Deep Kwanzaa Retreat: Seven Days of Rest and Reflection (Online)

A self-paced online retreat for rest, reflection, and collective care during Kwanzaa

The holidays can leave many of us more depleted than restored. This seven-day online retreat offers a different kind of week: one that meets you inside your real life, with daily teachings and practices you can take up whenever your schedule allows, and permission to treat a nap or a quiet pause as practice too.

Join online, at your own pace, from December 26, 2026, to January 1, 2027. There are no live sessions to attend; each day’s materials are available on the Mindful Soul Practice learning platform.

What the retreat covers

Each day focuses on one of the Nguzo Saba, the seven principles of Kwanzaa: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. Through original Africentric teachings, guided meditations, and embodiment practices, participants explore how each principle can shape everyday life, from setting boundaries and sharing the load to making room for joy, creativity, and rest.

Last year’s inaugural retreat drew participants from seven countries across four continents.

About the host

The retreat was created by Dr. Wil Oliver, MSW, D.D., a social worker and the founder of Mindful Soul Practice, whose work brings together somatic mindfulness, Africultural wisdom, recovery, and community well-being. It is offered in partnership with Moya Ashé, Inc., a nonprofit that funds free and reduced-cost places.

Who it’s for

The retreat is created for Black, Brown, and Indigenous adults across the African diaspora, and welcomes people of all backgrounds who want to practice mindfulness from an Africentric perspective. No previous experience with meditation or Kwanzaa is needed.

Cost

Every rate includes the same full access: US$87 (Collective Care), US$174 (Standard), or US$261 (Benefactor). Need-based fee waivers are available, and the organizers say no one will be turned away for inability to pay. To request a free place, email moya-ashe@sonic.net.

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