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What to Expect
This 90-minute gathering will move through an intentional arc—from activation to expression to rest.
Grounding breathwork and intention setting
Somatic release, including shaking, intuitive movement, and optional dancing
Vocal release, including chanting, toning, and optional sound expression
Guided reflection and journaling
Extended sound bath for nervous-system settling and integration
Closing circle and gentle re-entry
All practices are invitational. Participants are encouraged to move at their own pace, take breaks as needed, or simply observe.
No prior experience with movement, meditation, or sound work is required.
This Gathering Is For
Members of the Iranian diaspora
Children of immigrants
Those carrying generational trauma or present-day grief
Anyone seeking an embodied, supportive space to process what feels heavy right now
Facilitators
Jess Kimia
Jess is a brand strategist, facilitator, and the founder of Back to Work(shop), where she designs reflective experiences that help teams, groups and individuals reconnect with clarity, purpose, and inner trust. An MBA with over 15 years of experience consulting and coaching founders and brands, Jess is known for bridging strategic thinking with emotional insight. Her work helps people slow down, recalibrate, and move forward with intention — creating space for alignment that feels both grounded and sustainable. Learn more at jesskimia.com.
Ziba Golshan Mansoury
Ziba is a Los Angeles–based meditation and breathwork facilitator, sound healer, and Reiki practitioner who has been guiding individuals and groups through healing experiences since 2015. Her path into wellness began through her own journey of healing anxiety and health challenges. As she deepened her practice in meditation, breathwork, and sound healing, she witnessed profound shifts in her mind, body, and spirit. What started as personal healing soon became her life’s calling. Leaving behind a career in the public sector, Ziba followed her heart into the world of holistic wellness. Today, she holds sacred space for others to reconnect with themselves, release stress and emotional blocks, and return to a state of balance, peace, and inner clarity. Ziba is a wife and a proud mother of two boys.
33SacredWellness is a Los Angeles–based wellness collective devoted to creating sacred spaces for remembering your innate inner wisdom. We offer immersive meditation, breathwork, sound healing, and Reiki experiences designed to regulate the nervous system, release emotional blocks, and support spiritual alignment.
This gathering is a collaboration between Back to Work(shop) × 33 Sacred Wellness.
Registration
Space is limited. Advance registration is required.
