The Healing While Black Retreat
July 27-August 3, 2024 - NOSARA, COSTA RICA
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM & BIOS
Preliminary PROGRAM SCHEDULE
& ACTIVITIES
HEALING WHILE BLACK
A Connection & Care Getaway
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Friday, June 6th, 2025
4:00-6:00pm - Arrival & Welcome
​7:00pm-9:00pm - Opening Reception & Ceremony
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Saturday, June 7th, 2025
+ Evening Game Night & Community Creative/Expressive Offerings (aka Open-Mic)
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Sunday, June 8th, 2025
(Culture Heals! Dance Circle/Drumming/Movement/Breathwork)
+ Evening Restorative Yoga with Dominique Cowling
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Monday, June 9th, 2025
Integrative Closing Panel with
11:00am Check-out
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RETREAT SPEAKER-HEALER BIOS
Dr. Thema Bryant served as the 2023 president of the American Psychological Association, the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology with more than 120,000 members (apa.org). She is a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women and a past APA representative to the United Nations. She founded and directs Oasis Wellness Services where she provides consultation, evaluation, and workshops ranging from one hour to multiple day retreats. Dr. Thema provides an array of holistic wellness services, from therapy to training to workshops. Her sessions are interactive, holistic, informative, transformative, and responsive to the needs of those she serves. Dr.
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Koya Webb is a highly sought-after holistic health and wellness coach and motivational speaker who is revolutionizing the holistic living landscape worldwide in the areas of spirituality, wellness and entrepreneurship. Known as a “transformational specialist,” she encourages sustainable lifestyle changes that maximize your ability to cultivate self-love, reverse life-threatening conditions, and experience optimal health through her lifestyle design method. Koya shares many resources on yoga, fitness, nutrition, and spirituality on her YouTube channel and podcast. Her Get Loved Up Community and Yoga School inspires millions worldwide to practice more self-care, social justice, and eco-friendly living. Check out her course with Queen Afua called Impeccable Listening. She is a highly regarded expert and editorial contributor with media outlets nationwide. Koya has appeared on NBC, CBS, The Steve Harvey Show, E! Entertainment and Home & Family; and has worked with a roster of celebrity clients. Her mission is to inspire optimal health and wellbeing worldwide.
"Dr. Daktari" Shari Hicks, is a clinical and forensic psychologist currently serving as a Clinical Supervisor for the African American Wellness Hub Nganga ná Dibuti (Therapist-in-Residency Program) in Oakland, CA. In addition to her work as a diversity training facilitator, she also provides psycho-spiritual consultation services. She is an Omo Iyalawo (an initiated Ifa priestess in apprenticeship). Her background in Afro-Diasporic
dance/spirituality led her to co-found and serve as Creative Director of the Daktari Dance Medicine Collective from 2016-2021. She has developed the powerful Sakhu Djaer Dance Circles, an 8-stage illumination process tapping into Black/African-Centered dance, drum, rhythmic breathwork, and spiritual experience to evoke multi- and inter- dimensional restoration, harmony, and wellness. A past board member of the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) Bay Area Chapter, Dr. Daktari continues to co-edit the ABPsi Mental Health & Wellness Column of the Oakland Post with Dr. Wade Nobles.
