Let’s be real: wellness, as it's sold today, wasn’t created with Black women in mind. The version we often see in the media is rooted in luxury retreats, expensive athleisure, and curated minimalist routines and often feels more like a trend than a tradition. And while there’s nothing wrong with sipping green juice or rolling out a yoga mat (both can be beautiful tools for healing), the issue is that these spaces often exclude Black bodies, Black stories, and the Black cultures who’ve been practicing wellness long before it was commercialized. We’ve always been healing. We’ve always had rituals, herbs, prayers, and community, but the spaces labeled “wellness” often exclude us.