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501(c)(3) accessible learning community
healing developmental & generational trauma through STORYTELLING
celebrating diversity ��

11/27/2025

Today, and every day, let's find more indigenous stories to center and include on our bookshelves, in our schools and libraries, in our communities. Find out whose land you're on at native-land.ca 🧡 it's been a while since i've added to my shelf so I'd love to hear what some of your favorite indigenous stories are! (everything from picture books, to memoirs, films, and more!) Today, I'm grateful for the original Kumeyaay peoples and land that we are living and sharing community on.
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09/20/2024

did you know that September is Hawaiian History Month? There are so many amazing books to read by Hawaiian authors and illustrators--here's one we're reading this month by titled "Lei and the Fire Goddess!" the dedication in the book resonates deeply with our mission .us to help support marginalized communities in learning to come home to their bodies, reconnect with their roots, and trust that they have all that they need within themselves for healing and post-traumatic growth. excited to read this one!
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the dedication in the book [slide 3] reads:
this book is dedicated to anyone who:
✅has
✅ever
✅questioned
✅which
✅box
✅to
✅check
🔲other (please specify)

you don't have to prove anything.
you are enough.
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02/02/2023

Happy February ❤️✨ it’s the first of the month AND the first of Black History Month. 🥰✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 I’m excited to share some books on my shelves that feature black stories, black characters, black history, black joy, black authors and illustrators, all that goodness. This one is the perfect one to share this week because it’s also the last week of celebrations for Lunar New Year! 🧧🌝🐇 we’ll have a full moon shining bright this coming Sunday 🤍 what are some things you’ll be sharing with the moon this week?

Thinking about going Live to share a little practice that embodies the message and theme in this beautiful picture book. Stay tuned for more info 🥰
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[image description: photo of picture book cover “Nigel and the Moon” by .eady and on soft peach background. Digital drawings detailing borders featuring Ryukyuan designs/Hajichi motifs.]
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12/12/2022

So excited to announce our first free virtual community workshop! Join us on Zoom on Dec 23 (Friday) at 5PM PST to explore what healthy intention setting looks and feels like. .and.back hosted an art break event with last week (and it was so much fun!) this workshop is and engaging follow up of that and a time for the community to share thoughts, feelings, concerns, questions. Don’t worry if you missed it! There’s a free downloadable worksheet that takes you through the steps on the event link so you can make your own Daruma before (or after) the workshop! Friday, December 23 is the day of our last new moon of 2022, so it’s the perfect time to really think and reflect on your intentions for the new year coming up!! Spaces are already filling up so reserve your spot for free at the link in our bio ♥️♥️♥️ hope to see you there!
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11/29/2022

Hello hello and happy giving Tuesday 🫶🏽✨ we’ve got a lot planned for the weeks and months up ahead leading into 2023, your donation of any amount would help tremendously, especially for us as a brand new 501(c)(3) non-profit. All the links to donate or contact us are in our bio, head over to our website to learn more about our programs!
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[image description: slide 1) pink background digital graphic reads “happy giving Tuesday / your support goes towards: -our community healing + therapy fund -free books + SEL tools for kids + their adults -scholarships for workshops + 1:1 sessions -saving $ for a physical community space -free educational content + events… .us slide 2) pink background digital graphic reads: “WAYS TO GIVE -make a donation on our website -venmo or PayPal -send cash or a cheque -purchase anything from .and.back -gift cards or materials for events/story baskets… .us ]
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10/10/2022

It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day AND World Mental Health Day 🫶🏽 here’s a handful of picture books to read today and every day… check out the reel we’ll share later to learn some of the mental health wisdoms we can soak in from these incredible Native American and Pacific Islander stories!
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[image description: “Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day + World Mental Health Day” picture book spread from top right to left/bottom right to left:

🍁Berry Song by Michaela Goade
🍁Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
🍁We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
🍁’Ohana Means Family by Ilima Loomis and Kenard Pak
🍁We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
🍁The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
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10/02/2022

Happy October… and Happy Emotional Wellness Month! It’s so important to take care of yourself, what better way than to check in with your emotions? We’ve got lots of tools and fun things to share with you this month, keep an eye out for our posts and updates 🫶🏽
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[image description: digital colorful rainbow hand lettered text on white background reads: happy emotional wellness month .us ]
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06/21/2022

Today is the first day of summer here in the northern hemisphere! 🌞 It’s also the International Day of Yoga 🧘🏽‍♀️ Back To You is a non-profit founded on many principles and philosophies of Yoga such as unity, connection, self-study, compassion, and so much more. Yoga is so much more than just physical postures, we hope that our non-profit can embody all of it through our programs to support our community 🙏🏽
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📖: Yoga Bug - simple poses for little ones by
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