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One of the reasons we often work in mini-circuits is that they’re easier to keep track of while you’re doing them. It’s simpler, logistically speaking: you (often) require access to less of a spread of equipment. Plus, when there are fewer exercises, you get finished sooner, at least with that part, which can be emotionally […]

You know that very good ache involved with very good bodywork? The type that addresses the root of the concerns you and your particular body are encountering, and offers tactile pathways for you to follow to find your way toward healing? I was reading more about tactile cues, and ways we can give them to […]

The couple in the airplane seats in front of me, both redheads, take turns stroking each others locks; he the top of her head, her his beard. Big nuzzlers. I appreciate their affection. I read recently that the odds of being born a redhead are the same as being born intersex. — I’m en route […]

As part of Lincoln Calling last September, I taught a kettlebell class at the YMCA on P Street in Lincoln, Neb. Afterward, I met Jerry, a personal trainer there. He invited me back to do a workout with him the next morning, and I accepted. We did lots o’ fun stuff, much of it with […]

“And now this painting would like to say a few words.” He holds the canvas aloft, just behind the mic. The crowd quiets, and I laugh. I love Damani. The painting did say a few words, in so many. He challenges, provokes, and agitates, in ways that delight and disrupt expectation. Part poet, singer, writer, […]