Companion Magazine for IBD Volume 1 | Page 58

peace in their bellies through a healthy balance of Eastern and Western medicine. We are constantly researching and working to spread this knowledge through our IBD retreats, informative first-person and educational articles and info graphics, and The Heart Project. ABOUT THE FOUNDATION The Crohn’s Journey Foundation (TCJF) is a non-profit founded on December 2012 and led by Sarah Chouiery (me) with the help of TCJF team: Kevin A. Barnes, Linton Rodgers and Stephanie Smith. TCJF is the IBD movement for compassion, health and love for your insides. The “Love Your Insides” tank top. Our goal is to create a haven all over the world for people with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, through our IBD Retreats. The retreats encompass a well-rounded, East-meets-West approach to healing which focuses on the mind, body and soul. The retreats offer a safe place for people with IBD to relate to others who truly understand the struggles that come with having an inflammatory bowel disease. We aim to make all retreats donation-based by 2015, so that everyone will have the opportunity to join us and find a haven that will not only provide education, but a place to create an IBD family that will last a lifetime. Along with the retreats, The Crohn’s Journey Foundation connects with the community through well-written articles that explore many different topics related to IBD. Our articles provide a voice to the IBD community, as our panel of IBD writers educate and inspire the community while sharing their personal and honest Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis stories. The Heart Project is The Crohn’s Journey Foundation’s IBD movement to love your insides. The Heart Project ?????????????)????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????% ????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????q1???e???%?????t?????????????????????????????????)????e????????????????e?????????()Q????q1???e???%?????t)????e?????()=????????????????)??????1???? ??)????=?????????)??????????????)?????((??((