Peace
My name is chinyere
I am an energy worker, writer, and somatic explorer. Raised in the Deep South and currently based on Lenape territory (a.k.a. Brooklyn), I am a Doctoral Candidate in Critical Social Psychology. My research seeks to understand how marginalized genders of color heal and resist, and to examine where we hold the stories and pains of institutional violations in our physical and energetic bodies.
I am a Reiki Level II practitioner trained under my Reiki godmother, Selome Araya. My approach is trauma-informed and rooted in a decolonial Black feminist approach. I have offered energy work to communities of color in New York for the past seven years. I believe everyone has the power to heal themselves, and as a practitioner, I am here to provide energy work, hold space, and assist you on your journey back to self. It is an honor to be a witness and of service to your healing.
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Another key aspect of my work includes Participatory Action Research (PAR), through which I have supported communities of color, youth, women, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and politicized prisoners in learning, developing, and carrying out their own research projects aimed at social change. I support integrating narrative power, healing justice, art-based research methods, and qualitative inquiry to produce research that is community-led and focused.
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Ncheta (which roughly translates to “remembering” in Igbo) calls for us to remember what is inherently and intuitively known regarding our worth, our vision, and our path here on Earth. Part of remembering requires trusting the embodiment of what one feels and instinctively knows to be true. The conditioning by global white supremacy and capitalism has tainted the images and understandings that we have of ourselves due to negative programming, abuses, and educational indoctrination. For one to remember is to unshackle the chains of oppression on the minds and bodies of ourselves and others to move towards liberation.
I look forward to contributing this perspective to our shared work and healing. I welcome research collaborations and healing work for individual clients (for group circles, please reach out to inquire).
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I believe that marginalized folk should have FULL access to healing tools and modalities. I offer a sliding scale for QTIPOC and BIPOC communities interested in receiving energy work. Please reach out to me for access to those rates!
