Groundation
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Groundation took shape during a period of racial unrest in England, when we found ourselves asking: where do we go? We needed somewhere to gather. Somewhere to process what was happening around us, to connect with others and to feel held in community. When that space wasn't there, we began creating it ourselves.
From this came an understanding that continues to shape Groundation today: healing cannot happen in isolation. Our wellbeing is connected to our communities, our histories and the conditions we live within. Healing is personal, but it is also collective — and political.
Groundation grew from that need into a Black-led, community-centred organisation creating spaces for collective healing, wellbeing and change through embodied and culturally informed practice.
Groundation's logo is Abe Dua, an Adinkra symbol originating within the cultural traditions of the Akan people of West Africa. Meaning palm tree, Abe Dua is associated with resourcefulness and self-sufficiency, reflecting the many ways a single palm tree can provide.
Abe Dua is more than a logo for Groundation; it is something we return to — our inherent resourcefulness, self-sufficiency and wealth within community and culture.
In a world that can disconnect us from our bodies, one another and the knowledge of those who came before us, Abe Dua reminds us of what we already carry — and what becomes possible when we come together and remember.
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Community-rooted healing justice.
For us, healing and wellbeing cannot be separated from the social, cultural and structural conditions shaping our lives. This means looking beyond wellbeing as something we pursue only as individuals, and recognising the relationship between the body, community and wider systems.
Healing justice allows us to make space for care, restoration and connection while also asking what needs to change around us.
It is why our work can move from yoga and somatics, to cultural gatherings and community programmes, to research, education and institutional work — different expressions growing from the same ground.
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The different ways Groundation takes shape.
Our work grows in different directions while remaining connected to the same roots.
Yoga & Somatics
Yoga, somatic practice and embodied workshops that create space for movement, rest, connection and healing.
Culture & Community
Responsive, culturally rooted events and gatherings shaped by the needs, experiences and creativity of our communities.
Education, Research & Consultancy
Research-informed somatic and anti-racism education, research and consultancy across schools, workplaces, carceral settings and other institutions.
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Our fruit is collective healing, connection and Black liberation.
We believe much of what we need already exists within us and between us — in our bodies, our communities, our cultures and the knowledge carried by those who came before us. When we come together, heal and remember, we can begin to imagine and create differently.
Our vision is for communities rooted in their own knowledge and collective power, with the space to care, create, organise. A future where Black and racialised people can heal, gather and thrive — and no one is left asking, “where do I go?”