How can our classrooms model the kind of world we want and that is calling to be born? Scholars are examining the harm often perpetuated in academia and how healing can be cultivated through anti-racist and anti-oppressive efforts that intentionally center equity, justice, and belonging in academic culture. Critical & decolonial contemplative practices offer a path forward; yet, the journey begins within. An equitable world demands that we examine how our personal, racialized, and otherized narratives impact the ways we show up in the academy. As we guide the next generation of learners, we must also tend to our own inner landscape. In this session Michelle will share strategies for supporting a liberated learning environment that fosters healing, belonging, connection, and deep learning.