The Ultimate Home-Brew: Mindfulness as Connective Tissue for Families and Communities – An Interview with Rose Cratsley, Founder of Ivy Child International

Description:

Mindfulness practice is ideally not a solo enterprise! In this conversation, Rose Cratsley, Found and CEO of Ivy Child International, discusses the importance of cultivating mindfulness in our families and communities. Rose describes her path into mindfulness from the fiber of her family upbringing, and how her work at Ivy Child gives her the privilege and opportunity to bring the warmth, compassion, and perspective these practices give to children, families, and communities. We discuss how mindfulness creates a connective tissue in communities for healing and compassionate understanding around culture, race, and all manner of difference.

About Rose:

Rose Felix Cratsley is the Founder & CEO of Ivy Child International, a non-profit that develops and facilitates mindfulness-based health education programs for children and communities from across the globe. As a child specialist and educator, her research interests range from applied positive psychology and mindfulness-based learning with children/youth to international issues such as overcoming devastation and trauma, as well as urban challenges. Her professional experiences have led her to partnerships with UNICEF and World Vision. The Worcester Business Journal honored Rose as one of the “40 Under 40 Rising Stars” in Central Massachusetts in 2010, 2011 "Young Leaders pioneering global social change," "Top 12 People Making a Difference in Central Massachusetts" in 2012 and named "Women Leading In Central Massachusetts" in 2013/2014 and a featured TEDx speaker on "Unlocking Children's Potential Through Mindfulness" in 2014. Find out more at https://ivychild.org/