Meet Sharon Joy Kleitsch and members of the KINS Tampa Bay Network

In December of 2011, Susan Davis and her husband Walter Moora traveled to Tampa Bay to introduce the KINS principles and provide instruction on how to form a KINS Network. Hundreds of people attended two introductory events, and around forty chose to participate in forming the network. Magic began to unfold from the opening ritual and continues to this day.

Sharon Joy Kleitsch, principle of The Connection Partners, was among the founding members of the KINS Tampa Bay Network, which has since evolved to become like a family that grew up together and supports one another as individual passions and journeys continue to unfold. In combination with The Connection Partners and the World Cafe St. Petersburg and other partners, this group of kindred spirits has been collaborating with Fritjof Capra (Florida’s Living Networks).

The group has now taken on its own life and agenda, as they experience the results of “fields becoming conscious.” They have also been working with Paul Hawken, and report that ‘Regeneration in a Generation’ is moving very quickly.

In this Kinship Earth Connections Event, you’ll hear from a dozen highly accomplished activists and policy changers with an update on how they are applying KINS criteria/processes, and examples of the impact they are making with place-based initiatives.

You'll hear from the following KINS Tampa Bay members and their areas of influence:

• Sharon Joy Kleitsch on living systems, fields and networks

• Russell Meyer on faith and justice

• Bill Bilodeau on local food systems

• Douglas Bonar on consciousness science

• Susan Glickman on renewables

• David Sinclair on Latin/elder communities and justice

• Maria Revello on energy medicine

• Shelley Darling on Earth-heart resonance

• Shireen Chada on meditation and mindfulness

• Sudeep Vyapari on 21st century jobs

• Christine Mendonca on local living economies

• Michèle Young on improv techniques to nurture authentic connections