The Friendship Feed: Recent Episodes

Liora Berkstein

This podcast shares the narratives of families that make up a vibrant community called The Friendship Circle. This community creates programs for children and adults with special needs. We uncover the stories of our instructors, staff, community partners, teen leadership board, participants, parents, and alumni.

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This episode features two members of our community who have consistently explored their friendship week after week in our Friends At home Program.  Join our Cooking instructor Hannah, and Aviva the founder of the amazing Friends Together program, for a conversation about what makes a good friendship in their eyes, and their favorite aspects of Friendship Circle!  We take a deeper look into friendship through the lens of a pair who have not only established and sustained a relationship, but have explored new platforms and innovation during unprecedented circumstances.  

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From dancing, to cooking, to tourism and hospitality, our Friendship Circle community member Jessica Brook informs us all about the role Friendship Circle has played, in relation to everything that she loves, and her future.  She dives deeper into the lasting effects Friendship Circle can have in any aspect of life, whether it's in college, a future job, volunteer position, or in social life.  The values and leadership we live, learn, and experience in Friendship Circle every day, can be taken into our futures and applied to multiple aspects of our lives.   

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Today we are joined by the founder of Camp Let Loose Sasha Pines herself!  She opens up about how this beloved camp came to be, and the inspiration behind it.  We learn more about why this camp has become such a success and staple for Friendship Circle, and what aspects of camp Sasha brings into her professional life today!  

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Welcome to the first ever Friendship Circle podcast episode!  On Today's episode we learn about how a family business of martial artists came about the friendship circle, and the details involved with the creation of the Beloved Friendship Dojo.  We dive deeper into the best parts involved with working together as a family.  Tune in to learn more about the process involved with adapting to a Covid teaching structure, and finding alternative ways of pursuing happiness through training. Whether it's practicing a rising sun meditative sequence, or practicing a hobby until you find it's what you are truly passionate about and want to pursue into more than just a hobby, we get the inside scoop of how Shaolin Kempo arts pursued a dream guided by passion, family, and community.