You Belong : An Evening with Sebene Selassie

Apr
11:00pm
You Belong : An Evening with Sebene Selassie

By Cafe con Libros
JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021 AT 7PM EST FOR AN
EVENING WITH SEBENE SELASSIE IN CONVERSATION WITH
SHUBHA BALA TO DISCUSS
YOU BELONG: A CALL FOR CONNECTION!
ABOUT THE BOOK:
From much-admired meditation expert Sebene Selassie, You Belong is a call to action, exploring our tangled relationship with belonging, connection, and each other
You are not separate. You never were. You never will be.
We are not separate from each other. But we don't always believe it, and we certainly don't always practice it. In fact, we often practice the opposite--disconnection and domination. From unconscious bias to "cancel culture," denial of our inherent interconnection limits our own freedom.
In You Belong, much-admired meditation expert Sebene Selassie reveals that accepting our belonging is the key to facing the many challenges currently impacting our world. Using ancient philosophy, multidisciplinary research, exquisite storytelling, and razor-sharp wit, Selassie leads us in an exploration of all the ways we separate (and thus suffer) and offers a map back to belonging.
To belong is to experience joy in any moment: to feel pleasure, dance in public, accept death, forgive what seems unforgivable, and extend kindness to yourself and others. To belong is also to acknowledge injustice, reckon with history, and face our own shadows. Full of practical advice and profound revelations, You Belong makes a winning case for resisting the forces that demand separation and reclaiming the connection--and belonging--that have been ours all along.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sebene Selassie is a teacher and author who explores the themes of belonging through meditation and spirituality. She teaches classes, workshops and retreats regularly. Born in Ethiopia and raised in Washington DC, she began studying Buddhism 30 years ago as an undergraduate at McGill University where she majored in Comparative Religious Studies. She has an MA from the New School where she focused on race and cultural studies. For over 20 years, she worked with children, youth, and families nationally and internationally for small and large non-profits. Sebene is a three-time cancer survivor of Stage III and IV breast cancer. Her first book "You Belong: A Call for Connection" is published by HarperOne.
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