Subo from Our Ancestors
Week 5 Overview
Participants will be invited to mindfully cook an ancient Filipino food: adobo. (The dish can have meat or be vegetarian.) Jeannie will lead a meditation entitled “Subo,” which invites participants to imagine sharing a meal with a known or unknown ancestor. Participants will participate in a virtual kamayan and expressive arts response.
Please note that class times are in Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Max class size: 22-24 participants. A waitlist will be opened once class reaches capacity.
Supplies Needed
Ingredients for adobo and side dish according to your dietary needs; paper and writing tool.
Week 5 Resources (Recommended)
About The Instructor
Jeannie E. Celestial is the youngest of two daughters of Francisco & Mila, post-1965 settlers from Cavite & Cebu, Philippines on Guam, Chamorro indigenous land. Her family migrated to Northern California (Ohlone Territory) where she was raised (Vallejo).
Passionate about holistic health & well-being, Jeannie serves as a Clinical Psychologist and Steering Committee Member of the Filipinx Mental Health Initiative-Solano (FMHI-Solano). She is also a member of the Asian American Psychological Association, Division on Filipinx Americans. In 2019, Jeannie and five other home cooks published The Filipino Instant Pot Cookbook, a best-selling guide to making beloved Filipino dishes in the electric pressure cooker. Jeannie is a daughter, sister, wife, and mother on a journey of decolonization and liberation.
Jeannie earned her Doctorate in Philosophy in Clinical Psychology at Palo Alto University with an Emphasis in Clinical Neuropsychology and an Emphasis in Meditation and Psychology. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at the University of California at Berkeley in the 1990s, where she was active in Pilipino American Alliance, Maganda Magazine, and Kapwa (which she co-founded). Celestial additionally holds a Master of Social Work degree from San Francisco State University.