Workshops
Back to Natural Workshops and Trainings
Dr. Scott-Ward offers a variety of workshops to accompany her award-winning documentary, Back to Natural, an awe-inspiring and healing psychological & historical exploration of the international, natural hair movement. Learning objective and goals are customized to your organization and audience demographic. Reach out to connect@backtonaturaldoc.com to customize your workshop today.
Our Healing Workshops explore how natural hair is uniquely entangled with identity, authenticity & self-love. Participants are invited to explore their relationship with naturally textured hair with curiosity and compassion. Participants explore the impact and power of early life messages on our relationship to our hair & how to harness the power of self-talk to improve self-esteem. Attendees will get the opportunity to analyze the impact of the media on our internalized beliefs and learn affirming language to use with ourselves and others when describing naturally kinky and curly hair.
Workshop goals may also include understanding the impact of beauty products on the body and explore how Black people are exposed to more toxic chemicals when trying to meet beauty standards that are counter to our natural body.
A major contributor to health disparities in Black communities is related to the impact of race-related stress on the body. Attendee's will come to understand the impact of racial discrimination related stress on functioning and the body and learn concrete interventions for healing like cognitive-behavioral techniques, breathwork, and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), also known as meridian tapping. All audience members will leave with a personalized healing plan and concrete healing tools.
Participants are offered a unique, healing space to share and connect with others about what is an often complex relationship with natural hair.
Our renown Anti-Bias Workshops uses the film as a jumping off point to increase personal exploration and awareness of the way natural hair bias impacts our lives. The workshop allows participants to think critically about our perceptions of what are “acceptable” “professional”, “attractive” and “desirable” hairstyles and explores the factors that influence the development of those beliefs. It provides concrete ideas, tools and suggestions to support a lasting change in implicit (unconscious) and explicit (conscious) bias for participants individually and within our organizations. Participants will learn bias reduction strategies, focusing on ways to challenge internalized stereotyping, increase contact with different groups, and define ways to take responsibility for implicit bias by using a variety of strategies.
Our Professional Workshops connect freedom of hair choice and authenticity in presentation to work performance, success, and improvements in morale and work-culture.
“It Starts in the Body” Series of Workshops
Dr. Scott-Ward offers a range of engaging and experiential workshops where participants learn about the mind-body connection, practice mind-body coping & healing tools, and develop an understanding of how mind-body awareness and control can aid in reaching all personal, community and organizational goals.
Learning objective and goals are customized to your organizations needs but could include:
Understanding how stress impacts the body and functioning.
Developing strategies, rituals and tools to regulate emotions, improve functioning, increase productivity and harness creativity.
Learning techniques to increase mindfulness/present moment awareness for self-regulation, improving mental and physical health, experiencing more joy, tapping into flow, increasing functioning, and strengthening relationships.
Practicing EFT/Meridian Tapping, breathwork, grounding, centering, and other tools to increase resilience, deepen personal connections, and achieve personal, community and organizational goals.
Understanding the connection between mind-body awareness, control, and living authentically.
Mindfulness Training to Reconnect and Combat Stress
A powerful and transformative 8-session group experience for your organization to help your employees combat stress, connect to their bodies, improve their creativity/productivity, and feel more connected to their colleagues. After a more than challenging two years, we can all use new tools to feel more grounded, connected and present. Reach out today to schedule an informational conversation and start your organizations transformation, now.