Moms Empowerment Summit
June 4 2023
In 2023 we held our inaugural Moms Empowerment Summit. For 8 transformative weeks we challenged our participants to create time and space to show up for themselves. Attendees were given weekly prompts, affirmations, and bi monthly workshops led by experts. We also focused on movement and mindfulness throughout the week.
Participants left with:
- Tools to prioritize wellness and self care
- Creative strategies to reconnect with interests outside of mothering
- Simple tips to center mindfulness and grounded calm
Summit Schedule
June 4 Summit Welcome with Tasha Dixon, founder of Luv the Mama and Angelou Johnson, a Licensed Professional Counselor. We discussed the importance of self care, practical tips on burnout, maintaining a sense of self, and balance.
June 11 1pm PST/ 4pm EST Grounding and Conscious Movement with Louise Long and Ekiria Magala.
June 25 10 am PST/ 1pm EST Refilling Your Cup – Cultivating Creativity and Prioritizing Self with Sakinah Holfer
July 9 1pm PST/ 4pm EST Aromatherapy – A Sensory Experience with Deborah Long
July 22 2pm PST/ 11am EST Living Well – A Culinary Experience with Kamaria Moore. Kamaria Moore.
July 23 11am PST/ 2pm EST Nutrition and Wellness with Nutritionist Amaeze-Madukah
Facilitators
Louise Long is a reiki master, sound healer, and a certified aesthetician. Inspired by her son and a desire to provide a safe space for healing, she founded Love and Balance Healing Space in 2019. We learned all about energy healing and routines to keep ourselves grounded even when life feels hectic.
Ekiria Magala
Ekiria Magala is a 500-hr registered yoga teacher living in Venice Beach, California. You can find her enjoying a slow morning, grabbing coffee with friends, meditating at the beach or hanging at the skate park. She’s always looking and finding new rituals to nourish her mind, body and spirit. We enjoyed a soul-nourishing Katonah flow that tapped into our own bodily wisdom through breath and conscious movement.
Sakinah Hofler, Phd
Sakinah Hofler is an award-winning fiction writer, poet, Ted Speaker and playwright. She is a former chemical and quality engineer for the United States Department of Defense and hails from the great city of Newark, NJ. Dr. Hofler is currently a lecturer in Princeton’s Writing Program at Princeton University and guided us through a writing workshop that emboldened us to cultivate creativity and prioritize ourselves.
Kamaria Moore
Kamaria Moore is an entrepreneur, chef, and lifestyle aficionado. Inspired to elevate life with joy, she created her brand Moore Living Co. to show that living well is accessible. Kamaria taught us how to prepare one of her favorite dishes inspired by locally sourced ingredients.
Amaeze Madukah
Amaze Madukah is a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) with a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition. She serves as trustee for the Association for Nutrition (AFN) and is the programme lead for The Diverse Nutrition Association. Amaeze led us in a workshop debunking common myths about food, and discussing tips to build a well rounded culturally sensitive meal.
