Author. Alchemist. Afrofuturist.
About Me
“There can be no revolution without love, and we cannot know love without knowing ourselves” - RR
What’s good!? 👋🏿 I’m Rachel (she/they), a sacred soul having a wild human experience in a multiracial Black, queer, highly-sensitive, disabled & badass femme body.
I am many a ting, including an attorney turned author, speaker, oracle & sacred space holder. I share my vision & wisdom on a variety of topics - like community care, Afrofuturist activism, transformative justice & creative wellness - all centering and in service of Black & Indigenous solidarity, liberation and healing.
My work is rooted in Afrofuturism, abolition & alchemy.
I envision a world where Black & Indigenous folx are and feel deeply cared for.
And I help you, especially my intuitive Black & Indigenous babes, remember your innate wisdom & unlock the love, dignity and divine feminine power that systems of oppression tried to take from you.
I’m here to:
(A) activate & support Black & Brown lightworkers; and
(B) cultivate & co-create belonging, dignity, liberation & healing for queer, trans, mad, crip & disabled Black, Indigenous & other melanated folx of the global majority.
My offerings & their impact cannot be sufficiently summarized on these interwebs. I AM AN EXPERIENCE.
My work is mostly intangible & energetic and that’s precisely why it’s so POWERFUL.
I EMPOWER FOLX WITH SKILLS & TOOLS NEEDED TO:
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Birth new ways of BEing & belonging for collective liberation
02
Remember who the fuck you are (aka Source/spirit/miracle)
03
(re)Claim the inner power oppression tried to steal from you
04
Decolonize, liberate and re-village your body, mind & spirit
I think about radical shit in a radical way & support others do the same.
“Holy Healing! What Rachel offers the world..is a bold possibility for change and healing…”
- Iyanla Vanzant, #1 NYT Bestselling Author & TV Host (OWN)
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Books
A Read With Jenna 2024 Jr Summer Reading List pick!
For every (inner) child who has ever felt that they don’t belong.
This lyrical mindfulness guide filled with inspiring messages helps young ones, especially Black and Brown children, feel big feelings, celebrate their whole being and know they are enough.
Includes a mindfulness map to help little ones (and caregivers) get embodied in their feelings.
“All I Need to Be is a beautiful inspirational book” - Jenna Bush Hager, Today Show Host & Author
Do Better is an instant international bestseller & revolutionary offering addressing inequity from an intersectional and spiritually-aligned perspective. Part memoir, part actionable guidebook for anyone & everyone, Do Better illustrates how to engage in mindfulness-based practices to get embodied & fight white supremacy from the inside out.
“Rachel [has shared] a magnificent offering y’all…we ALL need this book. Yesterday, tomorrow. We’re gonna need this motherfucker as long as somebody’s breathing.”
- Kiese Laymon, NAACP Image Award Winning Author
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Work with me
As an internationally renowned guide & activist, I offer keynote speeches, workshops & consulting on a variety of critical topics in service of Black & Indigenous liberation - all through an intersectional, non-hierarchical, spiritual & liberatory lens.
I’m currently interested in being invited to share my visions & wisdom about:
Co-Creating Inclusive, Brave & Sacred Space - what’s required for creating & facilitating sufficiently safe & inclusive spaces
Afrofuturist Activism - how can we imagine a new world centering Black & Indigenous care, liberation & healing
Love As Activism - how can we better embody love & use it as the driving force for personal & collective change
Abolitionist Art & Creative Wellness - how can we best use our art in service of both our wellbeing and intersectional & collective liberation
Authentic AF - how do we cultivate care & safety to be our authentic selves in a world designed to oppress & assimilate us
Community Care - what does it look/feel like, what’s required & what are the obstacles
I’m also down to share my wisdom on other topics if they align; and open to influencer or other collabs with aligned brands actively prioritizing Black and/or Indigenous liberation. Hit me up :)
For the full lowdown on collaborating w/ me, snag my Co-Creation Kit below:
Read thru the deets in my kit?
If your power of discernment is saying let’s do this, reach out!
1) For Speaking/Workshop inquiries contact Emily at emily.varga@simonandschuster.com
2) For Brand Collabs, hit up Team RR below:
“Every time I am in a room with Rachel, I am filled with a light & energy that keeps me lit for days - lit with optimism, passion, and hope…”
- Alica Forneret, Grief Champion for BI&PoC
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Courses
Below are my offerings to support a world centering the unapologetic liberation, healing & caring of/for Black and Indigenous folx.
Mystical Mourning: A Generative Grief & Spiritual Abolitionist Circle
Mystical Mourning is a 2-part virtual generative grief circle rooted in spiritual abolition to support us as we endure ongoing escalating genocides, climate crisis and, specifically, pre and post the Nov 5th US election at the forefront of it all.
Folx will leave feeling more connected to self, Universe & others, and more supported & empowered in their journey to better show up - for themselves and the collective - in the midst of mass global upheaval.
Part 1 ~ Mon Oct 28th @ 630PM EST / 530PM CST / 330PM PST (pre-election) [Recording available now]
Part 2 ~ Tues Nov 12th @ 630PM EST / 530PM CST / 330PM PST (post-election) [note: after daylight savings ends, where applicable]
Each circle will be approx. 60 mins. Recordings will be available to view for 30 days.
Sliding scale from $33.33 to $88.88 USD.
Radical Hope
This 75 min pre-recorded webinar is an opportunity for you to acknowledge your heavy heart and practice radical hope to contribute to collective action. You will acquire tools to feel more empowered in your journey to better show up for yourself & the collective (esp. those made most marginalized). Closed captioning included.
Includes:
The 5 “Rs” for radical hope
Meditation & breathwork
Practical tips for collective action
Reflection worksheet
All for $44.44 USD
If you’re interested in my Spiritual Activism workshops, they can be accessed here for a limited time (I’m focusing on more revolutionary work).
Resources
Think Peace(s)
Get Zen
Spend Ya Privilege
RooteD
ROOTED by rachel
A newsletter of my soulFULL prompts and reflections for rooting into & reconnecting with ourselves, as well as each other, and using love as the pathway for revolution.
All with my signature sacred space-holding, truth-telling…and side of sass ;)
Press & Praise
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