Awaken Our Collective: Spiritual Practices for Sacred Togetherness and Wholeness

A space to grow, reflect, and rise—together.

Awaken Our Collective is a community-centered workshop for those seeking healing, clarity, and connection in uncertain times.

Through grounding spiritual practices and mindful conversation, we’ll create space to listen inwardly and connect deeply. This is a space for shared reflection, personal transformation, and collective renewal.

You don’t need to belong to a specific tradition—just come as you are, open to becoming more of who you’re meant to be.

How It Works

• Duration: 3 weeks

• Format: Weekly in-person meetings

• Each week we will immerse in

  • storytelling

  • journaling

  • breathwork

  • collectively reflecting and sharing from journaling prompts

  • spiritual readings from acclaimed authors and healers.

What You’ll Need

• Bring your favorite pens and journal.

  • If you would like a new journal, the Threshold Center has new journals for sale on site and in your registration as well.

  • Any other supplies needed will be provided as part of your registration fee.

• Bring coffee, tea, or your own refreshing drink or snack if desired.

• Most importantly, ask friends to register with you and look forward to building connections with others too.

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Dates & Time of the Program:

• 3 Tuesday Evenings, October 14, 21, 28

• 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Lead by:

• Salaam Green

Fee:

• The cost of this series is $45, which covers all 3 weeks.

• Partial and full scholarships are available. If the cost of this program is prohibitive to you, please contact Mary Bea Sullivan @ marybea@thethresholdcenter.org for a confidential conversation about scholarship availability. We want you to participate and will do all we can to make sure you can join in.

Meeting Information:

• Each session will be offered at The Threshold Center @ 3794 Crosshaven Drive, Vestavia AL 35223

Salaam Green, Facilitator

Salaam Green is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Birmingham, Alabama (2024–2026).

She is a native of Greensboro and the founder of The Literary Healing Arts.  Green is a storyteller and healer, a Kellogg Foundation Racial Healing Facilitator, and an Alabama Humanities Foundation Road Scholar.

She holds an English degree from the University of Montevallo and a Master's in Early Childhood Education from the University of North Dakota.  She has held residencies at UAB, Auburn University, and the former Wallace Plantation in Harpersville, Alabama.

With over 16 years of experience, she uses poetry to create healing spaces rooted in Southern history and resilience.  

Green is the author of The Other Revival, a collection of poems released in June 2025.  The Other Revival reclaims the Southern revival as a space for truth-telling and healing through oral tradition.  The book emphasizes that vital archives reside in people—in their voices, memories, and willingness to pass stories on.

Learn more about Salaam at Salaamgreen.com