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Real Life
Real Life
Events
Events
Tuesday Silent Solace
Tuesday Silent Solace
11 AM - 2 PM and 6 PM - 8 PM
Practice silence with us. We hold space for tuning into your natural self.
Wednesday Open Hours
6 - 8 PM
Drop by for peace and quiet. Just sit. Or read a book. Or play a quiet game. We're here to just offer you a moment of respite.
Saturdays
Communal Rest Session
1st Saturdays, 2-5pm
Drop in for some quiet time. Play a game. Sit and be peaceful. Have a cup of tea. We're offering: a safe space to unwind, a place in between spaces, a free space to gather yourself, support to just be, a space dedicated to rest.
Public Rest Session
2 Saturdays, 2-5 pm
This is a full rest session with original music and meditations.
Village Building
3rd Saturday, 2-5 PM
During these Village Building offerings, we will share skills and encourage you to ponder ways to work small restful habits into your routine.
Up All Night
4th Saturdays 11 PM - 2AM
This harm reductive event addresses the struggle with sleeplessness/insomnia/ night anxiety et cetera. exploring ways to get cozy. Mocktails, being read to, and listening to lullabies.
Full Rest Sessions
Full Rest Sessions
Black Dream Escape offers free monthly community lullaby sessions on the 1st Saturday of the month. The live sessions include original lullabies, online guided meditations, paying touch debt, and a twenty minute stillness exercise. Space is limited. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook to learn how to sign up.
Our sessions are available to all, free to Black And Indigenous folks, and we require a $25 reparation fee for anyone who does not identify as Black or Indigenous.
Mini Rest Sessions
Mini Rest Sessions
We are so happy to participate in Penn Avenue's First Fridays. It's such an exciting time with live music and fresh new artwork. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of First Friday on June 7th and say hello. We'll be offering two small rest sessions at 6:30 and 8:00 PM. Our sessions are available to all, free to Black And Indigenous folks, and we require a $25 reparation fee for anyone who does not identify as Black or Indigenous.
Social Media
Social Media
Our online programming provides rest guidance to you at anywhere and at any time. You can find samples of our music, meditations, and theories on the following platforms:
Youtube (Channel: Black Dream Escape): Consistent, meditative content that provides you with lullabies, rest tips, and our personal rest testimonies.
Instagram and Facebook (Tags: Black Dream Escape): Daily affirmations and reminders to help you rest.
Rest Tips
Rest Tips
Let's Get Black Home
Let's Get Black Home
We're super excited about our new space on Penn Avenue in the Bloomfiled/Garfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh. But, we're still looking for a plot of land to call our own. A place where we can grow our own medicinal herbs, offer overnight respite care and invite you to explore how the land can rejuvenate and restore you. Our capital campaign is going amazingly well. Donations make it happen. Every amount makes it possible.
We are creating a home for Black and Indigenous wholeness. (Black / Indigenous, obviously, includes Queer.) It is the kind of home we believe everyone should have. A place to come for joy and sorrow. A place to unconditionally be ourselves. A place of healing. A place of hope. A dreaming place. A gathering space. A celebratory homecoming.
Historically, when Black and Indigenous folks addressed mental health problems, we went to someone’s home and would be welcomed as a guest. We relied on our grannies, nanas, aunties, siblings, cousins, pop-pops, or uncles for their sage advice and honored wisdom. We restore this practice by modeling healing as a home-based activity.
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