THE SKINNY
#30DaysUP
a virtual sangha that curates a space for folks to build a powerful mindfulness practice towards self-awareness, presence, & sharper focus.
Register Now for #30DaysUP
an invitation to learn to increase our awareness & focus by presencing ourselves to allow us to disrupt & shed old, embodied habits that have no place for the new world that’s is still unfolding.
Embodied Social Justice CERTIFICATE Program
If you envision a more socially just and embodied world the Embodied Social Justice Certificate Program is for you.
Taught By Leading-edge Teachers
Through twice-weekly classes, practical workshops, and integrative learning conversations this 3-month online program will support the harnessing of the body’s wisdom in making our social justice work more grounded, responsive, and sustainable.
5th Anniversary wel Cohort
five spectacular years of wel is about to launch this April.
warriors for embodied liberation
rusia n. mohiuddin is a master trainer, facilitator, coach, and strategist who pioneered the integration of somatics into an organizing framework. drawing from her experiences in life and in movement work, she has developed a coaching and training model specifically designed to serve women of colour.
welPOD
in celebration of wel's 5th anniversary, we are bring you welPOD
welPOD podcast
coming in June 2021, welPOD will engage folks in readings & discussion about change, healing, & justice.
LEADERS OF EMBODIED ORGANIZING
a comprehensive model for community organizers, designed for both new & experienced organizers, that seeks to develop skills, with somatic & embodied leadership lenses, to develop effective organizers while uniquely cultivating leadership that creates necessary balance & self-care so organizers feel & are able to do movement work for the long haul.
warriors for embodied liberation
a 2-year teacher training program for individuals looking to cultivate skills and certification on embodied coaching™ and training, specific to the developed model of embodied leadership and embodied organizing™ as innovated by its creator, rusia mohiuddin, the principal of universal partnership.
(by invitation only)
(by invitation only)
changing you IS changing the world
at the core of our work at Universal Partnership (UP) is the deep belief that at the heart of sustainable movements must be the beat of sustainable people. our mission is to provide innovative healing tools, life & leadership skills to support agents of change in sustaining their humanity & the humanity of the communities they serve, by organizing from a place of power & wholeness.
3502
change agents trained
500
organizations/alliances engaged
27
serving our movements
17
practitioner + teacher
UP | focus areas
what we love to do, most of all
strategic planning
UP has innovated a unique methodology for developing strategic plans that simultaneously attends to both short- + long-term goals using a somatic lens.
trainings (single or multi-day)
training imparts the analytical structure of somatics + embodied organizing, + teaches specific skills in each of our focus areas.
retreats
2-4 days retreats provide an uninterrupted environment that results in far more advancement than the equivalent time in episodic training.
leadership development
UP’s work emphasizes personal leadership skills as the foundation for sustainability + effectiveness.
organizational development
the overarching goal of UP’s work is to reshape organizational culture to prioritize wellness + dignity towards high efficiency + external impact.
embodied coaching™
UP engages the whole agency in every focus area + on every level using the embodied coaching™, a coaching methodology created by UP’s Principal Rusia Mohiuddin, (individual, staff-wide, executive, + the board).
UP| partners
our strongest + deepest partnerships
Rev. angel Kyodo williams
partner + #OIS facilitator: angel is a leading voice for Transformative Social Change, + coined the name for the field. angel is the co-lead for the Oppression In Soma retreats + UP works with angel + cxc on NY-based 3|One + Practicing Justice.
ian a. dudley
videographer + photographer: ian is an experienced, award winning cinematographer. with 18+ years of experience, ian approaches each project with a unique creative perspective that bridges the technical with the aesthetic.
the watershed center
twc is a retreat + resource center for changemakers. teh center offers space to help people align their lives with their own deepest sense of purpose + to facilitate strategic conversations in service of democracy, ecology + liberation.
