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The Mind Body and Soul Health & Wellness Circle is designed to support community-wide efforts to engage/re-engage and maintain Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) into a range of health-related services. Six community-based organizations led by Black gay/bisexual men (Alliance Care 360, Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus, Project Vida, Task Force Prevention and Community Services, Pride in the Pews and Faith United Methodist Church-Dolton) serve as access points for the Health and Wellness Circle. Supported by a team of Wellness Coaches with a wide range of expertise (e.g., personal training, mental health, health navigation/referral, faith/spirituality), each organization offers centrally coordinated wellness programming including but not limited to group exercise and yoga, nutrition/cooking classes, massage therapy, spiritual wellness workshops/retreats and one-on-one mental health counseling.

02/11/2026

Art has always been more than decoration. It has been refuge. Resistance. Reflection.

Join the ChiWellness Spiritual Wellness Partners for ARTivism — a guided visit to the Paris in Black exhibit at the DuSable Museum, followed by lunch and community conversation at Truth Be Told.

This is more than a museum visit. It’s space to gather. To reflect. To connect.

🗓 Saturday, February 28 🎟 Free museum admission + meal 📍 GBSGL men & allies ⚠️ RSVP required (no walk-ins)

Part of a movement toward Zero Stigma. Zero Shame. Zero Barriers to Care.

🔗 RSVP using the link in bio or QR code.

12/02/2025

Today, we honor World AIDS Day. And we do it by lifting up the stories, the battles, the brilliance, and the resilience of our city.

For 45 years, Chicago has fought, organized, created family, buried loved ones, saved lives, and imagined a world where HIV does not shape our futures. Today, we stand in that lineage — and we continue the work in our way, our voice, our movement.

🎥 This is the trailer for “45 Years of HIV/AIDS in Chicago” — a project created last year along with the Chicago Department of Public Health, to honor the people, places, and community wisdom that brought us from crisis to possibility.

As so many organizations are lifting their voices today, this is ours: A reminder that the story isn’t over — and we’re committed to moving our community toward Zero Stigma, Zero Shame, and Zero Barriers to Care.

💚🧡💛 ChiWellness Circle Honoring the past. Moving the future.

11/14/2025

Black. Gay. Whole. Worthy. Well.
 This is what care looks like when it’s built with us, not just for us.

🎥 In this moment from ChiWellness TV, we hear how being under one roof isn’t just about a building—it’s about belonging. Because when the environment feels safe, affirming, and real… care becomes possible.

This isn’t just a moment. This is the movement.
🟡 Mind. Body. Soul. 🟡 Zero shame. Zero stigma. Zero barriers. 🟡 A culture of care for us, by us.

🔁 Reflect. Repost. Reconnect.
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11/11/2025

🧡 Every seat at the ChiWellness table tells a story.

This November, we’re breaking bread, breaking silence, and breaking cycles — together.

🎥 Swipe to relive last year’s Friendsgiving — and then RSVP to join us for this year’s celebration of gratitude, community, and connection.

📅 November 20, 2025 | 7PM 📍 Room 1520 | 1520 W. Fulton St. | Chicago 🔗 ChiWellnessCircle.com/calendar

Let’s close the year in joy, reflection, and love in motion.

11/08/2025

“For generations, women and q***r folk have been the heartbeat of the Black Church — carrying its songs, its healing, and its hope.” 🕊️
In This Way to Zero – Chapter 3: Spirituality, Dr. Keith Green and Rev. Jyrekis Collins remind us that faith has always been a shared labor of love — one that calls us to honor the people who kept the doors open and the Spirit alive.

✨ “You don’t have to stay in the shape that you’re in — your healing begins when you decide to let go.”

If this message moved you: ❤️ Double-tap to honor our elders and ancestors, 💬 Comment LEGACY to get the link to watch the full conversation, and 🔁 Share this with someone who’s kept your faith alive.

Together, we’re reclaiming faith as a place of freedom, healing, and wholeness — mind, body, and soul.

11/06/2025

“You don’t have to stay in the place that was meant to bury you.” 💫

In this powerful moment from This Way to Zero – Chapter 3: Spirituality, Rev. Jyrekis Collins reminds us that healing begins the moment we decide we’re done surviving and ready to live again.

💬 “The good news is: I don’t have to live where I was left to die. What tried to kill me couldn’t.”

This is what liberation sounds like.
Watch the full episode now on ChiWellness TV and see how faith, freedom, and healing come together on the road to Zero Barriers to Care.

💚 If this message moved you: ❤️ Double-tap to show love for our community’s healing, 🔁 Share it with someone who needs to hear they can thrive again, and 💬 Comment THRIVE below — we’ll send you the link to watch the full episode and share your reflection for a chance to win $400.

11/04/2025

Grateful hearts. Good food. Even better company.

Join us for Friendsgiving 2025 — an evening of laughter, love, and community as we give thanks for the bonds that keep the movement strong.

🗓 Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 7 PM 📍 Room 1520 — 1520 W. Fulton St., Chicago, IL 60607

💫 Haven’t been before? Check out last year’s Friendsgiving highlight on our calendar page — then RSVP to join this year’s celebration!

✨ RSVP now at chiwellnesscircle.com/calendar

10/31/2025

“Silence costs us a generation.”
 “You can take what should’ve killed you — and use it as medicine.”

In the latest This Way to Zero podcast, Rev. Jyrekis Collins reminds us that spirituality and s*xuality can thrive together — and that liberation starts when we flip the script on fear, shame, and silence.

This moment matters. Watch the full Spiritual Wellness episode now on ChiWellness TV.

💬 Comment the word SPIRITUAL below and we’ll send you the link to watch.

10/21/2025

Join our friend at First Free Church Chicago for What Stories Have We Heard? — a live panel discussion featuring five LGBTQ+ Christians sharing their personal stories and reflections on faith, identity, and belonging.

This conversation explores how different individuals respond to God with their s*xuality and gender identity — reminding us that faith and authenticity can coexist in powerful, life-affirming ways.

Panelists include: Brian Nietzel, Bridget Eileen Rivera, Logan Morrison, Darren Calhoun, and Elizabeth Delgado Black.
Moderated by the team at First Free Church Chicago, this event is free and open to all.

Why It Matters

At ChiWellness, we believe conversations like these help create the culture of care we’re all working toward — one where faith, truth, and love intersect to heal stigma and strengthen community.

RSVP

Reserve your seat and join us in person:
📍 5255 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL
🍽️ Free lunch begins at 11:30 AM; panel discussion starts at noon.
🟩 Scan QR to register → or calendar link in bio

10/17/2025

She mothered a movement.
 From Stonewall to Chicago’s South Side, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy taught us that healing is holy, and that community care is how we survive. Her spirit is still organizing — through us.

💛 Watch. Reflect. Remember. Keep moving toward Zero.
 

10/13/2025

🌅 Wine Down Wednesday (Virtual)
“I Was Outdoors and You Took Me In”

Join our Spiritual Wellness Partners this Wednesday for an evening of reflection and real conversation — exploring what faith, s*xuality, aging, and housing can teach us about compassion and community.

We’re honored to welcome Jim Harvey of One Roof Chicago, who’s helping reimagine what inclusive, affirming spaces for our LGBTQ+ elders can look like.

🗓 Wednesday, October 15
🕖 7:00–8:00 PM CT
💻 Virtual — RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/mbs-oct-25

Because wellness is spiritual too. 💜

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