casa spring 2011 health and wellness newsletter june
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Index
Spring /June 2011
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO SUPPORT CASA AND YOUR INVITED!
1. We are looking for powerful, courageous, fearless womyn/gender non-conforming
people of color to support us in creating an environmentally friendly healing and
political space where transformation happens through the spirit to volunteer , intern
or join our board today!
2. Are you a healer, artist, organizer? We are rebuilding Casa and need support with
providing workshops, painting a young womyns mural, affirmations and healing
symbols. In addition we are reworking the space to be environmentally friendly and
looking for folks who do carpentry. Let us know if you are willing to donate a few
hours to end violence against womyn and creating safe space.
3. Make a donation today @ Casa Atabex Ache.org, site . Your financial support
makes this work possible. Please join our facebook page to get up to date infor-
mation and follow us on our NEW Twitter page..http://twitter.com/casaatabexache
4. For more information email us at [email protected] or call the leader-
ship collective at 718-585-5540.
Page 1. Welcome/SpringMessage from the
Collective
Page 2. Rooted in theHeart! New Teen Mom
Program
Page 3. Spring Healthand Wellness Calendar/
Upcoming Events
Page 4Looking for a people of
color healer/practitioner?Take Charge of Your
HealthFood For the Soul w/Casa
I believe that joy is anessential part of wellnessand I commit to removingobstacles to joy and creat-
ing a life full of exuber-ance.
I believe that it is my spiritual responsibility to
care for my body withrespect, kindness and
compassion. I commit to balancing my life in sucha way that my physical
being is fully expressedand nurtured.
I believe that a women who loves herself is apowerful, passionate,attractive force and Icommit from this day
forward to loving myself deeply and extravagantly.
CASA Mission Statement
Casa has rich legacy of supporting womyn of color heal from internalized op-pression by reconnecting with their individual and collective powers of heal-ing and action so they may transform their lives, families and communities.Utilizing a self-healing and social justice model, Casa’s mission is to support
womyn to identify the emotional, spiritual, physical and mental impact thattheir experiences of abuse ,neglect, oppression (sexism, homophobia, clas-sism, racism and xenophobia, trans-phobia), violence and poverty has ontheir reproductive and mental health.
Spring Affirmations
SPRING MESSAGE to our Friends and Family,
With Gratitude… Thank you to all the people who have responded to our
call to action and supporting our rebirth! Special Thanks to...
Sharon Ufberg for her supporting story about CASA published on Women
E News - http://www.womensenews.org/story/health/110510/lets-hold-out-hope-young-women-in-south-
bronx
The young women of Casa and the Women of the South Bronx Community
for doing a feature story about CASA on Bronx News 12 -www.news12.com http://www.news12.com/articleDetail.jsp?articleId=282491&position=1&news_type=news
To Monique Kiera and Monique de la Oz Board Chairs of CASA for step-ping in and up during our re-birth .
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Since, 2000, she has been a participant of the Fuerza/Power program. 10
years later, Natalia Lantigua joins Casa’s staff to make a difference in her
community. This year she has created her own program “ Rooted in the
Heart of the South Bronx”, for young women ages 13-18 and she needs
your support!
Casa’ provided a safe space for young women’s self healing, organizing and
self-empowerment. Our programs are designed to meet the their needsrelated to poverty, neglect, trauma and violence and its impact on their
mind, body and spirit.
In her documentary, “Yo Tengo Fuerza/I Have Power” Natalia Lantigua and
other young women from the South Bronx share their story of child sexual
abuse and foster care. Using her story to support other young women in
healing and empowerment Natalia returns, social work student attending
Hostos Community College to take her healing to the next level and trans-
form her community.
For more information about Casa and the young women’s program contact Natalia Lantigua @ 718-
585-5540. If you’re a young women between the ages 13-25 who needs support or someone to talk
to call Natalia or email her at [email protected].
CASA WELCOMES! Natalia Lantigua Youth Coordinatorof the Fuerza/Power Young Women’s Program.
Teen moms are doing it
differently!
They are “ ROOTED
in the Heart of the
SOUTH BRONX”!
Rooted in the Heart – An Organizing and Self-Healing Program for Teen Moms @ Casa!
Teen MOM after school program EVERY THURSDAY from 4:00-6:30 Drop in! www.facebook.com/rootedintheheart
Spread the WORD! We are currently, recruiting youngwomen! If you ARE YOU A TEEN MOM BETWEEN THE AGES 14-17? Or KNOW SOMEONE who is? Contact us to Join a support
system of optimism and empowerment through conversation,and at the same time develop new possibilities aroundeducation, parenting and self.
