🌿 Sacred Self-Care: A Reading Journey from Easter to Pentecost
What if your post-Easter season could be the beginning of a truly sustainable self-care practice—rooted in faith and community?
The Christian Church in the Southwest Region invites you to a seven-week reading group based on Chanequa Walker-Barnes’s transformative book, Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves.
đź“– About the Book
In Sacred Self-Care, Walker-Barnes draws from her experience as a clinical psychologist, pastor, and activist to help readers develop practices that honor their emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual selves.
Each daily reflection is concise yet impactful, bridging theology and psychology to offer grounded, practical self-care.
🙌 About the Group
This is not a lecture-based study—it’s a space for community reflection. We’ll gather each week to share, listen, and gently encourage one another to care for ourselves as part of honoring God.
Whether you're continuing your Lenten rhythm or just stepping into something new, this journey is for you.
🛠️ How to Participate
Get your copy of Sacred Self-Care from a Black-owned bookstore, local library, Hoopla, online retailer or direct from the publisher.
Start reading April 21 (the Monday after Easter).
Register for the Zoom group sessions. 👉 Zoom Registration link
đź’» Zoom Meeting Details
When: Mondays at 5 PM MT / 6 PM CT
Dates: April 21, April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19, May 26, June 2, June 9
Where: Online via Zoom (link shared after registration)
đź‘Ą Who Should Join?
Those looking to maintain their Lenten rhythm
People who feel like Lent slipped by
Self-care enthusiasts
Skeptics (especially you—we promise this goes deeper than bath bombs and buzzwords)
Walker-Barnes offers both practical wisdom and theological depth for nurturing your whole self.
"To steward our lives well, we must love, care for, and honor ourselves—not only as an act of survival but as a sacred response to the God who created us."
— Chanequa Walker-Barnes
đź’¬ Final Word
Whether you're seeking rest, reconnection, or renewed faith, this group offers a sacred pause in the rhythm of everyday life. We invite you to walk with us from Easter to Pentecost—one faithful, healing step at a time.