Creating a Space to Breathe

Soulcation was created by Dr. Noni Jefferson from a deep understanding of the unique ways African American and Black American communities carry stress, grief, responsibility, and resilience. In her work, she saw how often we are taught to endure rather than pause, to stay strong rather than be supported, and to keep going without ever being given space to rest, learn, or heal together. Soulcation was born as a response to that gap. It is a space intentionally designed to center Black health and wellness through education, conversation, movement, and care, not as an afterthought, but as the focus. Through facilitated dialogue, embodied practices, and community based support, Soulcation creates access to knowledge while honoring lived experience. It exists to remind us that wellness is not a luxury, rest is not weakness, and healing is most powerful when it happens in community.