As a young man, Harry Bernstein dreamed of being a novelist. He failed. Until he published three memoirs between ages 96 and 98. Carmen Herrera was a contemporary of such art stars as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko in the Read more
It’s a daily challenge to shed lifetimes of mucked-up, fear-based rules — ones we often have unwittingly supported — to practice our authentic paths, to remove fear about ego, money and fitting into status quo as the guiding forces in Read more
There are many worthy things author Neil Gaiman offers in his 2012 address to graduating students at the University of the Arts. The video is below. They are honest things born of experience. And they especially hit home for me on Read more
Natural light and wafting incense, works of art and elements of nature shape the space of Jasmine Dillavou’s studio in downtown Colorado Springs. Jasmine, 25, works full-tilt within the creative life. As a full-time henna artist at La Henna Boheme Read more
By his own recognition, Vincent Coleman is going through a lot of changes. He’s making connections. He’s growing, as an artist and a human being. He sees it happening. Feels it. Vincent, 26, is immersed in creative work at Smokebrush Read more
Mike Pach, of The Photo Show, turned the interview experience around on me this week. I was happy to be a guest on his podcast and the one receiving the questions. It’s always a learning experience for me to see Read more
Bryant Jones has been playing keyboards for more than 50 years. It’s the connective thread through a life of changes. He started in the late Sixties playing a keyboard his father bought for his 14th birthday. One year later, on Read more
Ace McCasland and her Studio Luna Verde have a following. The hard-won creative voice that calls to lovers of her jewelry design and metalsmithing is one she’s honed through nearly 30 years of living rugged and ready, open to adventure Read more
It’s winter. Ben Engelhardt is home. He spends warmer seasons traveling the U.S. as a wildland firefighter. Ben has more than 20 years’ experience working to control the chaos of wildfires. He carries a lengthy “red card,” the official Read more
Connection is a word I have thinking about more and more in recent months. As I prepared to share a bit of my Humanitou story at a PechaKucha event last fall, I recognized that that one word — connection — Read more
A lot happened with me and Humanitou in 2018, its first full year. Here are some gratitudes and highlights from the past 12 months, and some glimpses of what’s in the works for the coming year. Thank You … The Read more
Large portraits, bright and colorful paintings, hang on the walls of Molly McClure’s house. In her kitchen, hallway, living room and elsewhere. They are hers, her work. Some of them even are her face. Molly, 31, sat down with Humanitou Read more
Long before Steve Wood founded Concrete Couch in Colorado Springs, Colo., he was a rock-climbing artist, hands-on and heart-centered, an optimist willing to risk failure. He connected the dots of his personal passions. Leading the 15-year-old arts and education organization that Read more
If there’s such a character as the devil I think I’ve found it in the formless beast that is my thinking mind. That bleepin’ bleep has kept me up well past my bedtime, stressed my sleep thin till dawn, then Read more
A prose poem from a hike with my sons in Bear Creek Canyon in Colorado. Caretaker’s House They call it creepy and want to leave. But first they ask me to knock on the front door of the cottage painted Read more
Chris Dwyer leads yoga classes at SunWater Spa in Manitou Springs, Colo., with a sense of ease and humor. On and off the mat, Chris offers honest evidence of his practice. By how he shows up. By how he teaches, Read more
I spend a lot of time in self-inquiry. Always have, but now it’s in much more frequent, even formalized, ways with yoga and poetry and creativity. Even in Humanitou conversations, when I’m asking questions of others, it’s honest probe into Read more
I engage in yoga daily. But I do not “do” yoga. Millions of others do “do.” Same-same? Semantics? What’s it matter? It doesn’t matter. Maybe. But as a word guy, I use writing to process the world, to help it Read more
Note: This is an excerpt of “Seva, Karma + Karma Yoga.” The original post has been re-published in full at Humanitou Yoga. With Veterans Day approaching, and my being a U.S. Army veteran, I’ve been contemplating the concept of service. It Read more
I recently shared the story of Humanitou in PechaKucha style at the annual MACnificent fundraiser for the Manitou Art Center. I was one of 10 presenters sharing stories of humanness, creativity, community. PechaKucha is a 20 x 20 presentation format. Read more