Minna Jain (They/Them) is a child of Finnish Indigenous Saami and South Asian Indian immigrants. They are a lifelong social justice community organizer, and identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color,) and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. In addition to DEIA consultancy, Minna is the Director of Learning & Development with Real Transformation Today, and a priest at Clouds in Water Zen Center. They have over two decades of professional experience in the field of DEIA, and over thirty years of training in mindfulness and meditation. Minna is a founding member of the Buddhist Justice Reporter, a group of Buddhist practitioners and justice activists who write and publish for social change.

Offerings:

• DEIA Trainings and Facilitation, including “Somatics of Systemic Oppression and Social Healing”

• Racial Equity Trainings, including REAL: Racial Equity Through Action and Learning - a transformational series

• DEIA Focused Organization Development Consultancy

Contact:

Please email Minna if you are interested in setting up an initial consultation.

mjainconsulting@gmail.com

Skills:

Training in Council Facilitation through Clouds in Water Zen Center

Training in Right Use of Power through the Right Use of Power Institute

Certificate in Embodied Social Justice through The Embody Lab

Training in Kingian Nonviolence through the East Point Peace Academy

Training in Cultural Somatics and Racial Trauma through Resmaa Menakem’s Cultural Somatics Training Institute

Training in Somatic Experiencing Approaches to Trauma with Jiko Jane Lazar

Training in Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing through the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute

Comprehensive work with the Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks (GDIB) from the Centre for Global Inclusion

Extensive experience developing and implementing DEIA trainings

Twenty years experience in facilitating guided grounding exercises and meditation

Proven ability to tactically integrate and align equity with organizational excellence

Extensive experience in facilitation, strategic planning and project management

Worked With:

San Francisco Zen Center, San Francisco, CA

Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center, San Francisco, CA

Harvey Milk Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

Rainbow Youth Center, Durango, CO

Studio & Gallery, Durango, CO

Sexual Assault Services Organization, Durango, CO

American Public Media Group and Minnesota Public Radio, Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, Minneapolis, MN

Clouds in Water Zen Center, St. Paul, MN

EcoVersity, Santa Fe, NM