Daré Renhanga
Our Collective Library of Wellbeing Wisdom
The Daré Renhanga Library of Wellbeing Wisdom is a living collection of practices, resources, and knowledges that nurture the wellbeing and wholeness of women of African descent. Here, you will find wisdom shared with us by Black women around the world. Some of these practices are ancient, some we're figuring out in our living rooms right now and others may be familiar. Take what works for you and leave the rest.
Written Memory
The texts, manuscripts, and notes that hold our healing practices. Some were published. Some were just passed down in kitchen notebooks.
Open the TextsSound & Breath
Audio recordings, drumbeats, and guided breathwork. Sometimes you just need to close your eyes, listen, and let your body arrive before your mind does.
Sit & ListenOur Kin
The knowledge that has always passed between us, across kitchen tables, group chats, and generations. Find a circle and share the practice.
Find Your CircleFilter Archive:
Seeking Reconnection
Energy Type
Wellbeing Dimension
Resource Type
Ancestral Gathering
Inzozi — Communal Dreaming Circle
We take this from Rwandan women's dream-sharing traditions. We gather and speak our night visions aloud. You take your personal dreams and weave them into something the whole group can understand.
Inzozi — Communal Dreaming Circle
What it is
We take this from Rwandan women's dream-sharing traditions. We gather and speak our night visions aloud. You take your personal dreams and weave them into something the whole group can understand.
Seeking reconnection with
Intergenerational memory and the wisdom held between women
How it feels
ConnectedSupported / less aloneAwe
Sound Healing
Ubuntu Body Choir — Somatic Song Circle
We draw this from the philosophy of Ubuntu. You hum, layer harmonies, and breathe together. It releases the tension you have been holding and reminds you that you are not alone.
Ubuntu Body Choir — Somatic Song Circle
What it is
We draw this from the philosophy of Ubuntu. You hum, layer harmonies, and breathe together. It releases the tension you have been holding and reminds you that you are not alone.
Seeking reconnection with
The shared body of community and the healing frequency of collective voice
How it feels
LovingExpansiveTranscendent
Ancestral Gathering
Mwali — Rites of Passage Mentorship
We take this from Swahili rites of passage. Young women pair up with elder guides for a season of growing up. You listen, learn, and let yourself be held by women who have already walked this path.
Mwali — Rites of Passage Mentorship
What it is
We take this from Swahili rites of passage. Young women pair up with elder guides for a season of growing up. You listen, learn, and let yourself be held by women who have already walked this path.
Seeking reconnection with
Intergenerational kinship and the courage to grow into oneself
How it feels
HopefulCourageousSupported / less alone
Ancestral Gathering
Emotional Emancipation Circles
This is a healing circle rooted in our culture. We gather to tear down the narratives that dehumanize us. You share your actual truth and build emotional well-being with people who will not judge you.
Emotional Emancipation Circles
What it is
This is a healing circle rooted in our culture. We gather to tear down the narratives that dehumanize us. You share your actual truth and build emotional well-being with people who will not judge you.
Seeking reconnection with
The radical power of sisterhood and shared truth
How it feels
Supported / less alonePowerfulConnected
Horticultural Reflection
Sisters of the Soil: Gardening as Grief Work
Black women have a long history of healing through gardening. This article explores that history and gives you actual tips for container gardening. Sometimes you just need to put your hands in the dirt to process your grief.
Sisters of the Soil: Gardening as Grief Work
What it is
Black women have a long history of healing through gardening. This article explores that history and gives you actual tips for container gardening. Sometimes you just need to put your hands in the dirt to process your grief.
Seeking reconnection with
The soil, earth kinship, and processing grief through tending growth
How it feels
GroundedRestedConnected
Communal Reflection
Therapy for Black Girls: Friendship and Sisterhood
Healthy friendships with other Black women can literally heal you. This podcast episode discusses how that works and gives advice on how to actually build that kind of community now that you are an adult.
Therapy for Black Girls: Friendship and Sisterhood
What it is
Healthy friendships with other Black women can literally heal you. This podcast episode discusses how that works and gives advice on how to actually build that kind of community now that you are an adult.
Seeking reconnection with
Platonic intimacy, relational safety, and community ties
How it feels
ConnectedSupported / less aloneLoving
Breathwork Ceremony
Sisters of Breath: Guided Group Somatics
Watch this video of a guided breathing circle. It is exactly what you need if your chest and diaphragm feel tight. It will help you reset your nervous system.
Sisters of Breath: Guided Group Somatics
What it is
Watch this video of a guided breathing circle. It is exactly what you need if your chest and diaphragm feel tight. It will help you reset your nervous system.
Seeking reconnection with
Relational breathwork, group nervous system calibration, and body safety
How it feels
RestedConnectedSupported / less alone
Communal Guide
Kitchen Table Wisdom: Circle Facilitator Guide
Download this guide if you want to host a storytelling circle at your house. It tells you how to keep things intimate and safe. It even gives you prompt cards to get people talking.
Kitchen Table Wisdom: Circle Facilitator Guide
What it is
Download this guide if you want to host a storytelling circle at your house. It tells you how to keep things intimate and safe. It even gives you prompt cards to get people talking.
Seeking reconnection with
Communal storytelling containers, hosting ritual, and sister circles
How it feels
ConnectedLovingSupported / less alone