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From Survival to Stability

An Introduction to The Resilience Toolkit

Discover how to transform reactive stress and trauma into responsive resilience in an increasingly overwhelming world.

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Imagine facing daily stresses or trauma triggers with the ability to stay calm, move through your emotions, and navigate challenges with greater ease.

Join us for a three-session introduction to The Resilience Toolkit, guided by renowned trauma expert and founder of Lumos Transforms, Nkem Ndefo. This inclusive workshop is designed for anyone looking to enhance their personal or professional lives. Learn an accessible, somatic approach to managing stress and healing from trauma, and take a meaningful step toward individual and collective freedom.

You give me hope for my own possibility to move through this long, enduring passage of crisis and into something more—into stability.

Anonymous

I could feel the exercises working in real time, which was so cool. I also sensed they were working for others, too, because I felt a genuine trust in the quality of the shared space—an amazing achievement for an online setting! I now feel more space for self-compassion around my lived experience and a renewed conviction in the importance of practice and sticking with the exercises.

Anonymous

I’ve taken so many trauma-informed classes and workshops (as a trauma-informed yoga teacher working in mental health), but I’d never heard anyone normalize the fluctuation between fight/flight and freeze with such clarity. I also hadn’t learned about passing back into fight/flight from freeze during settling. These lightbulb moments, along with the wisdom that trauma cannot simply be released and that we must tread lightly when working with trauma and activation, are lessons I’ll carry with me. I feel less alone and less afraid of my own trauma responses.

Durga Abbas

The most positively impactful part for me—aside from the incredibly supportive learning environment and facilitators—was becoming more aware of my stress responses. I received information that led to a massive personal breakthrough, which I can now recognize and work with to transform.

Barby Asante

At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I can honestly say that this class has literally saved my life. I'm not sure how much longer I would have been able to keep coping with the pain, anxiety, depression, and high -stress levels that I've been living with for most of my life. Now, I actually have hope. In my health, my life, and my future.

Anonymous

From Survival to Stability introduces you to The Resilience Toolkit

Are you:

  • Feeling trapped in a cycle of stress and trauma?
  • Struggling to keep your head above water?
  • Seeking solid ground in a world of uncertainty?

You’re not alone. Many of us are carrying the weight of past traumas, current stressors, and an overwhelming sense of helplessness. But there is hope.

The path from surviving to thriving.

From Survival to Stability is the second in a sequence of offerings from Lumos Transforms centered around The Resilience Toolkit, a framework for personal healing and collective transformation used by individuals and organizations worldwide.

Not sure if The Toolkit is right for you? We recommend starting with our free class, Roadmap to Trauma Healing. Roadmap to Trauma Healing is not a prerequisite for taking From Survival to Stability but will give you a baseline understanding of stress and trauma and where you are on the trauma healing path.

This intimate, experiential class explores how stress affects the body, emotions, and relationships. With The Resilience Toolkit, you will:

  • Identify the sources of overwhelm in your life
  • Find immediate relief in practical techniques that honor cultural and historical experiences
  • Develop a personalized set of tools for ongoing stability
  • Create a foundation for long-term healing and growth
  • Cultivate more compassion for yourself and others
  • Grow the capacity to actively resist and transform systems and circumstances that inflict harm and trauma on individuals and communities
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When you sign up today, you’ll receive one month of free membership in our inclusive virtual community!

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Meet your Facilitation Team!

Lead Facilitator

Nkem Ndefo, MSN, CNM, RN (she/they), is the founder of Lumos Transforms and creator of The Resilience Toolkit. She is a skilled practitioner, dynamic speaker, and valued strategist. She is known for her unique ability to connect with people of all types by holding powerful liberatory spaces, weaving complex concepts into accessible narratives, and creating synergistic and collaborative learning communities that nourish people’s innate capacity for healing, wellness, and connection.

Co-Facilitators

From Survival to Stability is a standalone offering that prepares you to independently practice The Resilience Toolkit.

Those seeking additional community and support can join The Alchemical Resilience Collective Practice Group.

Professionals seeking to integrate The Resilience Toolkit into their work can pursue the Facilitator Certification Program, joining a global community of Facilitators across North America, Europe, and Africa.

The Resilience Toolkit is meant for all body types and is easily adaptable for any fitness level or mobility challenge.

It felt wonderful and so affirming to share the path of healing with others. The sense of support—that help is at hand and things can change—was deeply encouraging, even with very short daily practices done consistently.

Susannah Stark

We had an excellent cohort that was deeply engaged and present with the material. Simply being on a live call with everyone made me feel less alone. The slow, steady pace was incredibly settling for my system—so different from the information overload of most workshops. It affirmed and deepened my belief that going slow is the key to cultivating safety. Because of this approach, the material felt truly approachable. As someone navigating freeze and high-functional freeze, this was a profound relief for my system.

Anonymous

After weeks of being stuck in fight/flight, the level of relaxation I experienced was completely unexpected but deeply welcomed. I truly feel that continuing to practice with the workbook and the thorough guidance provided could be a game-changer for stabilizing my stress and trauma responses—especially after trying so many modalities over the past 10 years.

Emma Woods

Having the experiences of trauma—both as activists and as survivors of past and ongoing oppression—clearly defined gave me a profound sense of shared experience. It helped break through my isolation and feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. This class arrived at exactly the right time and has brought me to a new stage of healing. I am deeply grateful for this!

Anonymous

Our Commitment to Accessibility

Lumos Transforms wants to make sure everyone can take part in our programs. Our sliding-scale pricing helps you contribute in a way that is fair while considering current and historical inequity and your own identities. 
ACTUAL COST: $120
This ticket is for those who are able to pay the full rate or who are sponsored by an employer, community organization, or personal network.
PARTIALLY SUPPORTED: $60
This ticket is offered at a supported rate and is for those who cannot afford the full cost or do not have their registration sponsored.
FULLY SUPPORTED: FREE
This ticket is offered as a scholarship for those who are having trouble meeting their basic needs (housing, food, healthcare), and for whom paying for this class would be a financial hardship.
Here are some things to think about when choosing your ticket level.
  • Your race 
  • Your immigration status 
  • Your sexuality/gender identities
  • Your physical ability
  • Your education level
  • Your socioeconomic position or current income
  • How you may have benefitted from family wealth
  • Your power in your workplace or industry
  • Whether you are supporting your family financially or as a full-time caregiver
  • Whether you are located in the Global North or South
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Live closed captioning is offered for the deaf and hard of hearing.

The framework used at:

LA County Health Services
healing justice ldn
SEIU-UHW
UC Berkeley
Office of Violence Prevention
Santa Barbara City College
Outdoor Afro
Color Congress
UnCommon Law
LA County Department of Public Health
Embody Lab

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