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Last night I had the pleasure of attending a celebration of some pretty bright and remarkably intelligent teens who completed an after-school program provided by Wisdom Thinkers Network.

I learned so much from these teens, and my heart is overflowing with appreciation for friends Sandy Rivers and Penny Morley who along with Lisa Cavallaro, Ruth Riddick, a few others, and me, are working as a new board to support youth and families in our community.

While I could list the needs of teens and fill a book, what I loved about last night’s incredibly open and inviting presentations was that I received new information about what teens actually say they need. Some of what they shared would never have been on my radar.

What a privilege to gain new perspectives from people who are living a very different experience than my own. Even better, to be welcomed for trying to relate, knowing we will mostly struggle to do so because our experiences are different.

The word “trying” came up throughout the night.

Trying to understand.
Trying to belong.
Trying to be heard.
Trying to navigate a rapidly changing world.
Trying to become who we are.

And perhaps that was my biggest takeaway.

Not that teens need adults with all the answers.

They need adults willing to listen, learn, show up, and keep trying alongside them.

I loved the energy in this house. It was full of grace and vacant of shame.

At Wisdom Thinkers Network, that’s exactly what we’re doing through story-based, experiential programs that help young people reflect, connect, and discover their power.
The organization exists to create programs for people and communities that may otherwise go unserved and to organize volunteers and community partners around that purpose.

If you’d like to support this work, as a volunteer, community partner, donor, mentor, or simply someone willing to learn alongside a next generation of leaders, we’d love to connect.

The future is already speaking.

Last night, I was reminded how wise it can be when we stop long enough to listen. ❤️

Day 2 PurAlta ??? wow my skin is SOFT. 🌿

Like, stopped-myself-three-times-to-touch-it soft. I've spent decades in the wellness world. I know what skin feels like...supported, not masked.

Puralta's BioHydra serum seems to be doing exactly what it promises. Soothing. Foundational.

Uplifting botanicals boosting my mood and showing up for my skin the way she (Mother Nature) and we women tend to show up for everyone in our life. I love this for US, so far. More tomorrow.

DM me or comment YES to know more. 💛

DAY 1 Better than Botox? SMELL MY FACE. 😂🌿

Not kidding...this stuff smells like young love in a bottle.
At 53, this is no short order!

And the REAL review? My teenage daughter with her great camerawork yesterday, smelled my face and said "Mom that actually smells really good." 🥹

If you have a teenager, you know. That's not just better than Botox. It's a real compliment. Pur A+ Gold. 😂✨

Clean. Plant-based. Out-of-the box approved. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

DM me to try, join the fun, or find out what I'm talking about. 💛

I dreamed of filthy children sleeping on a dirty mattress and it was one of the most beautiful things this germaphobe mom has ever witnessed.

That dream became a lesson in organismic intelligence, the body's oldest wisdom, and why most of us have learned to override it.

It's also the heart of my upcoming keynote "From Chaos to Calm: The Transformational Power of STOP & FLOW™" at the Mental Health Empowerment Project's Central New York Peer Wellness Event on May 21st in Syracuse.

I wrote about it ahead of time because the dream felt too important to wait. There's a practice included and worth trying. Drop a comment if you try it.

👇 Link to dream in comments.

This week we shared a powerful story of a men’s STOP & FLOW session, a re-released podcast, and a new case study on heart-centered healing. Here’s the wrap-up.

This month, I’ve witnessed heart-centered healing in action one session to the next. This week’s blog features a story you just have to hear. Close to 30 men sitting shoulder to shoulder, weeping with joy. A room shifted from accidents, agitation, and angst to tears over-flowing as decades — maybe centuries — of burden uplifted.

That’s the power of STOP & FLOW in practice. And it’s exactly why I want you to join me on Sept 9 in Skaneateles, NY for our Stress Relief for You, Professionals. Six hours designed to lighten your load and reclaim some collective freedom with colleagues in our local community.

