Events
Camp Wellness
Registration Opens December 10th
Hey Sis! Camp Wellness is a retreat for women who just need to take a break, refuel, belly laugh and enjoy a space that feels like home. Come be refreshed in your faith, life and leadership.
What’s Included?
Relaxing Venue at Collective Retreats on Governors Island
Movement & Fitness Classes
Breakfast + Lunch
Community Building with Black women in leadership
Soul Care one on one appointments
Personal quiet time
And More!
Past Facilitators Include
Registration Opens December 10th
Soul Care Group
This time integrates soul care practices for your mind, body and Spirit, guest thought leaders, devotionals, resources, time to break bread over some delicious food from black women chefs and lots of time for discussion/ fellowship. Think Supper Club for your soul! This group meets monthly starting October 7th ending in February 3rd. This offering is hybrid, meeting in Midtown Manhattan and virtually.
Brunch Well: A Wellness Inspired Picnic
This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to gather in the park at Roosevelt Island for a soul nourishing morning.
Summer Well Book Club
Join us for a thought-provoking discussion with Charaia Rush, author of Courageously Soft. Courageously Soft is a transformative read that explores how embracing vulnerability in the difficulties of life, can empower our faith and leadership. Grab your copy of Courageously Soft and join the conversation.
Here's How it Works:
1) Pick up the book Courageously Soft by Charaia Rush
2) Come ready for an evening of soul stirring stories sure to uplift and inspire you!
Summer Well: Girls Night
August is National Black Business month. We are celebrating all the founders, change-makers and entrepreneurs who are blazing a trail and staying faithful to their vision.
Join Cultivate Vibrance for a lively evening where girl talk meets game night sprinkled with gems for your faith. Settle into the summer with great food, conversation, mental health tips, and a gift to support your well-being.
Tickets are FREE with the purchase of food and drinks.
Summer Well: Girls Night
Join Cultivate Vibrance featuring Hey Girl Hey for a lively evening where girl talk meets game night sprinkled with gems for your faith. Settle into the summer with great food, conversation, mental health tips, and a gift to support your well-being.
*Tickets are FREE with the purchase of food and drinks.
Black Women Resting: Girls Night
Join Cultivate Vibrance & The Connected Wellness Podcast for a lively evening where girl talk meets game night. Enjoy light bites, mental health tips and a gift to support your well-being.
Camp Wellness
Hey Sis! Camp Wellness is a retreat for women who just need to take a break, refuel, belly laugh and enjoy a space that feels like home. Come be refreshed in your faith, life and leadership.
What’s Included?
Relaxing Venue at Collective Retreats on Governors Island
Opening Mixer
Movement & Fitness Classes
Breakfast + Lunch
Community Building with Black women in leadership
Soul Care one on one appointments
Personal quiet time
A chance to win a spa day giveaway
EVENT SPONSORSHIP
Community Check In
Join us for an inspiring IG Live as Camp Wellness Fitness Instructor, Vonecia Carswell takes the stage for a Community Check-in!
Hear about Vonecia’s journey navigating the highs and lows of building community while being an entrepreneur. Don't miss this honest discussion tailored for leaders and dreamers!
Black Women Resting: Girls Night
Join Cultivate Vibrance & The Release Program for a lively evening where girl talk meets game night. Enjoy complimentary light bites, mental health tips and a gift to support your well-being.
Black Women Resting Kick Off
Get ready to engage with your fellow sisters in a session focused on rest. This time will include coaching focused on planning, community building, and soul care.
Soul Care Group
This time integrates soul care practices for your mind, body and Spirit, guest thought leaders, devotionals, resources, time to break bread over some delicious food from black women chefs and lots of time for discussion/ fellowship. Think Supper Club for your soul! This group meets monthly starting February 12th ending in June. This offering is hybrid, meeting in Midtown Manhattan and virtually.
Reset and Flow
Get ready to workout your mind, body and Spirit. Start the year off with a low intensity work out, prayerful stillness and good conversation with other women about resetting ourselves for life and leadership in 2024. This time will feature FitGal Pat.
Patricia Figueroa, MAT, CPT, a Harlem-born Afro-Latina with Dominican roots, stands out in her dual roles as a New York City educator and a fitness & wellness coach. With a rich experience spanning over seven years, she has been instrumental in fostering fitness and holistic well-being within her community.
