Emma Lui (雷若茵) She/her

ALT Light beige backdrop with waves of burnt orange in the right hand corner. There are circles of images of headshots of speakers including 1) Emma Lui, Host, who is a light skinned Chinese person with long black hair. She is smiling and wearing a purple scarf; 2) inabel uytiepo, Speaker, who is a light skinned pilipinx-chinese person with long black hair. They are smiling wearing a pink scar with a plant in the background; 3) Luna Aixin, Speaker, who is also a light skinned person with chin-length black hair and has ties to communities in South East Asia and South Pacific Islands. They are looking to their right, smiling, wearing blue shirts and have green and pink circular earrings. The text is says: CWCLN Burnout, Systemic Oppression and Ancestral Healing Asian Heritage Month Date: May 16, 2023, 12pm ET / 9am PT Location: IG Live - @canandianwomenofcolour The top right corner includes logos from CWCLN, Healing Is Giving and the South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre.

ALT Light beige backdrop with waves of burnt orange in the right hand corner. There is a circle with a headshot of Emma. The text says: Emma Lui Holistic Health Director Emma Lui (she/her) is a holistic health practitioner and social justice activist. She is Toishanese/Cantonese and was born and raised in Ottawa on Turtle Island. Emma practices biodynamic craniosacral therapy, holistic nutrition and ThetaHealing. She is the Holistic Health Director of the Canadian Women of Colour Leadership Network, a member of Cooperative Biblioterre and a researcher on health care issues. Living beside Gatineau Park and on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Anishnaabe territory, she find solace and joy from swimming, biking and snowshoeing amongst the trees. Join us this Asian Heritage Month Date: May 16, 2023 at 12pm ET / 9am PT Location: Instagram - @canadianwomenofcolour The top right corner includes logos from CWCLN, Healing Is Giving and the South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre.

ALT Light beige backdrop with waves of different shades of burnt orange in the right hand corner. There is a circle with a headshot of inabel. The text says: inabel uytiepo Somatic forgiveness practitioner, ancestral wayfinding, Peoples Collective for Justice and Liberation inabel uytiepo (they/siya) is a queer, pilipinx-chinese artist, teacher, animist and forever student. inabel began a healing arts practice after becoming a Buddhist meditation student and teacher. inabel is an intuitive, trained bodyworker with a focus on wholistic manual therapies for digestive and reproductive systems via neuromuscular, visceral, quantum aura and energy presencing. inabel is also one of five co-conveners for the cross-racial solidarity grassroots organization Peoples Collective for Justice and Liberation. inabel’s most recent endeavor is sharing their life’s explorative work in this co-creative journey called the Wayfinding Collective.

ALT Light beige backdrop with waves of different shades of burnt orange in the right hand corner. There is a circle with a headshot of Luna. The text says: Luna Aixin 月愛心 Community & cultural planner, Artist, Facilitator Luna is a multiracial, non-binary, neurodivergent, disabled settler, community planner, facilitator and artist, whose has ties to communities in Southeast Asia and South Pacific Islands. They work with local governments, non-profits, community organizations and projects through GaGiNang Productions (自己人创作) on ways to create equitable, just and safe systems and practises that can better serve our communities. They currently reside on the stolen and unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

ALT A close up of a plate of colourful vegetables each kind grouped together including (clockwise starting at 9) taro, potatoes, brocolli, sweet potatoes, Shanghai bok choy, carrots and spinach.

ALT A white table with a white cup and plate. The cup contains rooibos tea, which is a reddish brown colour. The plate contains dry rooibos, a reddish-brown needle-like herb.

ALT Full Moon Community Affirmation: We activate the deep love and compassion that resides within us to work towards liberation and justice for all. ​We receive the gifts fresh air, clean water, plants, trees, all beings and ecosystems offer and give back in a way that allows them to thrive. We are open to receiving as well as sharing abundance to promote equity and justice. We invite in wisdom, knowledge and consciousness so we can act in service for future generations on this planet. We cultivate and nurture love, healing, empathy and justice.

ALT We release what is no longer serving us collectively. We release pain, fear and ignorance that perpetuates racism, white supremacy, patriarchy, colonization, capitalism, ableism, transphobia and other kyriarchy systems. We let go of all thoughts, beliefs, habits, attachments and behaviours tied to these oppressive systems that are not in alignment with our greatest good. We cultivate and nurture love, healing, empathy and justice.

ALT A close up of a raspberry bush. Photo by Sneha Cecil on Unsplash

ALT A text box with shades of green/gray as background and text that says, "Respect your body when it is asking for a break. Respect your mind when it's seeking rest. Honor yourself when you need a moment for yourself." From https://buff.ly/3QT33Ju.

ALT There's a white sign with red text that says Liquorice and its characters in Chinese 甘草. There is sliced licorice root in a white bag.

ALT A person with dark curly hair and brown skin can be seen from the neck down holding onto their stomach. They are wearing a light blue, knitted, sleeveless vest with light pants and look doubled over. There is a white text box overlaid that says, "Learn about gut health" with a search bar that says "What causes gas and bloating?" Emma Lui's logo is at the bottom of the white box.

ALT Emma is holding a book entitled, "ThetaHealing™ Introducing an Extraordinary Energy-Healing Modality." She is blurred in the background, with her black hair pulled back in a ponytail and is wearing a green shirt.

ALT Turquoise background with hot pink and gold paper lanterns and hot pink, white and gold lotus flowers on the right. White text says, "Happy Lunar New Year. WIshing you a happy new year and good health."

ALT Emma is holding two dried monkfruit, a small round brown fruit. One is broken broken in half and the other is showing its outer shell.

ALT A white bowl of reddish brown monkfruit soup, looking down view.

ALT Emma is holding a broken piece of monk fruit with the seeds showing.

ALT A photo of bowl of reddish brown monkfruit soup taken from the side. It's a small white soup bowl with a blue flower with a pink centre.

ALT There are turquoise water splashes and outlines of leaves around the border of white box. The text in the centre says, "Do you have extended health insurance? You may be able to use it for: Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy; ThetaHealing (Core belief work); Holistic Nutrition" with Emma Lui's logo at the bottom.

ALT On the left side, there is a black and white photo of a person's bare back with their spine pronounced. On the right side is a white text box overlaid the image and a turquoise strip. The text says, "The nervous system holds the key to the body's incredible potential to heal itself. ~ Unknown" with Emma Lui's logo.

ALT Emma is cradling a client's head who is wearing a mask during a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. The photo is taken from a side angle and only Emma's long hair and light blue shirt can be seen. The sunlight streaming in slightly blurs the image.

ALT A close up of lemon with some of it blurred on the left. The leaves are deep green, with a wrinkled surface and scalloped edges.

ALT Aerial shot of a forest of evergreens and the ground covered in snow.