How do transformative ideas get birthed into being, and what makes them thrive? Learn what the power of the feminine can teach people of all genders about how to nurture, and be nurtured by, the creative process with Latham Thomas, founder of Mama Glow. The celebrity wellness + lifestyle maven and birth doula joins series host Kate Johnson for the inaugural event of our Compassionate Action series.
The session begins with a guided loving-kindness meditation practice to help you generate love as both a cultivation and purification practice. Learn practical advice from Latham’s personal path as a mother, doula, maternal health advocate, and entrepreneur, then join in dialogue about how we can empower ourselves and each other to move through fear and create real change in the world.
Kate Johnson works at the intersections of spiritual practice, social action, and creativity. She has been practicing Buddhist meditation in the Western Insight/Theravada tradition since her early twenties and is empowered to teach through Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She holds a BFA in dance from the Alvin Ailey School/Fordham University, and MA in performance studies from NYU.
Kate is a core faculty member of MIT’s Presencing Institute, and has trained hundreds of leaders and change-makers in using Social Presencing Theater, a mindfulness and dance improvisation methodology used to inform strategic planning and systems change in our complex world.
Latham Thomas is the founder of Mama Glow, a global maternal health and education brand serving birthing people along the childbearing continuum, and a doula education platform empowering birth workers around the world. Named one of Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul 100, Latham is a fierce advocate for birth equity and works to bridge policy gaps in maternal health. She is a co-founder of The Continuum Conference, a gathering centering the experience of fertility, pregnancy, and new motherhood, and the Mama Glow Foundation, which advances reproductive justice through education, advocacy, and the arts. Latham has served as a doula and lifestyle guru for celebrity clients including Alicia Keys, Anne Hathaway, Gabrielle Union, and more. She is a graduate of Columbia University and author of two best-selling books: Own Your Glow: A Soulful Guide to Luminous Living and Crowning the Queen Within and Mama Glow: A Hip Guide to Your Fabulous Abundant Pregnancy. She is the proud mother of 17-year-old DJ prodigy, producer, and entrepreneur DJ Fulano.
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