Dr. Tamara Pearson

Dr. Tamara Pearson has been a champion for educational equity for over 20 years. From her work as the Education Director at the Jacob Riis Neighborhood Settlement House in the Queensbridge Housing Projects to her current position as the Inaugural Director of the Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM at Spelman College, she has dedicated herself to creating opportunities for all students to experience high quality, inclusive education. Dr. Pearson knows the crisis we are in, especially when it comes to the public education system, and that the transformation of schools starts in classrooms. Unfortunately, many of the educators doing the hardest work are stressed out, burnt out, and under attack. She teaches to help people re-connect with their hearts. Her offerings, through the Practice Freedom Project, have helped hundreds of educators use yoga and meditation to liberate themselves so they can be better prepared to show up fully in the creation of liberated educational spaces for children. The strength, vulnerability, and compassion they feel on the mat can, and should, transfer off the mat and into their classrooms. Dr. Pearson is a Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher (RYT-200) and completed her training at Sacred Chill {West} under the guidance of Octavia Raheem and Meryl Arnett.

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WORKSHOP

Honey for Wounds: A Mini-Retreat for Educators

Honey for Wounds is designed as space where educators can learn, in community, about how we can begin to be well for ourselves and for our students. Through yoga, we learn to connect our body and breath. Through discussion and reflection, we are able to process our feelings and go deeper into understanding ourselves. Through meditation, we connect to the source. In stillness, we can hear what the universe is trying to say to us.