Discovering Your Soul Contract with Jon Rose
Photo: Jennifer Stenglein
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Show Notes
To slap a single label on Jon Rose would be inaccurate. But several might help, so here goes. Jon was a pro surfer during an era when being a Freesurfer was a good way to make a living. He’s been a model in partnership with brands like Dockers, Tumi, and Kenneth Cole, and others. In 2009, called into action by the massive earthquake in Sumatra, he founded a non-profit called Waves for Water, which has positively impacted nearly 4 million people with access to clean water, activated programs in over 40 countries, and responded to over 30 disasters globally. He’s also a photographer, storyteller, and in recent years has been doing high altitude mountaineering in the Himalayas. Yep, he’s a world class Nature Junkie.
Jon joined me from his home in Lake Tahoe and we talked about him completing a ten year project in Nepal to build a house for a widow, his Mount Shasta upbringing that led to an early father and son dirtbag surf mission deep into Baja and mainland Mexico, his globetrotting pro surfing career, the founding of Waves for Water, the wisdom he’s learned from indigenous communities around the world, prioritizing nature over tech, and nature’s role in psychedelic integration work.
Enjoy the Ride,
Jeff
Episode Links
Waves for Water on on Instagram
IG Reel from Jon/W4W of Anjali’s House Unveiling (have some tissues handy, it’s emotional)
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Show Production Credits
Host: Jeff Johnson
Podcast cover art by Ahab Nimry
Outro music by Tyler Johnson
Editing by Aashish M.
