by: Aaron Holbrook (Daily Citizen)
“It is empowering,” said Pat Kneser one of more than 100 people participating in Blue Zones Project Walking Moais which began April 29. “Traffic stops and waits for our group wearing our Blue Zones Project T-shirts.”
Empowering individuals is only one benefit to joining a moai. Moai is a term from Okinawa, Japan, one of the original Blue Zones, that roughly means meeting for a common purpose. Blue Zones Project asks community members to commit to meeting once a week for 10 weeks. This time commitment allows people to build new social connections and begin new habits focused on well-being.
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