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DeVante Love (they/them) MA, DCEM, CGFI
I began learning how to meditate around age 10 to help me deal with the anxiety I was facing around being a black man with a stutter. As I started to embrace myself, some classmates began to bully me for being overweight and feminine.
For years I felt worthless, unloveable, and weak.
My ancestors inspired me to take action so I began training in Kung Fu. I was obsessed! I diligently trained, competed in tournaments, and earned my black sash in record time. In college, I earned a scholarship that sent me to China where I ended up living for over four years. By day, I taught people how to develop their emotional and spiritual intelligence... by night, I was a warrior, sharing tea and training with various Kung Fu masters. I then moved to New York to obtain a Masters in Spiritual Psychology from Columbia University and created a framework that integrated spiritual healing, psychology, and my Kung Fu practice. I travelled, performed, and refined the Healing Kung Fu modality before competing in the Gay Olympics in Paris where I had a spiritual awakening. I realized I was destined to go public with teachings and create a safe space for queer folks and people of color to learn how to find inner peace and heal. Since then the monastery has become a space for folks to navigate issues of oppression, systemic racism, and anti-gayness so that they can feel more empowered in their bodies and in their lives. I am now one of the few black, trans Buddhist monks to research, speak and perform on topics such as qtpoc liberation, emotional intelligence, and spirituality.
For years I felt worthless, unloveable, and weak.
My ancestors inspired me to take action so I began training in Kung Fu. I was obsessed! I diligently trained, competed in tournaments, and earned my black sash in record time. In college, I earned a scholarship that sent me to China where I ended up living for over four years. By day, I taught people how to develop their emotional and spiritual intelligence... by night, I was a warrior, sharing tea and training with various Kung Fu masters. I then moved to New York to obtain a Masters in Spiritual Psychology from Columbia University and created a framework that integrated spiritual healing, psychology, and my Kung Fu practice. I travelled, performed, and refined the Healing Kung Fu modality before competing in the Gay Olympics in Paris where I had a spiritual awakening. I realized I was destined to go public with teachings and create a safe space for queer folks and people of color to learn how to find inner peace and heal. Since then the monastery has become a space for folks to navigate issues of oppression, systemic racism, and anti-gayness so that they can feel more empowered in their bodies and in their lives. I am now one of the few black, trans Buddhist monks to research, speak and perform on topics such as qtpoc liberation, emotional intelligence, and spirituality.
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As a scholar, I've spent a lot of time reading, contemplating, and writing about Martial Arts, Ballroom/Vogue as a means of QTPOC Liberation, popular culture and ritual as theatre for internal transformation
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Public Talks
I have lived a very nomadic life as an openly black, queer person which has given me a unique perspective on how to navigate the world. Sharing my life lessons and world view with others who are looking to thrive is a major joy of mine.
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Since my early teens, I have lived like a monk practing the spiritual philosophies of Kung Fu, Buddhism, Daoism and Shamanism. Because of its impact, I've created a monastery to share both my life training and key takeaways from my graduate work in Clinical Psychology so folks can heal their mind, body, and soul.