Racial Trauma and Community Care

The Nap Ministry was founded in 2016 by Tricia Hersey and is an organization that examines the liberating power of naps. Our “REST IS RESISTANCE” framework and practice engages with the power of performance art, site-specific installations, and community organizing to install sacred and safe spaces for the community to rest together. We facilitate immersive workshops and curate performance art that examines rest as a radical tool for community healing. We believe rest is a form of resistance and name sleep deprivation as a racial and social justice issue.

2017 article from Julie Feng: "The vital foundation of self-care is knowing yourself. Know where you draw energy from — whether it’s people in general, certain people, aloneness, and so on."

Developed by Dr. Hector Y. Adames & Dr. Nayeli Y. Chavez-Duenas

Developed by the Community Healing Network and the Association of Black Psychologists, Inc.

"Racism is a really complicated , but ring theory is really simple: Comfort IN, dump OUT. Share your time, money,energy, and comfort towards the center of the ring. Share your feelings, opinions, conflicting emotions, and questions with your own ring or towards the outer rings."