November Monthly Gathering
Join Us for a Panel Discussion: Making Cents - Funding Your Vision
We are continuing our Fall Theme: Ambition & Ease, where we're all about normalizing the challenges that change makers experience in life and leadership. We'll also explore practical ways to create space as leaders. 🌱
The Focus for This Month: 💰 Making Cents: Funding Your Vision💰
Join us for a lively and insightful panel discussion that will empower you to fund your vision. Our esteemed panelists include:
🔹Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships at Resilia, Victoria Green. Resilia a Black-woman-founded social enterprise whose mission is to strengthen the capacity of nonprofits and help grantors scale impact through data-driven technology solutions.
🔹Philanthropist, Akilah Wallace of HERitage Giving Fund, a black woman led grantmaking organization. HERitage brings black women philanthropists together to fund nonprofit projects.
🔹Tanisha Ritter is a Community Manager in Brooklyn, NY for Community & Business Development with J.P. Morgan Chase. She is a local ambassador for Chase whose job is to build and nurture relationships with key community leaders, nonprofit partners and small businesses at the neighborhood level.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain insights, network, and take your ambition to new heights. Mark your calendars and join us for this dynamic discussion.
Let's make cents and make a difference together! 🤝
#FundingYourVision #ChangeMakers #GivingTuesday
October Monthly Gathering
Join us for our October Monthly Gathering, hosted by Cultivate Vibrance, on October 2nd, 2023. We'll kick things off at 7:00 PM and wrap up around 8:15 PM. This is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, share ideas, and learn from each other. We'll continue with our Fall Theme: Ambition & Ease; where we are normalizing the challenges change makers experience in life an leadership and exploring practical ways to create spaces of ease for ourselves and those we love. The focus for this month is:
Advocacy: Collective Ease for the Culture
How do we use our voice and leadership to advocate for change? in our workplaces and communities? How do we care for ourselves as changemakers? In this seminar, we will explore the crucial topics of self-advocacy in both the workplace and local communities, with a specific focus on the unique experiences and challenges faced by Black women. We’ll hear from Brooklyn based Community Organizer, Cidra Sebastien, as she draws on her experience leading movements of change.
Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, find a cozy spot, and get ready for an evening of engaging conversation and meaningful connections. We look forward to seeing you at our October Monthly Gathering!
Brunch Well: A Wellness Inspired Picnic
This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to gather in the park at Roosevelt Island for a soul nourishing morning.
September Monthly Gathering
Join us for our September Monthly Gathering, hosted by Cultivate Vibrance, on September 11, 2023. We'll kick things off at 7:00 PM and wrap up around 8:15 PM. This is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, share ideas, and learn from each other. We'll introduce our Fall Theme: Ambition & Ease, where we are normalizing the challenges change makers experience and exploring practical ways to create spaces of ease for ourselves and those we love. Topics like finances, caregiving & aging, community advocacy and women's health will be covered.
We've got a lot of exciting things planned for you this term, and we can't wait to see you there! So, grab a cup of your favorite beverage, find a cozy spot, and get ready for an evening of engaging conversation and meaningful connections. We look forward to seeing you at our September Monthly Gathering!
Monthly Gathering
Get ready for a fun-filled evening as Cultivate Vibrance hosts the August Monthly Gathering entitled: "Is It Just Me?!" Mark your calendars for August 7, 2023, and join us at 7:00 PM for an exciting virtual get-together that promises to be a blast. We're taking over your Monday night and transforming it into a lively session. We promise you an hour and thirty minutes of pure joy, laughter, and insightful discussions.
We'll be diving into some fantastic topics with author Kobe Campbell, sharing our thoughts, and enjoying each other's company. Whether you're a bookworm or just looking for a fun way to spend your evening, this event is for you. So, grab your favorite beverage, get comfy, and join us on Zoom. We can't wait to see you there!
Kobe Campbell, author of bestselling book, “Why am I like This?” How to Break Cycle, Heal from Trauma, & Restore Your Faith.
