Who are you in the world and how does that influence your work?

Positionality is a new term I learned in founding BASHH.

It asks about your place.

Positionality let's people know how the place you occupy and your intersections influence your work. In academic spaces, this means research. But as an herbalist, it means how you relate to the plants. How you relate to your clients and community. How you share information. What about your place guides the lens in which you see the world?

So, what is your positionality? In a series of Readiness Workshops, BASHH students will explore this and develop their own positionality statements. It will guide how they show up to this sacred work.

Our students are going to form relationships with plants, the Earth, and their cohort members. However, they will also form deeper relationships with themselves, their lineages, and their communities. Our Readiness Workshops get them prepared to hit the ground running on day one of school. I'm excited for these and for students to gather in a personalized container with each other. Our clinical program has 1-2 spots left. Pre-Clinical has a few more. This is your sign.

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Donette Lowe

Founder at Black Alchemy School of Holistic Herbalism

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Some students were unable to keep up with payment plans and stay enrolled. It saddens me, so I don't have a lot of words here. Just support if you can and please, share it with your networks.

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Share with your networks. Mention our name when someone tells you they want to learn herbalism. You don't have to be an herbalist to do it: you just have to care about Black wellness and healing. Share the link, blackalchemy.school.

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My friends prefer the word accomplice over ally. An accomplice utilizes their privilege to equalize the playing field for those they are supporting. Not just naming their support. BASHH needs more accomplices, so please do share, ask, and do.

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