Rooted in the HEART is a safe space for YOUNG MOTHERS to
connect with others like themselves and to continuing
dreaming. NO APPLICATION NECSSARY! refeshments will be
served =) ! DONT WORRY ABOUT CHILDCARE.. THEY WILL BE
SOMEONE HERE IN CHARGE OF THAT* for more information
please email Natalie at [email protected]
Giving yourself this gift on MothersDay Weekend and join otherwomen who are ready to reclaimtheir lives from the impact that ad-diction has had on them. Thisspring at Casa we honor the littlegirl within and she needs her “mother”, the wise women in
you ,to protect her during her re-birth, help her forgive and let go.What a special way to let her knowyou got her back than coming to ahealing circle to give her time.
Join us as we heal and launch ournew program "Daughters of Ad-dicts" . The first one will be organ-ized by Lah Tere and we invite any-one who wants to organize the up-coming months—please call us 718-
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SPRING Health & Wellness CALENDER June 2011
If you missed the first workshop it was about personal freedom and enslavement through writing, moving,
collectively brainstorming, gathering affirmations, and painting our hands and arms! SAVE YOUR SPOT AND
Register today for our next session, June 18th, where we explore support and stability, and focus on adorning our
feet! Please spread the word, and bring a friend!! Jessica
“ Today was about slavery and freedom. I have been a slave to being small in the world through lack of money. I focused the ritual to set myself
free.”
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CASA Supports and has partnered with The Milagros Day
Transformation Academy to end violence in women's lives… providing
healing support for this ground breaking program for survivors of
domestic violence .
Mission: Milagros Day Provides opportunities for personal growth and professional development
to women who have recently left abusive relationships so that they can begin living their life’s
purpose.
Vision: The Milagros Day vision is to be globally recognized as the premier resource for womenwho are ready to put an abusive past behind them and become a contribution to the world. Dawn
Diaz, Founder/Executive Director Raised in Brooklyn, Puerto Rico and Queens, this “Nuyorican” is a
20 year veteran of the New York City Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Service. She is the
mother of 3 fine young men and a talented singer/songwriter. Dawn Created Milagros Day in
honor of her mother Carmen Milagros Lugo whom she witnessed being brutally abused for many years. Board of Directors: Karen
Hoyos, Transformational Seminar Leader Carlos Anaya, Journalist & Multimedia Producer Ralph Muniz, Event & Concert
Producer, EMT
For more information please contact: [email protected] Website:http://www.milagrosday.org/
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erous and abundant.
3. FEELING
Forgiveness of the heart.
Spring is the time we work
the heart chakra. Embark
on your journey of self
healing and let go of re-
sentments and trauma that
have happened to you
during infancy , child sex-
ual abuse, rape, sexual
assault, adoption, fostercare etc. Find your little
girl and set her FREE!
4. ORGAN : LIVER
The Liver is the organ of
the season, support its
detox and renewal by eat-
ing healthy, bitter greens,
raw food, juicing and
1. Element: EARTH
Spring time is a time to con-
nect to the earth, so make
sure that you go outside, get
some exercise, take your
shoes off and become one
with the earth.
2. CHAKRA: HEART/
RE-BIRTH & SELF
LOVE
For some of us Spring is also
the new year as it is motherearth’s rebirth. As she
adorns herself with flowers ,
this is a time for you to con-
nect to self love and your
beauty within and without.
Go do things that make you
feel beautiful, take a bath,
mediate, get involved in a
cause that you love , be gen-
herbal cleansing.
5. CRYSTAL
Rose Quartz comes in rings,
stones to carry in your pocket.
Buy one to open up your heart to
loving yourself. Write down
loving affirmations on
your mirror. Carry
them during the day,
and say them to your-
self.
5. SPIRITUAL
AWAKENING
Spring is a time to
revaluate your life,
look at your way of being that no longer works, look within to iden-
tify what/who has broken your heart and cleanse your home body
and your spirit!
Remember DRESS IN PINK (Self-Love) AND GREEN
(Connection to Earth/Abundance) THIS SEASON!
For More Information About CASA .
Please contact us at 718-585-5540.
Email: [email protected]
Face book: Casa Atabex Ache
Website: www. casaatabexache.org
Join Casa’s Healers Network Today
and Post your workshops in our news-
letter, offer a workshop at CASA, rent
out our healing space or become
a referral to our community!
718-585-5540
FOOD FOR THE SOUL! SPRING HEALTH w/CASA...
Community Healers Calender
Are you looking for a people of color healer or practi-
tioner near you?
URAYOANA TRINIDAD L.AC. -Offering “Take charge of your
health!” series Renewal/ Healing/Cleansing Workshops You will
not only feel lighter, many ailments may disap-
pear” concentration , stamina , and zest for life will get a lift. Callher @ 646-260 – 8094 [email protected]
Space is limited to 15 participants. Call to reserve your seat.
SHELLEY NICOLE teaching Reiki Level I and practicesReiki at Tao Wellness in Cobble Hill. If you would
like to schedule a Reiki appointment please send heran email [email protected] or call 917-
202-6610 for pricing and information.