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Black girls breathing : heal from trauma, combat chronic stress, and find your freedom
2024
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Harness the power of breathwork with this compassionate, healing guide for Black women.



As a Black woman, Jasmine Marie knows the impact that intergenerational trauma and systemic racism have had--and continue to have--on her community. Those experiences, along with her own journey through chronic stress, are why she created black girls breathing®, a movement dedicated to helping Black women understand the power of the mind‑body connection and its impact on their holistic health, one breath at a time.



Sharing breathwork exercises from her unique somatic philosophies, proven by data and utilized by tens of thousands of participants to date, Jasmine Marie will help you: Connect more fully to your body Give yourself permission to rest Heal the chronic stress you carry in your body and nervous system Address emotional pain Rebuild your sense of self and your community

Black Girls Breathing is a long-overdue resource for every Strong Black Woman--the woman ready to break cycles of trauma, heal the internalized beliefs of perfectionism and conditional self‑worth, and follow the wisdom of her inner voice.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Write the Vision. Make It Plain.ix
Chapter 1Chronic Stress Is Our Crisis1
Chapter 2Heal the Body23
Chapter 3Your Mama, Her Mama, and Her Mama's Mama49
Chapter 4A Black Woman's Care69
Chapter 5Healing Our Sisterhood89
Chapter 6Dreaming Bravely115
Chapter 7Finding Freedom Despite Oppression135
Chapter 8Crafting Your Personal Definition of Success153
Chapter 9Making Peace with Failure171
Chapter 10Thriving and Free189
Conclusion: Until We Breathe Together Again209
Acknowledgments211
Index215
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