Giovania Tiarachristie (they/them) is a consultant, facilitator, coach, bodyworker, and illustrator, dedicated to supporting individuals and communities in their journeys to liberation and healing.
Who I am
I have a vision of a healed and liberated society–where systems of justice and compassion replace systems of oppression; where every individual can experience rest, joy, creativity, and deep connectivity of their mind, body, and spirit; where we return to a harmonized relationship with our land, communities, ancestors, and each other.
I am a queer, immigrant, trans non-binary person of Southeast Asian descent, who practices embodying joy, radical love, and root-grasping in all that I do. I use my skills, experience, and intuition to help guide individuals and communities to tap into their inner wisdom and transform themselves, in order to transform society. I see myself as more of a healing facilitator and collaborator rather than a "healer," as I support and bear witness to each person's transformation and healing, honoring each person's process and agency.
My ethos is informed by principles of decolonization, anti-racism, nonviolence, mindfulness, and healing justice, rooted in the wisdom and teachings of queer Black feminist liberation leaders and other people of color.
I am currently based on unceeded Tiwa-speaking Pueblo homelands (Albuquerque, New Mexico). May our paths cross soon!
“I think it is healing behavior, to look at something so broken and see the possibility and wholeness in it" - adrienne maree brown
What I Offer
I thrive on exercising the full range of my passions and skills. The following is a summary of the services I offer:
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DEIJ Facilitation & Coaching for organizations seeking cultural transformation and deepening of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) competencies, anti-racism, and anti-oppression in non-shaming ways.
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Equitable Development Consulting & Facilitation for public and social sector organizations seeking to conduct more trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and equitable urban planning, community engagement, policy-making, community development, and design.
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Coaching for individuals seeking support on their personal journey towards healing, creativity, and liberation. My approach is somatic and integrates curious questions to support individuals' emotional, spiritual, and professional growth and self-discovery.
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Bodywork for individuals seeking holistic healing, including massage therapy, reiki, and other somatic practices.
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Design for anyone seeking infographics, layout, logo-design, photography, children's books illustration, watercolors, and other graphic design.
My lived experience, combined with my professional background in Sociology and Urban Planning inform my understanding of the layers of impacts of structural oppression on individuals and communities. My decade of experience as a participatory planner, designer, facilitator, and racial justice consultant, inform my approach to helping organizations transform their cultures to advance social justice. My training in life coaching and massage therapy give me the somatic healing skills to help individuals to release, feel seen, and take action to heal themselves, their communities, their ancestors, and the world. I'm also a designer and illustrator at heart, believe creativity is part of the healing process.
Check out Coded_Toons - an Instagram comic about society, self-care, and self-sabotage.
Contribute to the Patreon linked here!
To my ancestors, elders, and teachers, by blood or by spirit.
Thank you for your wisdom and strength that has given us the gift of this life and resilience to sustain it.
Guide us in this journey to heal and bear witness to the healing of others.
"We need to be weapons of mass construction, weapons of mass love.
It's not enough to just change the system. We need to change ourselves." - Assata Shakur
"Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare."
- Audre Lorde
Let's Connect
If you have not seen me before, please answer the following three 3 questions in your email so that I can better serve you:
1. What services are you looking for and what are some of your goals?
2. What is the best way to reach you?
3. Who referred you to my website?
