OFFERINGS
Private Yoga & Mindfulness Sessions
Yoga Thursdays 7pm CDT
Doula Services
Workshops, Retreats & More
Have you practiced yoga with a community of black men?
Join Us Every Thursday, 7pm CDT (Temporaily on Hold)
what is broga?
Broga is Yoga and Meditation for Brothers. Sherri recently shared on Good Morning Texas that Broga is a term used widely in the yoga community that primarily speaks to men, but typically white men. And because she wanted to be intentional about outreach, she got really specific about messaging to encourage the Brothers to practice Yoga and Meditation. The community is welcome.
Sign up for a Yoga and Meditation class every Thursday from 7pm to 8pm CDT at Pan African Connection,4466 S. Marsalis Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75216
Retreats for Men:
HIGHER GROUND: Retreat for Men of Color, December 2nd-4th, 2022
Our annual restorative 3-day experience for Men of Color to explore wellness practices designed to elevate consciousness, energy and vibrational frequency using nourishing whole foods, connection, breath, sweat, mindful movement, and meditation. Our team of skilled facilitators guides participants along their journey to Higher Ground.
About the Venue: Blackland Ranch, a cozy retreat center sitting on 40 acres of east Texas black soil, nestled in Commerce, Texas, includes healing gardens, a labyrinth, African Village, holistic resource center and so much more.
WADE IN THE WATER
"Wade in the Water" , co-facilitated by Alejandro Perex, Jr. of Journeyman Ink, is a half-day mini-retreat for Men of Color. An oasis in southwest Dallas that offers the perfect setting for a quick respite. You will experience meditation, nature, swimming (only if you can), drumming, journaling, ritual, connection... with your brothers. Lite bites provided.
PREVENTATIVE HEALTH WORKSHOPS
Litehouse wellness offers a variety of workshops to support health and wellness. Our Grocery Store Tours demystify healthy plant-based shopping and Shop Talk Men’s Conference provides a safe space for conversations centering emotional, spiritual, physical and financial health.
doula support: wellness begins in the womb
We provide Birth Doula services to support the birthing community + their partners during pregnancy, labor and beyond. Moreover, we believe that it is essential to create ample space for the empowered, supportive, nurturing presence of men in the birthing process.
As birth doulas we are trained non-clinical, support professionals experienced in childbirth. As a Mama Glow trained birth doula, Sherri combines this experience with her healing arts background and offers pregnancy support into the “4th trimester” or postpartum. Sherri serves as a constant reassuring presence and an emotional anchor. As your birth doula, she will offer education, serve as an advocate, and help with comfort measures, mindfulness techniques such as deep breathing, relaxation, yoga/movement and positioning. Sherri’s birth doula offerings include 7 focus areas that are part of your individualized preparatory experience.
Research shows that by engaging the services of a Birth Doula, favorable outcomes increase by 50% and the need for artificial pain management decreases by 70%. In fact, the World Health Organization recommends that every pregnant person birth with a Doula.
Learn more…
Yoga for Men of Color
Sherri was the featured-speaker for the Fall 2020 Yoga Alliance Community Sangha presenting to their international membership on the benefits of yoga and meditation for men of color.
Check out the Calendar of Events below.
Learn how Litehouse Wellness founder Sherri Doucette helps men handle stress one pose at a time
With awe in his voice, his classmate Terry Odis said: ” I had never been in or seen a room full of black men doing yoga. I can be myself here.”
“I can feel the difference in my mind and in my back — and I was depressed when I started,” said Gaston Marshall, attesting to the benefits of practicing yoga.
Yoga classes that are culturally inclusive for Black men and boys is trending.
"Stress from their families. Stress from... relationships – just the day itself. So, when we come in here, everybody comes in with baggage.”
"Going forward, I also see broga as a training program where men — particularly men of color — are being trained to become yoga and meditation teachers. Healed men heal men."