subversive acts bookclub+yoga+sound bath: 1 of 4 in series
Hosted by Mindfully Mortal and Therapeutic Yoga with Ken Breniman, Reimagine, In honor of Dr. Jane Goodall
A dynamic gathering honoring Dr. Jane Goodall, blending yoga, meditation, mirror work & sharing. Tips from Ken’s Subversive Acts, applied primatology guides our mind/body practices & stewardship.
This book club honors the legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall, whose life’s work with chimpanzees continues to guide us toward more compassionate ways of being human. Together we’ll engage with Subversive Acts of Humanity by Ken Breniman, where applied primatology offers wisdom for grief, resilience, and connection. Each gathering blends reflection with embodied practice to help us live these lessons fully.
What we’ll do together:
- Opening check-ins to ground and connect
- Small-group sharing and reflection on book themes
- Mirror work for self-awareness and compassion
- Ape-inspired yoga movements to embody primate wisdom
- Guided meditation for presence and surrender
- A soothing sound bath to seal the wisdom into our beings
If Ram Dass taught us “Be Here Now”, this circle reminds us: “Be Ape Now.”
Your copy* of Subversive Acts of Humanity can be obtained at most booksellers and audiobook locations. https://www.kenbreniman.com/books
Contact your host kjbreniman@gmail.com if you need a book scholarship/discount code.
Type:
Movement & Dance Ritual & Ceremony Music & Sound Storytelling Celebration & Remembrance
Wellness
Environment
Living Fully
Collective Grief
Holiday Grief
This event is in honor of Dr. Jane Goodall
Together, we gather to honor Dr. Jane Goodall, not only as a scientist, but as a new ancestor who spent her life teaching us how to listen more deeply—to the apes, to the earth, and to ourselves. Her passing is a grief we all feel, yet in that loss we also celebrate the gift she left us: the reminder that stewardship begins with the body we inhabit and extends to the fragile planet we share. In this book club on applied primatology, we walk in her footsteps, asking how we can live more gently, more wisely, and more in kinship with all life.
