rev. yvette shipman

reverend yvette shipman—also known as rev. ivé and dear one, is an interfaith,interspiritual minister, facilitator, and founder of rev ivé, a practice devoted to collective healing and restorative connection. She holds a B.A. in Television and Video Production and an M.A. in Social and Public Policy with a focus on conflict mediation and peace studies. Her work has been shaped by decades of global experience, including sharing practices of mindfulness with the United Nations Foundation’s Peace on Purpose program

yvette is the founder and steward of the Liberation Genealogy Project, an ancestral practice of re-membering that weaves ritual, inquiry, and accountability to tend the psycho-somatic and epigenetic legacies we carry. Her work centers people of African descent while remaining open to all willing to engage the deep labor of care, truth, and humanity-preserving relationship.

She is currently completing Reiki certification, having studied through the Godmothers of MINKA brooklyn, and brings this lineage of care into her work. yvette also serves as a Program Officer at Opportunity Fund.