Currently, there are no programs in Sacramento County that center the physical fitness component of self-care, and the mental health benefits of adopting exercise and healthy eating into one’s lifestyle using African-centered, culturally-specific/relevant perspectives, principles, and practices. Our services fill a gap in the availability and accessibility of quality, African-centered, holistic health and wellness resources for Black women.  

Living in an environment where societal and systemic racism is virtually inescapable can create a kind of toxic physiological stress, resulting in physical and mental health conditions. Thus, Be Love Holistic aims to prevent and/or intervene in the mental, emotional, and physical conditions that compromise Black women’s holistic health and wellbeing by providing education, tools, strategies, and opportunities to not only practice self-care, but also build social networks that will empower us to pursue optimal health and wellbeing in a safe, culturally-responsive space. 

We offer education around racial health disparities and social determinants of health and illness; programming that demonstrates how to adopt a healthy lifestyle and practice self-care such as meditation, mindfulness, chakra balancing, reiki healing, herbal healing, exercise, and more; and community building experiences, all of which can enhance Black women’s knowledge and improve our ability to pursue optimal wellbeing in a supportive environment.