Episode 206: When Old Men Plant Trees

Send us Fan MailWhat you'll hear:CSAW's annual fundraiser, putting money directly into the hands of BIPOC artists is underway, and I am DELIGHTED to match donations up to $100.  You can do that here:  https://www.csawcircus.org/ 1:00You can hear more about CSAW from the founder Sierra Nicholls, who I interviewed for Episode 110An invitation for the darkest quarter of the year 4:35The Patreon post I mention around 5:50 can be found here (it's behind a paywall)Why I want to reclaim  the phrase "turn on" 7:40Surprising turn ons 9:00The surprising state that does NOT facilitate turn on (IMO) 12:25Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon

Send us Fan MailToday I have such a gift for you, a long-awaited much-anticipated chat with the one and only Jenny Tufts.  Jenny is an American born, Ireland based contemporary circus artist.  You can follow Jenny here, support her incredible work here, and traverse her beautiful website here.What you'll hear:How we met!  Spoiler, it was The Audacity Project. 3:00Her recent nasal surgery (a septoplasty with turbinate reduction), and what the process of recovery has been like.  PLEASE click here do yourself a favor and read her personal account, available for free and paid patrons. 5:45Q (thanks Una):  How did you develop your captivating movement quality 10:40The Great AISLING NÍ CHEALLAIGH 13:30Q:  What's the weirdest gig you've ever done?  What projects have you done that were the most surprisingly fulfilling, and surprisingly unfullfiling? 14:40Dublin-based THISISPOPBABY:  https://www.thisispopbaby.com/ 15:50Fidget Feet Aerial Dance, Ireland's leading aerial dance theatre 22:30Q:  What are the most surprising and challenging things about achieving Instagram fame? 25:35The amazing Joshua Serafin 28:30Q:  How did she come to choose Ireland as her home? 30:30Q:  How did you get into circus?  35:35Q:  Have there ever been times that you didn't want to do aerial anymore?  40:35Chats about the Full Circle Aerial Hoop Retreat in Mexico, at beautiful Casa Chango! 45:30The elbow circles Queen, Miranda Walker! 49:00What comes next for Jenny 56:45Ways to learn from Jenny:If you're in the New York area, you can benefit from ultimate immediate gratitifcation by learning from Jenny at the CirqueHaus Festival, Nov. 9-16thCome to Mexico and learn from BOTH of us!! We would love to meet/see you! Intermediate Hoop Retreat January 9-16, 2027Advanced Hoop Retreat January 17-23, 2027Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon

Send us Fan MailWhat you'll hear:The Order of Medusa is open to you now!  It will close on October 31st, at 11:59pm EST.  All info and enrollment is available here:  https://the-audacity-project.teachable.com/p/medusaPs. you can be a witch and belong to a totally unrelated religion.  We've been doing it for hundreds of years.  3:30The meat and taters of this episode begins at 5:45The first episode I recorded about Samhain focused more on shadow work, and can be found here:  Episode 4:  The Halloween Episode- why we love Samhain 6:30Dumb suppers and spending time with the dead 10:08You can read Pericardium here on Patreon (must be a paid patron to access, requires login) 15:30 If you want to read more about the history of dumb suppers you can read about it here and here 18:00Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon

Send us Fan MailWhat you'll hear:Why I'm making a business decision that makes no real sense or having any real utility 1:41Are you on my email list?  Will you join me there?   https://rachelstricklandcreative.ck.page/What's a vulnerability hangover?  2:00Treating a vulnerability hangover the same way you'd treat muscle soreness seems like a good start 5:00Where we need to make the distinction between vulnerability hangovers and muscles soreness and why 8:00Pretty fuckin chic of you to share yourself 11:55How about we decide to give ourselves a vulnerability hangover on purpose this week?  Wanna play?  I do, let's do that.  13:00Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon

Send us Fan MailWhat you'l hear:WTF is The Order of Medusa, and why am I doing it now? Here is the link to the waitlist, we go live tomorrow!Is witchcraft a religion?  (The answer is no, not in this context, and here's why) 3:00My definition of witchcraft, and its laws 4:35How the witch school is structured:  this is a year-long small group container 7:00Sustainability as a founding principle, and how the school is structured 11:00Monthly classes (recorded)bi-monthly practicum (NOT recorded)community hub for sharingWeekly prompts (through the community aspect) for gentle accountability and to keep you connectedguest teachers (only the coolest and most trusted) to share their expertiseWhat kind of things we'll cover in The Order of Medusa 18:00Gates open tomorrow (October 15th) and close on Halloween.  Waitlist link is here again, cause saying it once is saying it never Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon

Send us Fan MailWhat you'll hear:There are 4 beds left for Creatrix 3.0!  The remaining beds will become available on Saturday, October 10th to my mailing list  2:55My witch school, The Order of Medusa is going live on October 15th!  You can join the waitlist here 3:33The little story that inspired this episode is at around 5:00On "society" 9:00Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon

Send us Fan MailThis episode is inspired by the past weekend, in which I got to go hogwild in the mud making Pain in the Ass Art with Heather Bentley and Max Cooper.What you'll hear:Pecha Kucha is Thursday!  Tickets are cheap and sexy 1:38Blue Minds is on October 9th if you'd like to see some original local dance (and you are, in fact local) 2:25Why I will always champion having a scouting day in addition to shooting days on a big documentation project 6:30"Shrimp tits" 11:45PLEASE observe the delineation between A) accepting that most cool shit you want to do will be a pain in the ass, and B) equating suffering with goodness  15:00The remaining free beds for Creatrix 3.0 will be released to the waitlist on Saturday!  Come on down, the water's fine, click here to join the waitlist 19:30Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon

Send us Fan MailWhat you'll hear:Applications for Creatrix 3.0 will open to patrons only on Saturday, September 26th at 9am (the full moon baby).  There are only 11 places available, and only 2 private rooms, so this is your courtesy call.  1:00The waitlist will get any remaining spaces one week later on October 3, you can sign up for that here WTF are we up to on Edisto?  You can follow Heather here to find out The meat of the episode begins here 3:20Shoutout to the fab aerialists of Bel Rev, thank you for all your patient kindness while I learned your work!  Celene on hoop, my woman Layla on aerial pole, Olivia on straps, and Mary on trapeze!  9:00Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon

Send us Fan MailWhat you'll hear:Cool shit coming up!  Bel Rev is this weekend!  1:00Pecha Kucha 50 is coming up in Charleston Oct. 1st, COME!!  3:00Blue Minds, presented by Impermanent Gallery and featuring JNDW is on Oct. 9th 4:30The meat of the episode begins at 5:15, featuring JNDW Other examples of these tiny, generous icon moments 10:15Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon

Send us Fan MailWhat you'll hear:Come to https://belrevatl.com/!! 1:30Creatrix is opening applications on the Full Moon, the best place to be is the Patreon but the waitlist will get any leftover spots (if you want a single room, def pop onto the Patreon there's only 1 of those).This episode is by request from an anonymous friend who has a hard time compartmentalizing personal life disrupts to perform highly at her job (performance) 4:10The worst fault of capitalism is that you can't stop (ok maybe not the worst but it fuckin sucks) 5:00An annoying but ultimately very sound suggestion to make this terrible reality better for you 5:50Why this is a very timely episode for me 8:00Wisdom from a teacher/counsellor of mine 10:00On spirals and complaining, they each have a purpose 12:50Some Woo advice 14:00Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon