Transforming the community begins by healing oneself. The Innerwork Center invites the RVA community to explore together how one begins within in order to ripple out and affect positive change with acclaimed author and teacher Rhonda V. Magee, M.A. Sociology, J.D., who will deliver a keynote presentation from her first book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness, on October 20 at First Unitarian Universalist Church at 1000 Blanton Avenue. 

Magee is an internationally recognized thought and practice leader focused on integrating mindfulness into higher education, law and social change work. As a prolific author, she draws upon law and legal history to weave storytelling, poetry, analysis and practices into inspiration for changing how we think, act and live better together in a rapidly changing world. 

The Innerwork Center is a catalyst for well-being via programs that inspire curiosity, cultivate mindfulness and awaken the spirit. This local center for lifelong learning envisions an individual and collective human experience rich with compassion, authenticity and meaning, encouraging spiritual growth and exploration beyond the conventional boundaries of any one faith. 

For more information and to register, call 804-359-0384 or visit InnerworkCenter.org.