Spirit in Respiration: Breathe Your Story

Thriving Together: Stories from CCEJ

Whatchu Know About RJ | In the first episode of our series: Healing in the Community, we meet Educator, Poet and Yogi, Melvin Boyce II, about his journey with yoga and how his young students from Kindergarten to incarcerated or systems impacted youth inspired his journey as a teacher. Melvin talks about how young people continue to show up as teachers and why adults need to listen and learn from them at this time. In this talk we’re challenged to consider: what is the vision of school once this is over? While in this moment Melvin discusses why the practice and experience of stillness is important to us all and we hear how Melvin has utilized this quarantine time to create a ‘stillness family’ with live Instagram classes at @spokenyoga. Join our guided breathing practice of renewal and freedom towards the end. His meditations, poetry and soon to be included mindfulness meditations for young people can be found: www.deepred.bandcamp.com.