Burn the Box! 🔥📦

Tony Chavira is dedicated to fostering profound transformation and healing within communities. As a relational therapist, sociologist, somatic abolitionist, and committed brother, Tony's work centers on radical healing and the power of connection. He emphasizes the importance of safety and connection through actively loving and nurturing grounded relationships. Tony's mission is to dismantle the l...

Karine Bell, MSc, SEP, is the founder and co-dreamer for the Rooted Global Village. She's a bi-cultural Black woman, a speaker, somatics educator, practitioner, somatic abolitionist, and scholar-activist in training focused on deepening an understanding of the impacts of trauma and oppression on our lives, and liberatory and decolonial frameworks and traditional/indigenous approaches to trauma hea...

Saumya founded The I AM Project in 1998, driven by a passion to nurture children's self-awareness through somatic exploration and playful contemplation. Transitioning from a career in architecture and urban policy in 2003, she redirected her focus towards a path aligned with her deeper calling. As a Licensed Mental Health Therapist and seasoned meditation/yoga teacher, Saumya specializes in addres...

Aneissa (she/her/ella) is a Xicana/Mexican American therapist, mother, wife, and relative to many loved ones. Her *known* people come from the colonized states of Sonora and Zacatecas, Mexico, the modern day Southwest, and Yaqui Nation (Yoeme) descendants. She centers social justice and the decolonization of psychotherapy in her work and strongly believes in mutual aid and self-and-communal care a...

Erin Trent Johnson is a conscious Black mama, trauma-informed and embodied freedom coach, writer, speaker, facilitator, and explorer who helps Black women and non-binary folx remember their inherent worth and wisdom and their ecosystems spread generational health. Erin curates sacred care spaces that inspire healing, sharing, transformation, and Black joy. Erin is the Founder and Co-Creator of Bla...

Geordee Mae Corpuz (she/her/hers) is a Bay Area-based coach, organizer, and facilitator. With a deep understanding of systemic oppression and intergenerational trauma, Geordee recognizes how society invisibilizes different aspects of individuals, causing pain and fragmentation. Through coaching, she helps clients cultivate self-awareness and self-love to integrate all parts of themselves into thei...

Kim Fowler, a Black woman residing in Santa Fe, New Mexico and an Elder in the Somatic Abolitionism community, brings a rich tapestry of experience to her roles as a coach, writer, singer, and nature lover. Growing up in Chicago, she witnessed firsthand the dynamics of racial segregation before settling in a city marked by a history of Native land appropriation and racial disparities. Through her...

On this enlightening episode, we delve into the world of transformative therapy with Mariya Javed-Payne, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Certified Brainspotting Trainer, and Consultant. In her clinical practice, Mariya specializes in somatic psychotherapy, brainspotting therapy, and psychedelic assisted therapy. As the owner of Awaken Consulting...

It is a true pleasure to share this episode with a beloved teacher on this path. Embodied provocateur, multiple-levels thinker, and structural paradigm- shifter Resmaa Menakem (MSW, LICSW, SEP), is an author, agent of change, therapist, and licensed clinical worker specializing in racialized trauma, communal healing, and cultural first aid based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As the originator and lea...

In this episode, our guest is Evvie Ormon, a dedicated advocate for the well-being of gender-expansive, neuro-magical, Black, Asian, and Bodies of Culture. Evvie shares their commitment to dismantling coercive control, supporting trailblazers who leave coercive groups, and navigating challenges in a coercive society. With expertise in UX Design, virtual facilitation, herbal medicine, and cultural...

In this episode, we welcome Nat Vikitsreth, a passionate dot connector and advocate for social justice in parenting. As the founder of Come Back to Care, Nat guides parents on a transformative journey from autopilot to decolonized, embodied, and intergenerational parenting. Join us as Nat shares her insights on healing, emphasizing the vital role of addressing inner child and internalized oppressi...

In this episode, our guest is Oceana Sawyer, a grief and liberation explorer in the liminal spaces of life and death. She is currently working in the realms of embodied grieving, deep ecology and liberatory praxis. Trained as a facilitator, sensuality educator, and in integral counseling, rooted in earth-based spirituality and an intensive study in the expressive arts, she brings a compassionate p...

In this first episode of "Burn The Box," host Dr. Sonali Deepika is joined by her dear friend, colleague and brother on this path, Tony Chavira. Sonali is a lifelong learner who's lived across the globe. After practicing psychiatry for many years, she decided to pursue her passion for holistic healing. Her work delves into the root-cause of discomfort, disharmony and dis-ease. She found the greate...

In this episode, we dive into the inspiring journey of Evan Milligan, an Interstate 10 baby born in Houston, TX, and raised in Montgomery, AL. Evan’s life has been shaped by a deep commitment to healing and the pursuit of Black freedom. Raised by activist/artist parents and surrounded by empowering mentors, Evan’s path led him to a pivotal moment in historic voting rights litigation, culminating i...

Burn the Box captures the sacred rebellion of the Global Majority as we embrace our collective power. Hosted by Dr. Sonali Deepika, this is an emergent space to bring awareness to the oppression that we are holding in our bodies and to reclaim our life force energy. This first season centers around a community of Somatic Abolitionists who have been in space together for over 2 years. Witness what...