Choose to Awaken with the WUE Nation!

On March 29, 2020, Spirit of A Woman, LLC, launched the Wake Up Everybody (WUE) Virtual series in partnership with community healers, thought leaders, coaches, medical and mental health professionals, educators and artists from across the nation. WUE was created to provide community members, from across the country and abroad, with an opportunity to keep their mental, emotional,  physical and spiritual well beings balanced and whole as they navigated the impact of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 global health crisis. 

WUE was  originally designed as a 30 day offering that would provide “temporary” covering and support for participants until the quarantine period ended, however, the producers and community members quickly realized that the WUE journey would last much longer than they originally anticipated. 

The series was created by Shawnee Benton Gibson, CEO, of Spirit of A Woman (SOW) Leadership Development Institute, who was inspired by the lyrics of the song  “Wake Up Everybody” by Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. The song, which was popular in the 70s, speaks of issues that we are still glaringly relevant today; (racism, war, poverty, sickness, political strife, corruption, etc). The WUE Virtual series was designed to “WAKE UP” the masses by providing empowering messaging, holistic healing tools, guidance for daily living and strategies for addressing the injustices, pain and imbalance that exists in the world. 

All of the “Wake Up Everybody” sessions take place 5 days a week (every Sunday, Tuesday, & Thursday from 7:00am - 8:30am EST and every Monday and Wednesday from 7:00am -7:30am EST.) over Zoom and Facebook Live. Every session is facilitated by powerful and prolific presenters from various backgrounds and areas of discipline. Each facilitator guides participants through an interactive experience that fosters education, conversation, new insights, empowerment  and expansion. 

The WUE Family invites you to join our phenomenal community so that you can share, heal and grow as part of the collective. You are free to join as a community participant, as a session facilitator and/or a member of the admin team to support the magic that happens behind the scenes. We hope to hear from you. 

Sunday, December 1st - "Pay Yourself First: The Untold Rule of Thriving Entrepreneurs"

Facilitated By: Athenia Rodney

In this session, you’ll learn how to take control of your business finances using the Profit First system. Discover how to prioritize profit, divide your revenue into simple accounts for better control, and pay yourself first while overcoming common financial pitfalls. Walk away with actionable steps to create a sustainable financial system that ensures your business works for you—not the other way around!

Monday, December 2nd - "Honoring Black Women Ancestors"

Facilitated By: Nicholas "Quazzy" Herd

 Join us as we take a moment to reflect on the lives of black women that have fallen at the hands of systematic violence and negligence in our country. 

Tuesday, December 3rd - Master Class Series P1 “How to Powerfully Unleash Self Mastery: Break Free from Bad Habits Choose Effortlessness "

Facilitated By: Kecia Chin

Join us for a transformative event where we explore and experience aligning 3body centers that can lead to a personal well- being and success. Through this engaging 90min session and inspiring talks, you'll discover your personal power and acknowledging your realized truth. Don't miss this opportunity to delve deep into the fullness of your “well” beingness. 

Wednesday, December 4th - "The Garifuna, A People Who Survived!"

Facilitated By: Evelyn Valerio

Tune in and learn about the Garifuna People who were exiled to Central America from St. Vincent!   

Thursday, December 5th -  "The Expansiveness of the Sacral Chakra - Part 2"

 Facilitated By: Marinés Rodriguez

Join Marinés for a dive into the Sacral Chakra. This discussion will include the mental, emotional, spiritual &  physical properties of this Chakra as well as some simple ways to connect with it and ourselves.

Upcoming Facilitators!  

Athenia Rodney is the Founder and CEO of Umoja Events, a female-owned corporate events logistics planning company based in Brooklyn, NY, and organizer of the flagship event annually known as Juneteenth NYC Festival and Summit. Umoja Events is a MWBE business and focuses on partnerships with city agencies. Athenia has a passion for travel which has led her to start Rodney Tribe Travel and Tours where she offers group travel for weddings and retreats. 

Athenia a wife, mother of 3 holds many positions in the New York City community of Brooklyn where she is currently a chair on the Family Advisory Board of United For Brownsville, an Ambassador for Brownsville Sentiment, Board member at Brookdale Hospital One Brooklyn Health, Co-chair for “Moms Who Lead With Love” a virtual advocacy support group and organizer and founder of the 13th Annual Juneteenth NYC Summit and Nationally recognized Festival. 

One of Athenia’s inspiration is her mother. Growing up in Brooklyn, Athenia’s mother faced barriers to participation as an immigrant in the educational system and that has fueled her ambassadorship with education not only for herself and family but also for others who do not have a voice. Athenia learned how critical it was to be able to access an equitable education, and recognized that the pandemic meant a gap in educational services and childhood development. Athenia acted fast with the help of her peers to put support in place for community members to improve the education, health, and wellbeing of families. 

Among other accolades, Athenia has mentored youth, married couples, and entrepreneurs to achieve their greatest potential.

Athenia, a psychology graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont and a long time lover of education continues to take certificate programs and add to her long list of recognitions that are way too many to mention here. 

Lastly, Athenia was recognized by The Robin Hood Foundation in 2020 as a New York Hero recipient for the work done with United for Brownsville. In addition, Athenia received an Entrepreneur of the Year award from New York City for her amazing organization of the NYC Juneteenth event for 12 years running and her superb outreach work with the community.

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Nicholas Quazzy Herd is a Spiritual Wellness Facilitator and founder of The Running River Collective (RRC), a non-profit organization centered around healing and joy. The RRC strives to make all people feel safe and secure in their bodies. They believe helping everyone find their inner light expands a collective light that is as bright as the sun. The main goal of Quazzy’s mission is to bring joy through inspiration and understanding. The more one can understand their own nature, the more input they have in the Universal flux. Quazzy believes that when we show up authentically, we allow others to do the same. With a background in Ayurveda, Yoga, and Digital Media, Quazzy creates a fusion of these practices to bring an understanding of these ancient practices to the modern person.

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Kecia Chin is qualified as an Alexander Technique Teacher in 1999 from ACAT New York. She teaches in both private practice and groups in New York and is also a certified yoga instructor with expertise in Hatha, Vinyasa, and Bikram yoga. She integrates yoga and The Alexander Technique to manage postural habits, and issues to prevent pain and injury. She also uses the Schroth Yoga method and has designed specific yoga asanas for those suffering from scoliosis, or other uncommon curves. Kecia is currently working on a book about the benefits of combining the Alexander Technique with the practice of yoga. She is to the assistant director at the Alexander Training in Galway Ireland and collaborates internationally with Richard teaching a combination of yoga and the Alexander Technique. For further information please email: [email protected] or visit: www.alexander.ie

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Evelyn Valerio

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Marinés Rodriguez is a native New Yorker born and raised in the Bronx. She is an Energy Worker integrating different healing modalities that she has learned, practiced, and been certified in. Marinés is a Shaman trained Medicine Woman and Ceremonial Space Holder certified in Reiki Healing, Sound Healing, & Transformational Hypnosis. She also applies her degree is Psychology and her professional experience and education in counseling, mental health and substance abuse prevention and recovery to assist her clients in making positive changes in their subconscious beliefs, core wounds, and behavioral patterns. Through the use of sacred instruments, high vibrational crystals, herbs, and energy healing, she is able to provide clients with channeled messages and release of negative emotions and stuck energy in the body and aura and biofield.