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Podcast: A2 The Show
Episode: A Conversation on Colonialism, Trauma, and Collective Power with Ashira Darwish | A2 THE SHOW #545
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Ashira Darwish is a motivational speaker, film director, and the creator of Active Meditation, a trauma-healing modality combining Sufi and Kundalini practices. She specializes in trauma therapy for Palestinians, emphasizing collective healing and the power of activism and storytelling. In our conversation, she discussed the desecration of nature and land by colonial forces, the disruption of intergenerational knowledge, and the importance of solidarity in the fight for liberation. She also critiqued the rise of talk therapy as a substitute for community support and highlighted how colonialism and individualization suppress collective healing practices. As the director of Where Olive Trees...