Finding the perfect fitness trainer can be a tedious process of auditioning prospects and juggling your already overwhelming schedule. Once you…
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27 October 2015
India: Travel Tips for Women
I have traveled alone extensively in India, and have always felt safe, despite putting myself in questionable circumstances. I disregarded…
5 October 2015
You’re Stronger Than You Think
Because I wrote a book about my experience of becoming a flying trapeze artist despite—or, rather, because of—a tremendous fear…
24 June 2015
Mind Your Eyes, Ears & Mouth
[Excerpt from my book, Flying Free: Life Lessons Learned on the Flying Trapeze.] “Concentration is the secret of strength.” ~ Ralph…
An amorphous sculpture of a Thai man holding a doll-sized, but otherwise lifelike, Adolf Hitler puppet provocatively greets visitors to Bangkok’s Museum…
29 May 2015
Flying Trapeze in Koh Tao, Thailand
I first visited Koh Tao, a tiny island—7 kilometers by 3 kilometers—off Thailand’s southwest coast nearly 13 years ago. Back…
16 April 2015
Goddess: Poetry
You are a piece of the sun scorching the earth, sparking bonfires and wildfires and rumors. You are infinite, ancient,…
8 February 2015
Santa Fe Miracle #1
Santa Fe’s Frank Ortiz dog park is a sprawling mishmash of trails and brush, winding through an arroyo and up…
21 January 2015
Learning to Fly, Learning to Live
On the day I flew without safety lines for the first time, it was a Tuesday morning in April, the…
16 January 2015
The Shaman of Port Authority
I stand in front of Port Authority in New York, bundled in fleece and faux down, scarf wrapped up to…