Kobe Campbell is an award-winning licensed trauma therapist, best-selling author, media expert, and speaker. Named one of Charlotte’s Most Influential Women by Charlotte Lately Magazine and awarded as the Rising Star Under 30 by WILMA magazine. Kobe is the founder of The Healing Circle Therapy and Wellness Center in Charlotte, North Carolina & hosts The Healing Circle Podcast with her husband Kyle. She's the mother of two incredible boys and looks forward to sharing her expertise with anyone willing to learn, listen, and grow.
Monthly Gathering
Issa Book Club Take Over! Join us in July for part 1. We will be discussing the book "Why am I like This?" By Kobe Campbell.
Summer Well Mixer
Get ready to mix and mingle under the summer sky at our Summer Well Mixer on July 6th, 2023 at 6:00 PM!
CAMP WELLNESS
Hey Sis! Camp Wellness is a retreat for women who just need to take a break, refuel, belly laugh and enjoy a space that feels like home. Come be refreshed in your faith, life and leadership.
What’s Included?
Relaxing Venue at Collective Retreats on Governors Island
Opening Mixer (Brooklyn location)
Movement & Fitness Classes
Breakfast + Coffee/Tea Break
Community Building with Black women in leadership
Soul Care one on one appointments
Personal quiet time
A chance to win a spa day giveaway
EVENT SPONSORSHIP
Monthly Virtual Gathering
We are getting curious about all things faith and leadership. This month we are talking about "Living and Leading with Authenticity."
Monthly Virtual Gathering
We are getting curious about all things leadership, hear from some amazing thought leaders, work on those new year intentions and build community with leaders who get it.
The March Monthly Gathering is sure to get us talking! This time will focus on exploring the influence our family background and upbringing has on our personal and professional relationships. We will be joined by Elyse Jones of Parenting for the Culture.
Art & Soul
Join Cultivate Vibrance in partnership with Stapledon Arts for a black history month celebration of women through of art, food and conversation.
Monthly Virtual Gathering
We are getting curious about all things leadership, hear from some amazing thought leaders, work on those new year intentions and build community with leaders who get it.
Reset and Flow
Start the year through this time of yoga, prayerful stillness and good conversation with other women about resetting ourselves for life and leadership in 2023.
Dining with Grace: Day of Service
Looking to serve over the holidays? Join us and fellow Cultivate Vibrance community friend, Chef Grace for a Day of Service. Grace is the owner of dining with Grace, a West African and Caribbean catering company in Brooklyn. On Friday, December 30th, 2022, Dining With Grace & Friends will visit a local shelter with the mission to add joy and delight through excellent food, live music/arts, gifts and more. This year they are serving 68 families in a Crown Heights, Brooklyn shelter. For more information click on the link below.
Holiday Leaders Tea
Holiday Leaders Tea
Take a break from the holiday festivities and enjoy high tea with other black women in leadership from across the city.
The Williamsburg Hotel Restaurant features a high tea and brunch menu. Enjoy live music in a beautiful venue.
Grace & Gratitude Brunch
Grace and Gratitude Brunch
Enjoy brunch with new and old friends at Bluebird London. Join us for a light afternoon filled with laughter, grace and gratitude. Be encouraged in your faith, life and leadership journey.
Fall Monthly Gathering Series
BE WELL | Fall Monthly Gathering Series
In this season, we are cultivating practices that allow us to be attuned to our body, soul and spirit. These practices create space for us to live the abundant life God has for us. This is an opportunity to enter a space intentionally created to foster community other like-minded female black leaders and build into four principles we hope will enrich your life.
BE GRATEFUL in Leadership:
Gratitude has the power to shift our perspective and renew our hope. As the year comes to a close, we'll focus on gratitude as a practice of caring for ourselves as leaders. Whether you come to the time with much or little to be grateful for; you'll leave lifted as you share space with women on a journey of faith, life and leadership.
Fall Monthly Gathering Series
BE WELL | Fall Monthly Gathering Series
In this season, we are cultivating practices that allow us to be attuned to our body, soul and spirit. These practices create space for us to live the abundant life God has for us. This is an opportunity to enter a space intentionally created to foster community other like-minded female black leaders and build into four principles we hope will enrich your life.
BE WELL:
Leadership is rewarding and challenging. This time will focus on investing in ourselves as we invest in others. We’ll Kick off a weekend of Camp Wellness during this Monthly Gathering. Sign up today to save your spot.