The video titled “The Sunburning of Racism” presented by Korbin Lyn Paul at TEDxBorrowdale delves into the personal journey of self-reflection and inner transformation in the face of racism. Korbin tells a story of his experiences in Nepal studying regenerative agriculture and later leading diverse farm teams in the United States, before being confronted with an accusation of racism. This experience led him on a quest to understand and address the root of racism within himself.
Korbin introduces the concept of internal family systems or parts work, which explores how certain parts of our psyche inherit racism as a legacy burden. By connecting with the essence of self, our inner leader, we can unburden these parts and transform them to embrace love, compassion, and belonging. Korbin encourages viewers to extend unconditional welcome to these parts, challenge prejudiced thoughts, and cultivate a more inclusive and empathetic inner world.
Through self-reflection and inner healing, Korbin believes that each individual’s transformation can ripple outwards to create a more harmonious and compassionate world. This video serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of confronting and addressing racism within ourselves to foster unity and understanding among humanity.
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Author Video Description
Racism is a heavy and charged legacy that has overwhelmed humankind with violence and division for centuries. What if there was a solution that EACH person could employ – within their own inner world – which will finally bring about the equality and justice our outer world’s oppressed have fought for? Join creative leader Korbin Lyn Paul on a journey from the rice paddies in mountainous Nepal through the landscape of intertribal Turtle Island to the European Arctic. Arriving at your final destination: the heart and hearth fire of your inner leader, Self. Whose nature catalyzes the unburdening of this heavy legacy – making space, at last, for the gift of belonging and thriving for all people. “Korbin Lyn Paul is a Creative Leadership Coach, Mentor, Educator and Speaker. She helps ignite the creativity within international teams, revolutionizing the direction of global leadership. Korbin’s work moves towards the changes our sincerest hearts desire and that the world is thirsting for. Through her Mastery level certification using the Transformational Coaching Method, Korbin addresses the root neurology that holds the destructive legacies like racism alive in our psyches and world so we can transform them and usher in the unity of humanity once and for all. Turning burdens into gifts. And today’s leaders into ambassadors of global reimagination.
Korbin will be completing her MA in Creative Leadership from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design in 2025.
She is a seed keeper, regenerative farmer and homesteader by background and lifestyle. Korbin uses her groundedness in the Earth to support her community in their communication and public speaking as well. Apart from coaching, Korbin is a wild forager, free writer, ice-bathing sauna-lover, and proud Godmother 🙂
You can find out more about her @ https://www.korbinlyncoaching.com This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Video “The sunburning of racism | Korbin Lyn Paul | TEDxBorrowdale” was uploaded on 05/07/2024 to Youtube Channel TEDx Talks