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@BanyenBooksSoundVancouver joins Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara) for a conversation on her book, 'Afrikan Wisdom' — spiritual, political, and interdisciplinary anthology of wisdom stories from Black liberation leaders and teachers. You can order the book from the following link: https://banyen.com/item/Dh7d12j5BrkxM...

Afrikan Wisdom represents an intersectional, cross-pollinated exploration of Black life–past, present, and future. Award-winning author and editor Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara)’s collection of 34 essays–written by an eclectic and inspirational group of Black thought leaders and teachers–reflects on the unique and multilayered experience of being Black in the world today.
This anthology instills in readers the knowledge, awareness, validation, and spiritual tools necessary to nurture both individual and collective liberation. It is both an inspiration and a motivation for Black readers, as well as anyone else interested in reading about emerging spiritual voices.
Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John is an award-winning author and editor of ten books, including 'Eight Step Recovery: Using The Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction', and' Detox Your Heart: Meditations for Emotional Trauma'. This year their book 'I Am Still Your Negro: An Homage to James Baldwin' was shortlisted for both the Dorothy Livesay and Gerald Lampert Awards.

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Vimalasara is an accredited Life Coach and Addictions Coach. They are also one of the founding facilitators of Dr Gabor Mate’s Compassionate Inquiry CI course. They are trained in both CI and Internal Family Systems IFS, and work as a Mindfulness Coach to help liberate people from the prison of their minds. They are ordained into the Triratna Community, and have been practising Buddhism for over 30 years.

Host: Ross Mckeachie
Event & Podcast Producer: Jacob Steele
Video Editor: Abdo Habbani