Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Affinity Group
Welcome! The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Pathwork Affinity Group is a gathering place for those of us from diverse backgrounds who feel drawn to Pathwork.
Together, we connect in community to reflect on the lectures with cultural humility and critical awareness, share our lived experiences, and support one another on the path.
If you identify as BIPOC and would like to join us, please complete the contact form and we’ll be in touch with next steps
*FREE – Virtual Gathering Sunday January 17, 2027 | 10a or 3pm – #25: The Path: Initial Steps, Preparation, and Decisions
(no previous experience required ~ click link for lectures).
Upcoming topics
- May 2027 – #45: The Conflict Between Conscious and Unconscious Desires
- September 2027 – #30 Self-Will, Pride and Fear
Voices From Participants – highlighting the depth, diversity, & vulnerability within the group, members have shared powerful reflections about looking through the lens of culture, history, spirituality, and personal experience.
- Reclaiming cultural identity
- Integrating ancestral lineage
- Navigating intergenerational trauma
- Cultural norms around emotional expression
- The longing to not be “the only person of color” in a Pathwork setting
Origins of the BIPOC Pathwork Affinity Group
The group was formed by Kimberly Middleton after co-presenting Racial Reckoning Pathwork Style with Dr. Renee Whatley (Senior Helper from Philadelphia Region) at the 2023 International Pathwork Conference in Ottawa. This group was created as a space where diverse lived experiences could shape how people engage with the Pathwork lectures and express spirituality.
Aspirations of the BIPOC Pathwork Affinity Group
- Explore identity, culture, and spiritual practices from a Black, Indigenous, and People of Color perspective.
- Create a spiritually grounded space where Black, Indigenous, and People of Color can share culturally relevant spiritual practices.
- To study and discuss related Pathwork concepts
Together, we ask questions like:
- How do our identities shape the way we understand spiritual growth?
- How do we honor both personal responsibility and the impact of historical and intergenerational trauma?
- What becomes possible when we engage spiritual teachings with curiosity, humility, and compassion?
To see additional videos on this an other topics please visit our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@Pathofcompassion
Related articles:
****(new article) The BIPOC Pathwork Affinity Group: Engaging History, Culture and Spiritual Growth. August 2026. InConnection International Pathwork Foundation. https://mailchi.mp/pathwork/in-connectionjanuary-8996976?e=75c0463394
The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Pathwork Affinity Group. July 2024 InConnection International Pathwork Foundation. https://mailchi.mp/pathwork/in-connectionjanuary-919877?e=75c0463394
Diversity and Inclusion. August 2023 InConnection International Pathwork Foundation. https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=149b578a83345b140d3028616&id=ea3bb5c043
Being Black and Traveling the Pathwork Psychospiritual Path. Feb 2023 InConnection International Pathwork Foundation. https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?
‘While on the healing journey sometimes it feels like loss when you are moving through the changes to growth.
Sometimes it feels like that because of resistance but other times you feel like you are losing parts of yourself that have always been there all along and although you observe clearly that they are not serving you anymore you may not welcome the change that present moment.’
Let life flow through you
~Eunice I.
From Pathwork Lecture #204 What Is The Path?*
Pathwork Is Not
• Pathwork is not psychotherapy: While it works with emotions, defenses, and distortions, this is only the first phase. The deeper purpose is awakening the spiritual consciousness within.
• Pathwork is not spiritual bypass: It does not aim for blissful states while avoiding negativity. Any path that tries to “jump over” the lower self creates illusion and instability.
Pathwork Is
A two-phase journey
- Facing and transforming negativity—misconceptions, destructive attitudes, fear, pain, and defenses.
- Activating the spiritual self—the deeper consciousness already present within.
Basic Concepts:
• The Role of Longing: When genuine it drives self-responsibility; when false if it demands rescue from outside.
• Examining Dualistic Confusion: Moves past either/or thinking to a more integrated truth.
• The Necessity of Feeling: • Pain, fear, and negative emotions must be felt directly, not avoided or acted out. • Feeling them releases energy, dissolves knots, and opens access to pleasure and spiritual flow.
• Responsibility and Creation: • Thoughts, feelings, and attitudes are creative forces shaping life circumstances. • Avoiding inner negativity keeps it active & destructive. • Bringing awareness and positive intentionality transforms distorted energy back into its original essence.
*Pathwork lectures can be found here https://pathwork.org/lecture-categories/pathwork-lectures-1996-ed/