Leaning in and Showing up: Shifting Relational Ruptures into Relational Repair

As part of our commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment, we are pleased to announce a special workshop for all participants completing our Level 1 Grof® Breathwork Facilitator Training program—Leaning in and Showing up: Shifting Relational Ruptures into Relational Repair—facilitated by Jennifer Jones, PhD, LCSW and Aisha Mohammed, LMFT.

When we connect with people individually or in a group, the potential for unintended relational disconnection, that can be experienced as misattunement, insensitivity, abandonment, disregard, microaggressions, or erasure is always a possibility. 

As facilitators we need to be equipped to work with these kinds of relational ruptures. This daylong online gathering invites you to lean into an embodied exploration of how ruptures, if left unattended, can lead to a sense of harm, inequity or lack of psychological safety within relationships and communities. We will also spend time honing our skills to show up for intentional repair that has the potential to transform those moments into opportunities for deeper connection and embodied healing. 

Attendance is strongly encouraged for all Level 1 trainees, though not required.

About the Facilitators

Jennifer C. Jones, PhD, LCSW

Jennifer is a multiracial Black, queer, fairly able-bodied, cisgender woman with U.S. citizenship. She co-founded Rising Caps Collective with Aisha Mohammed to support expansive healing in response to the traumatic legacies of colonization, slavery, and capitalism. Jennifer has served as a JEDI consultant and MDMA-Assisted Therapy educator with MAPS and Lykos (formerly MAPS MPBC), and she currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. With a career spanning over two decades, Jennifer has provided trauma psychotherapy for diverse communities including LGBTQIA+ individuals, people of color, sex workers, substance users, and those facing class oppression or living with HIV. Her leadership roles have included Chief DEI Officer of Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers and Executive Director of the Gestalt Training Institute of Philadelphia.

Aisha Mohammed, LMFT

Aisha is an agender, queer, Pakistani-American woman who immigrated to Los Angeles from Karachi as a child. She has dedicated over a decade to harm reduction work with Project SAFE, supporting the rights and well-being of people who trade sex and use substances. A family therapist by training, Aisha has worked primarily with low-income families of color, immigrants, and substance-using communities in both mental health and educational settings. Today, she maintains a private practice and co-leads Rising Caps Collective with Jennifer Jones. For the past four years, she has also facilitated healing in expanded states, integrating her therapeutic expertise with transformative group work.