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Clary Gardens celebrated World Kindness Day

By Marianne Austin

Clary Gardens celebrated World Kindness Day on Nov . 13 in its pavilion with activities intended to encourage kindness and love in the community .

World Kindness Day started after the formation of the World Kindness Movement . It was their hope and goal to create a day that would help to raise awareness of the importance of kindness as a unifying power between people everywhere . Suggested activities include doing at least three acts of kindness , giving extra-long hugs , doing things for others and remembering kindness is important .

Dawn Adams from ABC Yoga offered free yoga , and Melissa Leist from Crow- Chakra Mind , Body and Spirit Boutique provided metta meditation to promote inner peace and kindness within . Both sessions were appropriate for anyone at whatever their capability level .

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Dawn Adams from ABC Yoga and Melissa Leist from Crow- Chakra Mind , Body and Spirit Boutique offered free yoga and metta meditation to promote inner peace and kindness within .

Melissa Leist mentioned having an event here for World Kindness Day ,” Adams said . “ World Kindness Day started in the UK . It is fairly new , and the U . S . started recognizing it in 2003 .”

Adams led a chair-based yoga session .

“ You need to be kind to yourself in order to show kindness to others , and we can all send kindness out to the world ,” she said . “ Sometimes I think kindness is a lost art . You can ’ t be kind to others if you can ’ t be kind to yourself .”

Leist offered a loving kindness metta meditation session .

“ If you can bring together breathing and meditation , it helps you to relax ,” she said . “ Focus on something you can enjoy . That ’ s how I do it — just sitting and taking in your environment like the colors of fall . Imagine

Ridgewood BOE gets donation for swim team

The Ridgewood Local School Board of Education met in regular session at Ridgewood Middle School on Nov . 17 in the school library with all members present . Newly elected member Nathan Gress was in attendance and will take office Jan . 3 .

Bryan Raach , principal of Ridgewood Middle School , gave a presentation on the ABRE notification system . This is a notification system to assist teachers , parents and other approved personnel to assist student learning and assessment and alert staff of emergency situations .

Shannon Folkert , music teacher , presented a group of students in fourth and fifth grade that entertained the board . They participate in a new activity that meets on Fridays called Friday with Mrs . Folkert . They enjoy singing and performing .

A donation of $ 5,000 from the Coshocton Foundation ’ s Janet Jones Milligan Aquatic Fund went to the Ridgewood Local

School District for expenses related to the swim team . Members of the swim team are seniors Conner Blakely , Logan Fechuch and Dakota Kealiher ; juniors Aydan Salmon and Cohen Miller ; sophomores Callie McCoy , Madyson Lane and Shyanna Patterson ; and freshman Slade Miller . Swim coaches are Kris King and Scott King .

The next regular board meeting will be Friday , Dec . 15 at 7 a . m . at Ridgewood High School in the community room . the smell of Thanksgiving dinner , burning leaves , just taking in fall temperatures and zoning out and breathe . Some people are leery of how to do that . It helps you focus in on yourself . I use the app Insight Timer . That leads you through meditation , and I usually fall asleep before it is through .”

The Crow-Chakra Mind , Body and Spirit Boutique is offered online , but Leist also teaches locally . She has 25 years of experience , 20 of those years teaching in the Sandusky area .

“ When I first came here , I didn ’ t see anyone in holistic wellness ,” she said . “ As these communities are emerging , you are seeing more of it . I decided to offer these things to the Coshocton area . I opened the boutique officially in June . At that time it was already my mission , and something that was near and dear to me was doing the event for World Kindness Day . I am also a registered yoga teacher , but I focus more on meditation and breath work by teaching

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Eleven-year-old Jozie Adams attends River View Intermediate school . She was painting a rock and said she enjoys coming to Clary Gardens for its programs .

how to breathe , and Dawn focuses more on yoga .”

World Kindness Day also included a rock painting station , where River View High School senior Kaylee Meddings was .

“ I like kids , so I help with arts and crafts occasionally at Clary Gardens , and it looks good on my

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Eleven-year-old Jozie Adams , who attends River View Intermediate School , was painting rocks and said she enjoys coming to Clary Gardens for its programs . “ I was here a couple weeks ago for the scarecrows . I like to come here . It ’ s pretty fun .”

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