Today in Bikram Yoga, the teacher introduced me to a new term. “Yoga Buzz”. We do a pose that gets your heart pounding like you ran up a set of stairs. In reality it’s a backward bend in 104 degree heat. I love it. It’s not for everyone. In one class I remember thinking “am I [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Victim Impact Panels’
June 15, 2009
10 tips for MADD speakers, VIP speakers or victim/survivor storytellers.
I’ve had the good fortune to know someone’s story and speaking abilities before nudging the person to be a speaker/storyteller. So today via email, I sent off a 10 tips list. As I started it I realized more details for my book. I am writing a book on implementing Safe Teen Driving Circles. You can [...]
March 18, 2009
The long lasting impact of a ‘positive countenance’.
SCVRJP runs Victim Impact Panels, comparable to a MADD Victim Impact Panel. At SCVRJP we introduce Restorative Justice, the healing power of listening and telling stories. Our speakers are typically a victim and an offender. We also have survivors, like a parent whose child died and community members, like a first responder. We ask our [...]
February 14, 2009
Bringing alive the storyteller . . .
On Friday afternoon two community members attended a Circle when Tom was to tell his story. The two community members are both students. One of them is a student in my advanced restorative justice class and the other is a college student who is doing is required service learning hours with SCVRJP.
Tom and I met [...]
September 14, 2008
SCVRJP volunteer resources
St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice will send you monthly newsletters, email scvrjpcranston@gmail.com. Theses newletters include volunteer opportunities. We love to have our volunteers self-select what they would like to help with. We started a FACEBOOK group today. We’ll keep that updated with volunteer training and opportunties. I posted a few links to that site, and [...]
