ZEE CLARKE OFFERS TOOLS AND SUPPORT FOR BIPOC COMMUNITIES WITH THE LAUNCH OF HER NEW BOOK, BLACK PEOPLE BREATHE, AT HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE

WHO:  Zee Clarke is a Harvard MBA and mindfulness and breathwork expert for BIPOC communities.     After spending more than 20 years leading teams at Fortune 500 companies and tech startups in Silicon Valley, Zee realized that mindfulness and breathwork were much more powerful outside of the yoga studio and in the context of our everyday lives. Trained in India, Zee leverages her toolkit of yoga, meditation, breathwork, sound healing, and Reiki, to ensure that all people of    color have the tools to thrive despite any challenges that race or gender might present. Founder of Reclaiming FlowLLC, she works with employee resource groups and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion teams at companies like Google, Visa, and AMC Networks. She is a graduate of both Harvard College and Harvard Business School.

WHAT:  Black People Breathe (March 14, 2023 // Penguin Random House) draws on Zee’s professional   expertise and her perspective as a Black woman to offer thirty-three mindfulness exercises, Breathwork practices, and meditative tools centered on healing and survival for those who have endured racial trauma. Studies show that mindfulness can ease mental health concerns, and having experienced the benefits firsthand, Zee shares the practices that have been essential to her well-being.

Black People Breathe is filled with deeply personal stories highlighting the many systemic challenges that people of color face. This mixture of guide and memoir offers practical techniques based on the emotions elicited from these experiences.

Though this collection was created to facilitate healing for communities of color, it also offers allies insight into the discrimination and inequity that these communities face, creating a space for deeper empathy and the inspiration to drive change.