Program At-A-Glance

The Black & Indigenous Women’s Identities, Spirits, and Spiritualities certification is a 12-week immersive journey designed for women ready to reconnect with ancestral wisdom and healing traditions. Meeting weekly for two hours, this program blends scholarship, ritual, storytelling, and community dialogue to honor the legacies of our foremothers while addressing the lived realities of intergenerational trauma. Participants will engage in course readings, reflective practices, and collective discussions that restore wholeness and affirm the sacred presence of Black and Indigenous women in history and today. Beyond the classroom, a private discussion board and supplemental resources support continued integration and practice. This program offers both a personal and professional pathway to deepen healing-centered education, cultivate spiritual resilience, and reclaim the authority of our voices, bodies, and spirits.

What You'll Learn

  • How to remember and honor ancestral lineages as a source of wisdom and healing

  • Tools for recognizing and healing intergenerational trauma carried in the body, mind, and spirit

  • Ways to reclaim Indigenous and African-centered spiritual practices for daily life and community work

  • Practices to restore balance, joy, and embodied wholeness in the face of systemic oppression

  • How to cultivate community, sisterhood, and shared accountability through collective learning and ritual

  • Pathways for applying these teachings in your personal journey, professional practice, or community leadership

Course curriculum

This 12-week certification course meets weekly for two-hour live sessions. Each class combines lecture, discussion, and reflective practice, creating an engaging and supportive learning environment. All sessions will be recorded and shared, so participants can revisit the material or catch up if unable to attend live.In addition, on Fridays we will host live online discussions in our community boards, offering space for deeper dialogue, peer connection, and reflection between sessions.

    1. Course Introduction

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    2. Course Syllabus

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    1. Week One: Class Recording

    2. Week One: Assignments

    3. Week One Reading: When God Was a Black Woman, Gibson (8-23)

    4. Week One Reading: Architects of Existence-Washington (1-12)

    5. Week One Reading: God Is A Black Woman, Cleveland (13-21)

    6. Creating an Ancestor Altar

    7. Shrine of the Mother: Jambalaya, Teish

    8. Course Lexicon

    9. Week Two: Class Recording

    10. Week Two: Assignments

    11. Week Two Reading: Architects of Existence-Washington (19-23)

    12. Week Two Reading: The Great Cosmic Mother: The Original Black Mother

    13. Week Three: Class Recording

    14. Week Three: Agenda & Zoom Link

    15. Week Three: Assignments

    16. Week Three Reading: The Sibyls, The First Prophetess of Mami Wata (iii-26)

    17. Week Three Reading: When God Was a Black Woman (236-246)

    18. Module 1 Assignment: Imagining the Divine Black Feminine (Due 10/7)

    1. Week Four: Class Recording

    2. Week Four: Agenda & Zoom Link

    3. Week Four: Assignments

    4. Week Four Reading: The Sibyls, The First Prophetess of Mami Wata (38-62)

    5. Week Four Reading: Architects of Existence (246-253)

    6. Week Five: Agenda & Zoom Link

    7. Week Five: Class Recording

    8. Week Five: Assignments

    9. Week Five Reading: The Sybils (97-100)

    10. Week Five Reading: Spirits Come From Water (14-23)

    11. Week Five Reading: Body, Representation, & Black Religious Discourse

    12. Week Six: Agenda & Zoom Link

    13. Week Six: Class Recording & Luisah Teish's Discussion

    14. Week Six: Assignments

    15. Week Six Reading: The Day God Saw Me As Black (144-150)

    16. Module 2 Assignment: (Re)Membering Our Bodies (Due 11/5)

    1. Week Seven: Agenda & Zoom Link

    2. Week Seven: Assignments

    3. Week Seven Reading: The Day God Saw Me As Black (125-143)

    4. Week Seven Reading: Beyond the Black Church

    5. Week Seven Reading: My Soul is a Witness

    6. Module 3 Assignment: Reflection on Sacred Texts & Religious Origin Stories (Due 11/18/2025)

    1. Reclaiming ritual, remembering ancestral wisdom, matriarchal consciousness, and restoring personal and collective power, sensuality, and joy.

    2. Module 4: Texts

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About this course

Program Bonuses

Additional valuable materials included in your program

  • Access to Scholarly Research Articles

    Research materials and articles to support theories, content, and practices will be provided. In addition, you will have access to rituals, meditations, and transformative spiritual healing journeys.

  • Community Pages

    Online community page for collaboration and support. Virtual sacred space to share lived experiences and receive support from program community members. Guided meditations, embodied journeys, journal prompts and other practical resources will be shared in this communal space.

Pricing options

Our tiered pricing includes a standard rate, a community-supported rate for those needing financial assistance, and a pay-it-forward rate to subsidize others and sustain our scholarship fund.

Meet Your Course Instructor

Kimberly J. Davis, MBA, PhD

Lead Instructor Dr. Kimberly Davis

Dr. Kimberly J. Davis is a spiritual scholar, author, educator, and healing practitioner dedicated to helping Black women heal the effects of intergenerational trauma through ancestral wisdom, ritual, and embodied spiritual practice. She is the founder of Journey Healing Institute and the creator of the Soul-to-Soul Healing™ model, rooted in healing justice. A former corporate executive with an MBA in Finance, she now holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religion with a focus on Women’s Spirituality from CIIS, where she also teaches. Her published work includes multiple articles, a book chapter, and a phenomenological study on intergenerational healing through embodied spiritual practices. Dr. Kimberly J. has presented her research at Harvard Divinity, the Parliament of the World’s Religions, and the Association of Black Psychologists. Her writing blends scholarship, memoir, and sacred practice to empower personal and collective transformation.

On-Demand Courses Available

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