About Life Manifesting

Every Ethnic culture is rich with belief systems and traditions which inform the medicines that meet the specific needs of its people. LM is rooted in perspectives of the West and Central African Diaspora with respect to the Black American experience. LM encourages all people to explore and embrace the healing wisdom inherent in their culture. 

Everyone has something valuable to share and something harmful to unlearn. LM maintains an open, responsive environment that invites all to contribute their unique skills and perspectives with the intention of developing a culture that effectively supports the needs and gifts of all participants.

A global history of systemic violence, land theft, exploitation and power-over domination have created a deep (often covert) imprint on our relationship to ourselves, one another, and the e rest of nature. LM maintains a commitment to re-establishing dynamics and systems that acknowledge the inherent worth and value of all people, their cultures, and respecting the source of everything by being empowered with others.  

Healing is the art of transformation and transformation requires both creation and destruction. While creation and expansion are often recognized as growth, destruction and contraction are required to maintain balance. LM holds that holds that any destruction is a part of a greater plan to rebuild better and grow in a manner that promotes room for beautiful, life-giving things to exist within individuals, communities, and society at large.  

The influences of colonization are deeply embedded in the systems and structures of society--New ways are long overdue. While our Ancestral and Indigenous study and orientation connect us to centuries olds, tried and true methods, LM recognizes that these methods must be applied in ways that are congruent with the present reality we face. 

We all carry a living memory of our Ancestor's experiences in our bodies and DNA. People are also deeply connected to the lands they live on. LM embraces and studies the ways of knowing, being, and healing that sustained those that came before us; both in our lineage  as well as the indigenous folks whom are native to the lands we inhabit.

Human beings are hard-wired to be social and require connections and relationships to other humans to survive, heal, and thrive. LM invests in relational harmony that results from individuals being present as their full selves, welcoming others to do the same, and consistently working toward the collective good through mutuality and authentic interdependence. 

Practice and lived experience helps knowledge to be applied and skills to be developed in a grounded way that allows for consistent growth and healing. LM maintains open, supportive, non-judgmental space that allows people to build self-mastery through practice and intentional exploration. 

The spirit, emotions, mind, and body are interwoven and people do not exist in vacuums. As a result, there is deep connection and interdependence in all areas of life, internally and externally. LM creates lasting behavioral changes and tangible outcomes that are sustained through mental clarity, emotional stability, physical openness, and a well nourished spirit.

Trauma is any experience that exceeds our capacity to cope. These moments become fixtures in our minds, bodies, personalities, and relationships. Everyone has experienced trauma and while therapies can help, the actual healing must happens in real-time experiences just as the trauma did. LM recognizes that the impacts of trauma are reflected in regular day-to-day moments and invites repair and reconnection to take place in real time while doing no harm.