Kiri – The Heart
Kiri is like a balm.
When things get too overwhelming and chaotic, her soothing calm provides a safe place to harbour those big emotions that can sometimes get out of control. And that balm is contagious. Kiri never yells or says things like, ‘Calm down!’, instead she embodies calm and encourages people to sit in the moment and actually feel what they are feeling.
Kiri doesn’t fix problems, she simply sits with them. When someone comes back from a wipeout with a grazed knee and wounded pride, Kiri doesn’t tell them they are fine, and she doesn’t tell them what to do next. She just lies down beside them in the dirt until their breathing slows down on its own – no words needed, just her being close.
Sometimes Kiri gives so much of her calm away that she forgets to save any for herself — and on those days, she’s learning that it’s okay to let someone else sit with her for a while.
When things get too overwhelming and chaotic, her soothing calm provides a safe place to harbour those big emotions that can sometimes get out of control. And that balm is contagious. Kiri never yells or says things like, ‘Calm down!’, instead she embodies calm and encourages people to sit in the moment and actually feel what they are feeling.
Kiri doesn’t fix problems, she simply sits with them. When someone comes back from a wipeout with a grazed knee and wounded pride, Kiri doesn’t tell them they are fine, and she doesn’t tell them what to do next. She just lies down beside them in the dirt until their breathing slows down on its own – no words needed, just her being close.
Sometimes Kiri gives so much of her calm away that she forgets to save any for herself — and on those days, she’s learning that it’s okay to let someone else sit with her for a while.