Kim Hopkins - "Service, Strategic Planning, Ripple Effects"

J. Brown Yoga Talks

J. Brown

Yoga, Health & Fitness, Yogateacher, Alternative Health, Yogaindustry, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Kim Hopkins, executive director of the Shanthi Project, talks with J about the not-for-profit work of providing yoga and mindfulness education to children and adults. They discuss different phases of the organization and where things were when Kim took over in 2023, working at Sony Music, revenue structures and fund development plans, substituting the term yoga for mindfulness, importance of data collection and research, having an in person space, bases of support, and the long game of creating meaningful change.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Jay here.
0:03.4	Wanted to let you know that you have until the end of this month, December 2025,
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0:33.5	Again, use promo code Holiday 50 to get 50% off any of my on-demand videos until the end of this month.
0:41.7	To take advantage, go to jbrownyoga.com. All right, here we are.
1:01.1	This is Jay Brown Yoga Talks podcast.
1:04.6	My name is Jay Brown.
1:06.3	Welcome to anyone who's new here today.
1:09.0	And everyone else, what's up?
1:12.2	How is everyone holding up?
1:15.2	I don't know about anyone else.
1:17.5	But this year seems to be coming to a close
1:22.0	in a way that feels ominous,
1:25.7	like there's a lot coming to a head.
1:29.6	I've been facing a lot of hardship and challenges,
1:35.1	stuff I haven't really been talking about just because it's a little bit too much.
1:40.0	And I just, I got to get my head clear on it before I can really speak on it to you.
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