🎟️ Early bird with code SAVE100 → $397 (regularly $497).
👥 Email me for group discounts for 3+
📍 Individuals Register here: ​https://www.enjoychi.com/fall-2025-self-pay

This week’s featured resources:
📖 Blog: ​Heart-Centered Healing: A Men’s STOP & FLOW Story​ (https://www.enjoychi.com/blog/up-close-with-30-men-deeply-moving)
🎧 Podcast Re-Release:​Tap Into Heart: A Journey of Healing Connection​ (https://www.enjoychi.com/podcast-1/a-journey-of-healing-connection-with-kristin-onderdonk)
📊 Case Study:​STOP & FLOW: From Resistance to Regulation​ (https://www.enjoychi.com/case-studies/stop-amp-flow-transformative-mindfulness-techniques-rsp5h)

Ways to Work Together:
📘 STOP & FLOW: 8 Steps to Recharge Your Life — https://www.enjoychi.com/book
🌿 Sept 9 Stress Relief Retreat — https://www.enjoychi.com/fall-2025-self-pay
🌟 Fall Facilitator Training (Sept 12–Nov 18) — [​Book a call​: https://www.enjoychi.com/contact] [​More info here​: https://www.enjoychi.com/level2]

fall-2025-self-pay — Enjoy Chi You show up for others. This is for you.Attend a restorative training, paid for by your employer, to recharge and reset.Our Level 1 STOP & FLOW™ Stress Relief for You foundational training reconnects your nervous system to calm, introducing practical, trauma-informed techniques to relieve stress a...

Stress doesn’t just live in our minds.
It shows up in the body — in the tight chest, the restless hands, the heavy legs.

As Gabor Maté says: “We no longer sense what is happening in our bodies and cannot therefore act in self-preserving ways.”

That’s why STOP & FLOW matters. 🌿
It gives us a way back into the body — and then shows us what we can do with our hands, our feet, and our hearts so stress can release and freedom can rise.

Tomorrow’s blog is a story from close to 30 men evidencing the powerful, heart-centered healing that is happening in our world.
Not theory. Not concept. Felt. Lived.

Tears of joy. Deep trauma, released.

📍 On Sept 9 in Skaneateles, I’ll be leading a STOP & FLOW Stress Relief Retreat for Professionals — a 6-hour immersion to reset, restore, and reconnect with the body’s wisdom.

🎟️ SAVE100 → $397 (regularly $497)
👥 Group discounts for 3+

📖 Case study: https://www.enjoychi.com/case-studies/stop-amp-flow-transformative-mindfulness-techniques-rsp5h

Weighted vests are all the rage… while emotional baggage is freely becoming a pain in our collective ass.

In my STOP & FLOW group last week, nine women cried with joy and hugged me tight in gratitude that felt utterly unweighted. They told me: “We wish we had learned these steps sooner… ” Many said they had never felt this light before.

STOP & FLOW isn’t about “doing” more — it’s about being together. And yet, that being led to right action the women now felt compelled to take:

✨ Three began writing again after being completely blocked.
✨ One ran straight to the book cabinet to finally grab my book after putting it off for a month.

📖 Read their full case study here: https://www.enjoychi.com/case-studies/stop-amp-flow-transformative-mindfulness-techniques-rsp5h-5ts5w

I want you professionals to have this kind of experience too — the same release our clients and I witness every day. That’s why I offer trainings for professionals alongside client sessions.

This fall in the Finger Lakes is for you, my local CNY caregiving colleagues:
On Sept 9, I’ll be leading a STOP & FLOW Level 1 Training for Professionals in Skaneateles, NY — a day to put the baggage down and reclaim your freedom. 🌿

From there, you can step into our Fall Facilitator Training (Sept 12–Nov 18) to bring STOP & FLOW to your own clients and communities. The professionals already enrolled are excited to begin — and I’m honored to open this up to a few more of you locally so together we can lighten the load in our shared CNY community.

📍 Register here: https://www.enjoychi.com/fall-2025-self-pay