Kindversations

There is something special about reconnecting with old friends. We hope you enjoy this conversation of new discovery and remembering the old times. 

Jonathan Thompson of JTS Chronicles talks with Megan about why he started and how he keeps his positivity going. 

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Roberta Cannon interviews Megan Murphy this week about her trip to Parkland Florida and the amazing healing taking place.

Britt Burbank was looking for a way to build a community around helping our youth build compassion and empathy by providing tools for them to self regulate. She created a program called yoga jamboree where she does just that!

You can find her online athttps://www.yogajamboree.com/

on Instagram and Facebook at Kids Yoga Jamboree

Rebecca Bowman, project member from Oakridge Tennessee found a rock while recovering from a stroke during her therapeutic walks with her Wounded Warrior Project partner in her community. It turns out that she became so inspired that she began painting and leaving rocks for others in her community. She is known in her community as the rock lady. Her favorite quote is "If nothing ever changed there would be no butterflies." You will be so inspired by her story. 

Today Roberta Cannon shares the story of Lt. Joseph Hargrave. In 2017 Joseph was stationed in Kuwait and he noticed that his fellow troop members could use some uplifting. That is when he decided to start a Kindness Rock garden at the base in the entrance of the hospital where he worked. Joseph put a call out on social media for people to send him some kindness rocks and he was overwhelmed with the response!

Dr. Jodi Cunniffe was moved by a presentation she attended about the increase in depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts in youth grades 6-12. She found the statistics alarming and sought to find a way to help families with mindfulness. Dr. Cunniffe worked with four different elementary schools for a four week timeframe introducing them to mindfulness activities that they could practice as a family unit and her findings were extremely positive. 

Emily shares with us how during a low point in her life she found a rock with a message written on it that helped her begin the process of healing and self-discovery.  today Emily is the owner of two yoga studios on Cape Cod where she inspires many on their personal journeys. 

Gina Melnyk, a former teacher from Teaneck NJ, shares her story how painting kindness rocks helped her students heal from the loss of a fellow student. Gina's work is so inspirational and it has helped her launch her new business- swirly cat tote bags.

https://www.instagram.com/machinagina

Fritzi Horstman shares how bringing Compassion, Childhood Trauma Awareness and Creative Inspiration to the men and women living behind bars is helping to heal and restore. https://compassionprisonproject.org/