this podcast season.

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Rashid Hughes is co-founder of the Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community and creator of R.E.S.T. - A Practice for the Tired & Weary. This contemplative practice supports us to settle into a sense of ease and invites us to release our efforting and striving, leaving a space for openness and awareness.

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Arlène Elizabeth Casimir, Brooklyn-based educator and owner of her own of educational consultancy, shares how she designs and facilitates culturally sustaining, healing-centered, and spiritually grounded personal and professional development. Operating from the values of freedom, community and love and guided by intuition, she shares her passion for helping people awaken their gifts in order to serve others.

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In this episode, we are joined by Vlada Bortnik, the CEO and co-founder of Marco Polo. She shares how maintaining relationships, building belonging and happiness were at the center of creating the Marco Polo app. Vlada’s ethos of putting emotional wellbeing first emphasizes how important it is to use technology that is good for you.

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Solana Booth, doula, traditional medicine keeper, indigenous wisdom keeper and historical trauma expert guides us through a practice of connecting with our guides and our expansive sense of self.

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In this episode, we are joined by the founder and executive director of Mobius, Aden Van Noppen. We learn about her mission to create a more responsible, compassionate tech sector by supporting technologists in the inner and outer work of transformation. By seeing technologists as caretakers and considering the grief and hope that accompanies building new technologies, Mobius ushers in an orientation towards care in tech.

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In this episode we are joined by Andre ChenFeng, researcher and teacher educator committed to amplifying the voices of teacher educators of color. He shares his doctoral work which looks at how teachers of color embrace and embody liberatory pedagogy and healing-centered practices. In this conversation, Andre invites us to reflect on our own healing and how it informs our work as practitioners.

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Arawana Hayashi of the Social Presencing Institute guides listeners through an embodiment practice that allows us to cultivate gratitude for simply being in the body and belonging on the planet in this now moment.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Acosta Institute have?

Acosta Institute currently has 25 episodes available.

What topics does Acosta Institute cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Acosta Institute?

The episode title 'S1 Ep 5: Practice Facilitated by Angel Acosta: Grounding Meditation' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Acosta Institute?

The average episode length on Acosta Institute is 24 minutes.

How often are episodes of Acosta Institute released?

Episodes of Acosta Institute are typically released every 1 hour.

When was the first episode of Acosta Institute?

The first episode of Acosta Institute was released on Jul 12, 2022.

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