Former professor of authoritarian politics and political methodology. Forever student and researcher.
Your Physical Movements are the Key to Unlocking Political Movement Physical training and physical movement are inherently politicized because bodies are political, but they are themselves the foundation for building a political practice. Political transformation requires hard work, discipline, and commitment. Who knows those patterns better than people who practice
What is mentorship and why does it matter? Mentorship is fundamentally a relationship of trust—that someone else has experience, insights, or answers to the questions you want to ask for your own life, and that through a relationship, you can apply these lessons to the benefit of your individual
Last weekend was the 5th (!!) Colorado Acro Fest, and even though each year has different offerings and a few different faces, the range of skills and levels of offerings, the array of communities represented, and the emphasis on connection remain the same. I've had the opportunity to facilitate
Who, what, and how do you love? Where do you show love in your life, and how do you need to receive it? Are the actions you take aligned with the love you want, for yourself or for others? Dean Spade's new book, Love in a F*cked-Up
If you've been on the internet at all since Donald Trump's inauguration for his new presidential term, you've doubtless noticed a lot of varying reactions -- panic, avoidance, memes, hot takes -- and calls to action that range from concrete, immediate steps to take
The physical practices you engage in — strength training, stretching and mobility, calisthenics, acrobatics, handstands, yoga, dance — are political practices. I am not the first or only person to have this insight, but I want to express it definitively because it's at the center of the work I do,