Thambusami தம்புசாமி

Soul Care

For The Elevation, Flourishing, and Liberation of The GLOBAL MAJORITY

Vaṇakkam and welcome to Thambusami - தம்புசாமி

I am Rebekah James Lovett, and I am so glad you are here.

I am a South Indian woman born and raised on Turtle Island (USA); I have endured the gauntlet of whiteness, racism, xenophobia, patriarchy, and misogyny throughout my professional career, in my faith communities, academia, and ordinary life. I, like so many was taught by my immigrant parents to keep my head down, work hard, "don't make noise," trust God, and I will be successful in this life. They were right! But that survival blueprint did not give me a roadmap to thriving and flourishing. It did not teach me how to tend to the scars of enduring or to listen to them. It did not teach me how to take up space or that I had the right to be anything more than grateful. But there is a sacredness in remembering… remembering that my ancestors resisted, that colonization and dispossession is not the totality of their story, that I was meant to do more than just survive. They did not accept the depravity of empire. They fought for us. They knew we were meant for more in this life.

Joy and liberation are my birthright.

I am taking the lessons from my leadership and entrepreneurial experience and my journey into decolonizing and deconstructing my faith, culture, and spirituality to help BIPOC individuals grab hold of freedom while deeply rooted in who they are. Not left waiting for a DEI initiative or HR policy to confer dignity upon us. I desire to see us thrive and flourish professionally, spiritually, and holistically. Our time is right now.

Read more about Rebekah here.

Soul Care

A sacred time to allow you to delve deep into your spiritual journey. Some are deconstructing, decolonizing, divesting from paternalism in their hermeneutics, and reevaluating what they believe. Some are reclaiming their native spiritual traditions and redefining what their faith is. Soul Care offers a gentle space to explore this evolution without fear, guilt or shame. This time will enable you to unearth profound revelations within you and to commune with Creator in liberative ways.

*Disclaimer: Soul Care is for everyone of any religion or faith practice. Even if you do not identify with any particular religion or faith tradition, your soul deserves to be tended to on your terms. *

Learn more

  • Why "global majority" not "BIPOC or POC?"

  • Global Majority affirms identity apart from whiteness and decenters it as the primary way to indentify

    Language is always evolving. This shift intentionally pushes back on the “minority” classification and recognizes that of the 8 billion humans on Earth, the majority are not white. At Thambusami, this is the group to which I focus my services and care.

  • Global majority is not a replacement for Black or indigenous

    I prefer Global Majority over “minority” or “POC” to identify non-white people. However, it cannot be used to replace “Black” and “Indigenous” as those are identities with histories and lived experiences that require their own distinction and care. When discussing a particular group, it is important to be specific. To honor the uniqueness of their identity and liberation struggle.

  • Desi, South Asian, Indian

    I identify by my ethnic groups (Tamil & Malayalee or Dravidian) as that is most true to who I am. I prefer this over “Indian,” “South Asian,” or “Desi,” but I will use those terms depending on the audience and their cultural and racial awareness as the above terminology is most widely known.

  • Language matters

    Let us not settle for the labels given to us but instead continue to define who we are for ourselves.