Bio: Amy Edelstein, educator, author, and public speaker is a powerful communicator of ideas and beliefs that can help us transform ourselves and the culture we live in. In 2014, she founded Inner Strength Education, a non-profit organization that has empowered 15,000 Philadelphia high school students in mindfulness and systems thinking and 1,400 Philadelphia teachers in self-care strategies. Inner Strength received the coveted Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)-recommended designation in 2018. ISE's new mobile app Inner Strength, free for all teens and developed to promote teen mental health, launched in April 2021. Amy was awarded a Philadelphia Social Innovation Award for her work in Violence Reduction and an IPPY Award for her #1 bestselling education book The Conscious Classroom. She began her own contemplative practice in 1978 and continued studying and practicing transformational tools and philosophies ever since. She is a Cornell University College Scholar and cofounder of the transformative learning platform Emergence Education. More at: www.InnerStrengthEducation.org and www.TheConsciousClassroom.com
Just a quick word from Lukas.
The music this week is a tribute to my cousin Chris Sener. Chris was a beautiful vibrant young man and a truely inspiring artist. This week is Chris's birthday so rather than dwelling on our loss we're celebrating his life. He is a major reason why I had to confidence to launch this podcast. I am continuously working through my insecurity about expressing myself intelligently. But we only have one life to live. Why not just go for it?
Intro: "Ketto" - Chris Sener
Outro: "Good Day" - Chris Sener
Big thanks to our sponsor The Apricot Grove!
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