Joyous Justice

A Kohenet April Nichole Baskin Venture

Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 16: Ways of Knowing and Finding Ease

December 24, 2020 by April Baskin in Jews Talk Racial Justice, mindfulness, podcast

“I think that there are ways in my life where I bring immense effort, where there's a way to achieve arguably more than I'm achieving right now if I can physically and spiritually embody more trust and still show up to work. But it's, like, am I looking for rocks to lift? Or am I am I noticing that there is actually keys in the ignition of a lift next to me, and if I just paused enough to notice, there's resource right there, that rather than me trying to lift boulders, by engaging what already is and slowing down enough.” - April N. Baskin

How I Come Home to Myself: Meditation and Mindfulness

September 20, 2019 by April Baskin in mindfulness, self-care, Spirituality, buddhism

I felt so peaceful and grounded afterward, and the effects of those 5 minutes lasted a week.

I remember 4 days later, another student ran into me in the quad and just kept on walking. BOOM! I remember him plowing into me, and as my body was pushed backward from the impact, it was an unexpected surreal experience for me. It was like the moment was happening in. slow. motion. in. my. mind. I remember thinking, "This is when I would normally feel very angry…but I'm not…. more accurately, I feel like I have a choice about whether or not I will choose to feel angry or not… ?!?!?! ...Whoa... This is amazing!”