The World We Practice Here is a calm, immersive YAIT Village Story created for listeners who need relief from constant urgency, tension, and emotional noise.

This is a drama-free and conflict-free story—not because nothing matters, but because not everything needs to escalate to hold meaning. There's no violence, no confrontation, and no manufactured suspense. Instead, the story invites you into ordinary moments of Black life where safety is assumed, dignity is intact, and the nervous system can finally soften.

You'll follow a gentle walk through YAIT Town—past familiar places, everyday encounters, and small pockets of ease that show what's possible when harm is not centered. The experience is designed to be grounding, comforting, and restorative, especially if your body feels tired, overstimulated, or on edge.

This isn't a sleep story—though you may drift.
It's not boring—it's intentional.
It's a reminder that another way of living is possible, and that practicing calm, even briefly, can change what we're willing to accept when we return to the world.

About YAIT (You Ain't Imagining This!)

YAIT is a Black-centered storytelling and reflection space exploring what it means to live with dignity, care, and imagination in a world that often denies those things. Alongside Village Stories like this one, the show includes:

• Espresso Talks — grounded conversations about navigating life in predominantly white spaces

• Believe Black People episodes — direct, unapologetic truth-telling that names anti-Black racism, gaslighting, and erasure without softening, disclaimers, or debate.

• Comforting Moments — short, calming audio offerings for rest and regulation

• Sounds of Safety — a soothing audio series designed to help the nervous system settle after stress or overwhelm

YAIT also includes We Ain't Imagining This! (WAIT!): the collective and activist arm of the project—focused on imagination, care, and counter-world building beyond the podcast. Comforting, restorative merch is also coming soon!

The YAIT Town community is growing on SKOOL, offering a shared space for reflection, conversation, and practicing these ideas together.

The YAIT website hosts additional experiences, including written reflections, rituals, story extensions, and resources designed to deepen rest, imagination, and connection.

Listen while walking, resting, or taking a pause between everything else.

YAIT Town is here for you.

Come as you are. Take what you need.

And remember—you ain't imagining this!

This Comforting Moment marks the first day of Kwanzaa — Umoja, the principle of Unity.

In this gentle gathering in the Umoja Cafe in YAIT Town, we pause to remember that we were never meant to carry life alone.

YAIT Town is a living sanctuary built through story, reflection, and shared breath — a place you can return to for rest, truth, and connection.

Alongside Comforting Moments like this one, You Ain't Imagining This! offers:

• Immersive and Sensory Stories that invite you into Black spaces, memories, and moments.
• Believe Black People episodes that name and challenge racism and the experience of living Black in predominantly white spaces.
• Espresso Talks that explore everyday Black life with care and clarity.

You're also invited to deepen this work through the YAIT newsletter, where reflections, rituals, and community offerings continue beyond the podcast.

YAIT Town is always open — and the porch light is always on.

On the longest nights of the year, we gather on the Front Porch in YAIT Town to remember that we don't face the darkness alone. We Carry the Light is a gentle, Comforting Moment centered on Black joy, ancestral presence, shared hope, and the quiet warmth we give one another — even when the world goes dim.

Comforting Moments are short, restful episodes meant to be used however you need them: while resting, walking, sitting in the dark, or simply breathing.

These are pauses, not lessons — places to land, soften, and be held.

You're always welcome here — come join us on the Front Porch.

The porch light is always on.