Love as decolonial praxis: Co-creation of a community-based critical contemplative dialogue intervention.
The American psychologist January 1, 2025 Dominique A Malebranche, Rahil Rojiani, River Chevannes et al. 1 citation
Psychology's colonial roots of disconnection and domination obstruct collective well-being through individualism, disembodiment, and secularization. The antidote is love as a decolonial praxis of reconnection to each other, to bodies, and to Spirit. This praxis is illustrated through the creation of a community intervention called critical contemplative dialogues (CCD), tailored for Black, Indigenous, and peoples of color and piloted with seven contemplatives. The intervention is grounded in critical, contemplative, and dialogic frameworks and manifests love through themes of witnessing, dialogue, embodied practice, emergence, and ceremony. Eight emergent guiding values center radical healing and liberation, pointing toward broader applications in psychology.