Kindness Company - Social Change Collective
KINDNESS COMPANY SERVICES
As part of our services we also offer a range of complementary therapies
Aromatherapy
Reiki Healing
Integral Sound Healing
Meditation
KINDNESS COMPANY CONVERSATIONS THAT COUNT
Dying is a social process. Conversations that Count aims to normalise the place of death in life by building capacity within organisations and communities to confront fears, ask questions, reflect on experiences, and identify what is important at the end of life. Learn more about the conversations that count.
KINDNESS COMPANY WORKING WITH ORGANISATIONS
We deliver diverse services for organisations, including:
Facilitation of complex workshops and meetings
Strategic planning
Health based, wellness and end of life project development and implementation
Community and stakeholder engagement
Campaign development and implementation
Research and reviews
Curated social and emotional wellbeing, rest and renewal days for teams who are in need of self-care
KINDNESS COMPANY WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES
We undertake several community focused special projects that are focused on promoting death literacy in community along with bringing acceptance and support of grief into the public sphere and celebrating our elders.
Conversations with Friends
Collective Grieving
Eldership in our Communities
Conversations With Friends
We undertake several community focused special projects that are focused on promoting death literacy in community along with bringing acceptance and support of grief into the public sphere and celebrating our elders.
In 2022, Dr Linda Kurti, of Stillpoint Strategy and Harpreet Kalsi-Smith our founder, embarked on a proactive pilot project called ‘Conversation with Friends’, which demonstrated a hunger among the general population to normalise discussions about the end of life, even though these discussions can be difficult. Linda and Harpreet facilitated dialogues about death and dying with groups of people known to each other, usually over a meal. As a result of these discussions, many participants had conversations with their families about their end-of-life wishes; some developed advance care plans. We believe this model has the potential to assist many others to engage in important discussions about the end of life, before they are facing a life-limiting illness. Linda and Harpreet presented the findings of this pilot project at the 2022 NSW Palliative Care Biennial Conference titled ‘Looking for what you know is lost: Conversations on suffering.’
Linda and Harpreet are currently embarking on Phase two of the
pilot project.
Collective Grieving
Harpreet is collaborating with Dr Joanne Doran to create public and community arts spaces to normalise grief and acknowledge the collective grief so many of us experience.
Eldership In Our Communities
We at Kindness Company are working with regional and peak bodies to acknowledge the wisdom and expertise of Elders in our communities and support them and their communities in their ageing and end-of-life journeys.
KINDNESS COMPANY WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS
We support our clients in social and emotional wellbeing and health initiatives at all phases of life, to enable our communities to live well and approach end of life support, compassion and care.
WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS
We work with individuals to provide end-of-life support services that include:
Planning
Social and emotional wellbeing support, including sound healing, reiki and aromatherapy, counselling and life story recording
Advocacy – attending medical appointments and supporting the individual and family navigating complex health systems
Administrative support and guidance
Respite care
Provision of cool beds
After death care
Bereavement support
SESSIONS CAN INCLUDE
Preliminary consultation
Aromatherapy
Reiki
Sound bath
Guided meditation
Yoga
Post treatment follow up
Each treatment can be booked for 1 – 2.5 hours.
Packages include a booking of 4 x 1.5 hour sessions that include reviewing together where you currently are in your life, and facilitated vision boarding sessions to support creating a future that you desire.
Carers and family members can be empowered to make effective choices while a loved one is unwell, dying, after death and as part of funeral rites to lay the foundation for healthy grieving outcomes. We understand many of our clients carry high burdens of stress and are often burnt out. To assist with recovery, we can provide a series of healing and deep rest sessions where we work with you to identify the purpose and intention of the session.
CARER SUPPORT
Our team offer gentle healing and relaxation sessions for carers who require deep rest and need a break from caregiving responsibilities. The sessions are individually tailored. Take home care kits consisting of tailored aromatherapy oils, candles, tea and affirmation cards can also be purchased.
WORKING WITH GROUPS
Our team tailor half or full day retreat packages for groups of three to ten participants. We work with you to identify the purpose and aim of the retreat and create an experience to deliver this for you and your group.
Offerings to select from include:
Aromatherapy
Reiki
Sound baths
Yoga
Meditation
Self-reflection and visualisation activities
These retreats are suited for groups who:
Would like to undertake team building activities
Would like to integrate a team planning session with self-care
Are overworked and require respite
Are burnt out and require deep rest
A place for a group to collectively grieve and heal after a death
