Published inCounter Arts·PinnedMember-onlyThe Anatomy of Return“The world is burning: how, then, shall we live.” –Lisa Wells, Believers, Making a life at the end of the world [Provoke] I hear the siren call of another way of being, a hungry ghost on the outskirts, a rebel waiting to be called back to the fold. …Creativity3 min readCreativity3 min read
Feb 27, 2021Member-onlyTending to the More-Than-HumanWhat are we pre-tending into being, tenderly trying to bring into presence? I’m attempting to make sense of a flickering, in and out, expanding, rippling, reverberating, a thing pulsingly alive. …Warm Data7 min readWarm Data7 min read
May 5, 2020Member-onlyChaos, Clarity, and IntentionWellbeing in the Time of COVID-19 — Combinatory Thinking Wellbeing is more important now than ever before, and I don’t mean the Goop, $12 turmeric latte, highly consumeristic variety. Real wellness is holistic and rooted in community. COVID-19 is a lesson on interconnectedness. Today the beating of a butterfly’s wings and its impact are obvious across every interrelated system…Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Mar 27, 2020Member-onlyDiving UnderMarch 1, I learned of the shocking passing of a long-ago partner and a dear friend. He was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident. It’s cliche but my world tilted, the breath knocked out of me, a gut punch, and then a part of my foundation gone. Life is different…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Mar 19, 2020Member-onlyDancing in the Time of Covid 19Dear Ones, As Alice Walker said, “hard times require furious dancing,” so let’s keep moving together in our homes, yards, and living rooms. Dancing builds resiliency, helps to calm the body and mind and connects us to each other and the sacred. Below are a few of my favorites teachers…Dancing1 min readDancing1 min read
Published inFuture Vision·Apr 15, 2019Member-onlyDance, Design, and Healing: Imagining The Empathy InterfaceDance is a way of thinking and knowing. More broadly our ability to move — to sense and respond to our environment — is a pathway toward wellbeing. Practicing movement, we discover health, creativity, flow, and play. In my recent post, 10 Principles of Wellbeing Design, the first principle is…Technology11 min readTechnology11 min read
Feb 26, 2019Designing Wellbeing ExperimentsYou joined a gym in January but TRUTH: it’s just not your scene. You’re on your devices all day long and when the evening rolls around it’s more screen time to relax. Work is stressful and days are long. You’re tired, your diet’s not great, and you’re not showing up…Wellness5 min readWellness5 min read
Jan 27, 201910 Principles of Wellbeing DesignWellbeing is a practice of exploring and refining the behaviors and activities that bring us most vibrantly alive. I believe that we can all be designers of our own wellbeing. In applying design principles we increase our clarity and generate a rubric by which we can measure the success of…Health4 min readHealth4 min read
