Our Commitment to Justice and Belonging
Personal healing and collective liberation are inseparable.
We are a heart-centered collective committed to transforming systems of oppression through care, equity, and embodied action.
Our work begins in the body — where awareness grows, empathy takes root, and shared responsibility helps create a more just and thriving world.
Belonging isn’t something you have to earn — it’s something we create together.
Equity and Belonging
We believe everyone deserves to feel safe, seen, and valued.
We welcome you exactly as you are — every part, every story, every lived experience.
Our community is co-created by those who gather here. Together, we practice what it means to build belonging across differences — knowing that it’s ongoing, imperfect, and sometimes uncomfortable.
We acknowledge that we all carry blind spots and internalized systems of oppression.
Our commitment is to stay present, to keep learning, and to repair when we cause harm.
This is the work of love in action.
To see how these values shape our daily practice, visit How We Show Up.
Standing In Solidarity
We stand in solidarity with all who are impacted by oppression, violence, and systemic inequity — because Black lives matter, and because liberation for one is bound up with liberation for all.
Since our inception, Empowered Spaces has woven trauma-informed care, anti-racist practice, and social justice into every layer of our work. We know healing cannot exist without justice — and that wellness cannot exist without safety, dignity, and access for all people.
Our ongoing commitments include:
Doing the inner and collective work of recognizing privilege, bias, and inherited systems of oppression.
Listening to and learning from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
Amplifying marginalized voices and community-led movements for equity and healing.
Hosting continued education on anti-racism, bias, and trauma-informed care.
Maintaining accessible and equitable pricing through our Equity Scholarship Fund.
Building partnerships rooted in anti-racist solidarity and community care.
None of us are free until all of us are free.
Ongoing Practice & Invitation
We know this work is never finished.
Justice and belonging are not endpoints — they are embodied practices we return to, again and again.
Your voice matters.
If you ever feel excluded or unseen within this space, we want to know.
Together, we can repair, learn, and keep building a community where everyone can belong.
We invite you to join us in this ongoing practice of awareness, compassion, and action.
Visit our Resources for Justice & Belonging to explore readings, organizations, and tools that inspire our collective learning.
Healing and justice is lifelong practice.
It asks us to keep learning, unlearning, and returning — to the body, to community, and to right relationship.
At Empowered Spaces, we know that justice begins with awareness but grows through action.
These resources are offered as living companions to our collective work — invitations to deepen understanding, foster empathy, and engage in embodied change.
It’s an invitation to slow down, listen, and stay curious.
We encourage you to approach these resources with your whole self — body, breath, and heart.
Notice what moves you. Notice what challenges you.
Learning is a form of care, too.
The goal isn’t perfection — it’s participation, presence, and practice.