“Youth has no age.” —Pablo Picasso There are secrets to aging well. The Ancient Greeks and Egyptians, the indigenous people of…
flying trapeze
8 March 2016
The Power of Yoga
Yoga was not my first choice for a fitness program. I preferred jogging, dancing, kickboxing. I was a gym rat…
31 January 2016
New York Times Mentions Flying Free
The New York Times article about the flying trapeze class I take at Circus Warehouse in New York, with mention…
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…
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…
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…
13 November 2014
Catcher in the Sky
Last May, I stood aloft on the trapeze platform at Circus Warehouse in New York, holding the trapeze bar, my body…
11 August 2014
Flying Happy, Joyous, & Free
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your…
8 January 2014