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Cultural Studies & Humanities Courses

The Black Experience - Lineage, Liberation & Identity

Welcome to a culturally responsive space for embodied learning. At Sankofa Yoga, we believe that mindfulness and creative expression are powerful tools for personal and collective wellbeing—especially when grounded in the histories, movements, and knowledge systems of the African diaspora.

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Our Cultural Studies & Humanities Courses offer an opportunity to explore identity, presence, and emotional resilience through culturally rooted practices. Whether engaging with Afro-diasporic dance or exploring ancestral pathways of healing, participants are invited to reflect, move, and learn in ways that honor both tradition and contemporary experience.

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These offerings blend somatic awareness with cultural education—supporting deeper self-connection, creativity, and a sense of belonging.

 

Let Sankofa be a space where your history, healing, and growth converge.

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Liberating the Mind

African American Thought, Culture, & Inner Freedom

February 11 - March 11, 2026

Wednesdays | TIME | Virtual

This course explores how African american thought and consciousness have evolved through history, culture, and social conditioning - and what it means to reclaim mental, emotional, and spiritual freedom in the modern world. Drawing from contemplative traditions, liberation movements, and cultural studies, students will examine how awareness, creativity, and identity shape healing and resilience. Through reflection, discussion, and mindful practice, participants consider how freedom begins within - as both a personal awakening and a collective inheritance.

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​Course is led by Shaiday Dancy.

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Investment: $| Registration Opens Soons!

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Interested in a payment plan? Enroll at checkout. 

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Can't attend all eight Wednesdays? No problem! Join us when you can! Enrollment closes the Friday before the first session, or earlier if spaces fill.​​​

The History of Black Healing

Tradition, Resistance & the Body

​April 14 - May 12, 2026 

Sundays | 2:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Hybrid

Reclaim ancestral ways of knowing and healing through cultural practice, guided ritual, and community storytelling. This course invites you to remember what lives in your lineage—how nature, ancestral memory, and traditional herbal medicine can ground and guide your journey today.

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Perfect for those seeking cultural reconnection, spiritual grounding, or simply deeper presence, this 5-week course creates space to explore identity, heritage, and healing through a decolonized lens. Each session blends ritual, reflection, and embodied practice to help you:

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  • Connect with Ancestral WisdomLearn how cultural memory and lineage-based practices can inform modern healing

  • Engage in Guided Ritual Participate in sacred practices that support personal and collective transformation

  • Work with Earth-Based Tools Explore traditional herbalism, nature-based healing, and ancestral plant allies

  • Restore Cultural BelongingReflect on your own origin stories, family history, and the spiritual inheritance available to you

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You’ll be held in a supportive, intergenerational space that honors cultural diversity and lived experience. No prior knowledge of ancestral work is needed—just an open heart and a willingness to listen deeply.

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At Sankofa Yoga, we believe healing often begins by remembering. Let this course be your invitation to return to what’s always been within you. Class is led by Dr. Bobbi Sherrod and our local Apothecary and Botanica.

 

Investment: $199​ | Registration is closed!

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Can't attend all five Sundays? No problem! Join us when you can! You will receive a worksheet and/or recording of what you've missed. No individual daily passes will be sold. Enrollment closes the Friday before the first session, or earlier if spaces fill.​​​

SERVICE POLICY

We do not offer refunds for Mindfulness & Cultural Arts Courses. However, if your plans change, you can transfer your payment to another course or program as long as you contact us at least 72 hours before the course begins. After that point, all payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Please email the Bursar if you need to make a change.  Advanced registration is required online or via the MINDBODY app. Arrive 5-10 minutes before class starts, as we do not accept late entries. Passes won’t be refunded for missed cancellations or policy violations.

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Payment/Refund Policy
We do not offer refunds for Mindfulness & Cultural Arts Courses. However, if your plans change, you can transfer your payment to another course or program as long as you contact us at least 72 hours before the course begins. After that point, all payments are non-transferable and non-refundable. Please email the Bursar if you need to make a change.  Advanced registration is required online or via the MINDBODY app. We’re a cashless facility, so pre-registration is required. Create a free online account to streamline class registration. Expired passes and unused specials cannot be refunded or credited.​

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Class Cancellation
We do not offer refunds for Mindfulness & Cultural Arts Courses. Please email the Bursar
if you need to make a change.. To cancel a class, please do so at least 30 minutes in advance by logging into our reservation system and selecting "Cancel" under "My Schedule." Please Note: Your class or purchase will not be credited to your account and no refunds are issued once you begin your course.

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Late Arrival Policy

Doors lock five minutes after class starts, and late entries are not accepted. Please Note: Your class will not be credited to your account and no refunds are issued once you begin your course.

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302 Main Street | Laurel, MD 20707

info@sankofayogacenter.com

301-278-1864

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BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS

Sunday 9:30 am – 12:15 pm

Monday 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Tuesday 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Wednesday 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Thursday 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Friday 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Saturday 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

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