Acosta Institute
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S2 Ep 1: Wounded Healing with Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, an award-winning Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research focuses on racial literacy in tea...
S2 Ep 2: Wounded Healing with Justis Lopez
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Justis Lopez (also known as DJ Faro) is the founder and ChiefEnthusiasm Officer (CEO) of Just Experience LLC, an organization that strivesto educate, ...
S2 Ep 3: Wounded Healing with Maria Tan
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Tan is an educator and consultant who works with organizations, schools and individuals who are committed to serving communities through healing...
S2 Ep 4: Wounded Healing with Cory Greene
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cory Greene is a formerly incarcerated co-founder and Healing Justice Organizer with How Our Lives link Altogether! (H.O.L.L.A!). He is invested in de...
S2 Ep 5: Wounded Healing with Dolores Acosta
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dolores Acosta M.A, is a sister, daughter, friend, aunt, wife and a wellness activist. She was born and raised in NYC and both her parents are from th...
S2 Ep 6: Wounded Healing with Ian P. Levy
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ian P. Levy is an assistant professor and the director of School Counseling Programs at Manhattan College. He is a New York City native and former...
S2 Ep 7: Wounded Healing with Luis Alejandro Tapia
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Luis Alejandro Tapia, a son of Dominican immigrants, serves as a social impact and equity consultant, a racial and restorative justice coach and train...
S2 Ep 8: Wounded Healing with Angela Kariotis
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Kariotis is an “artist as public servant." She is a community-engaged culture worker and educator building creative experiences serving ...
S2 Ep 9: Wounded Healing with Jen Gowers
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jen Gowers has been an educator and leader in New York City public and charter schools for more than 17 years. She believes the world will thrive ...
S1 Ep 16: Practice Facilitated by Rashid Hughes: Settling Into a Sense of Ease
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rashid Hughes is co-founder of the Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community and creator of R.E.S.T. - A Practice for the Tired & Weary. This contemplati...
S1 Ep 15: Practice Facilitated by Solana Booth: Guided Breathwork
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Solana Booth, doula, traditional medicine keeper, indigenous wisdom keeper and historical trauma expert guides us through a practice of connecting wit...
S1 Ep 14: Towards Integration through Inner Work with Quin Gonell
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Quin Gonell, a doctoral candidate of educational leadership and policy studies and an educational consultant with a f...
S1 Ep 13: Responsive and Responsible Technology as Healing-Centered with Vlada Bortnik
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Vlada Bortnik, the CEO and co-founder of Marco Polo. She shares how maintaining relationships, building belonging an...
S1 Ep 12: Spiritually Grounded Pedagogy with Arlène Elizabeth Casimir
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Arlène Elizabeth Casimir, Brooklyn-based educator and owner of her own of educational consultancy, shares how she designs and facilitates culturally ...
S1 Ep 11: Building a House of Thriving with Maria Tan
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we’re joined by Maria Tan, the founder and director of House of Thriving and Thriving Teacher Project. We learn about her journey in...
S1 Ep 10: Practice Facilitated by Arawana Hayashi: Sensemaking Through Embodiment
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Arawana Hayashi of the Social Presencing Institute guides listeners through an embodiment practice that allows us to cultivate gratitude for simply be...
S1 Ep 9: Towards a Liberatory Pedagogy with Andre ChenFeng
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Andre ChenFeng, researcher and teacher educator committed to amplifying the voices of teacher educators of color. He ...
S1 Ep 8: Technology Worthy of the Human Spirit with Aden Van Noppen
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by the founder and executive director of Mobius, Aden Van Noppen. We learn about her mission to create a more responsib...
S1 Ep 7: Lyric Writing for Collective Restoration with Ian Levy
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit with Dr. Ian Levy, Director of School Counseling Programs at Manhattan College. He shares with us the restorative and healing ...
S1 Ep 6: Healing-Centered Engagement & the Legacy of Ethnic Studies with Christina Villarreal
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Director of the Teacher Education Program at Harvard University, Christina Villarreal, shares the legacy of ethnic studies - the joy, resilience, trau...
S1 Ep 5: Practice Facilitated by Angel Acosta: Grounding Meditation
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Angel Acosta guides us through a contemplative practice that supports us in slowing down and tuning into the power of awareness.
S1 Ep 4: Practicing for the Future with Angela Kariotis
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Educator, writer and performance artist Angela Kariotis shares her framework, Practicing for the Future, inviting us to envision ourselves as artists ...
S1 Ep 3: Sitting with Paradox and the Alchemy of Now with Drisana McDaniel
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drisana (Dru) McDaniel, mother-worker-activist and co-founder of the Transformative Teaching Collective, speaks to the power of sitting with paradox a...
S1 Ep 2: Collective Recovery Through a Thriving Perspective with Kia Darling-Hammond
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore Dr. Kia Darling-Hammond’s Bridge to Thriving Framework© as a pathway to healing and restoration. With a focus on vibran...
S1 Ep 1: Hip-Hop as Medicine & Healing Art with Justis Lopez
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Educator, DJ and author, Justis Lopez, illuminates the DJ as healer and shares how his work strives to create spaces of healing and thriving through m...