Throughout the African Diaspora, emphasis on the connection
between individual and community plays a vital role in improving
health and wellbeing, often woven together through ceremony,
empathic connection between healer and patient, food, and dance –
rich cultural healing traditions are still reflected in Black and
African American communities throughout the U.S. today.
In addition to being community-focused, traditional healing
methods in the African Diaspora are body-aware and encourage
restorative healing of mind, body, and spirit without
internalizing illness symptoms!