My work explores how communities hold responsibility, conflict, and care — especially in moments of uncertainty, strain, and high stakes. I’m interested in how culture shapes behavior (and behavior reshapes culture), and how small decisions, made under pressure, can quietly determine whether a community adapts or fractures.
I’ve spent most of my life in spaces where people come together to learn, connect, and build something larger than themselves. Movement studios, educational workshops, alternative social spaces, and intentional communities—these have been my classrooms, my laboratories, and in many ways, my home.
Over more than twenty years of teaching and organizing, I’ve witnessed the full range of what humans are capable of with one another: tenderness and despair, collaboration and misunderstanding, conflict and repair. Communities are living systems. What happens inside them is shaped not only by individual actions, but by social structures, power dynamics, and shared beliefs.
I’ve spent years doing the essential labor of community leadership: navigating interpersonal conflict, responding to crises, repairing trust after harm, and helping groups clarify roles, boundaries, and decision-making processes. These experiences have given me a practical understanding of how power actually operates in real communities—not just in theory, but under pressure.
For more than two decades, I’ve worked at the intersection of movement, embodiment, and community life—as a teacher, facilitator, organizer, and advisor. I’ve supported hundreds of people in developing body awareness, relational sensitivity, and agency through movement-based practices and contemplative inquiry.
I bring these perspectives into my teaching and consulting, helping leaders and participants alike move beyond blame and reactivity toward responsibility, discernment, and sustainable culture-building.
My writing grows directly out of lived experience inside these relational systems. It is shaped by years of observing what happens when ideals meet reality, when care meets limitation, and when communities are asked to respond to situations they were never structurally designed to hold.
My forthcoming book, Navigating Conflict in Community, weaves together conceptual frameworks, practical tools, and reflective inquiry to help readers understand the emotional, cultural, and structural dynamics that shape group conflict. Rather than offering rigid prescriptions, the work invites discernment, supporting leaders and participants in responding to complexity with clarity, compassion, and accountability.
I work with individuals, leaders, and communities navigating complexity. If is something feels stuck, strained, or heavier than it should be (even if you don’t know why), I may be able to help. Waiting until the urgency of pending conflict demands action rarely turns out as well as planning in advance.
My approach is relational, embodied, and systems-aware. Rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions, I support people in slowing down, clarifying what’s actually happening, and identifying responses that align with their values and capacity. This often means working at multiple levels at once: personal experience, relational dynamics, and the broader structures shaping a situation.
Community & Organizational Support
I work with organizers, facilitators, and leadership teams to:
This work may take the form of consultation, facilitated conversations, or longer-term advisory support.
Workshops & Teaching
I offer workshops that explore embodiment, attention, and relational practice through movement-based and contemplative frameworks. These sessions are experiential, accessible, and grounded in listening rather than performance—supporting participants in developing greater awareness of themselves, others, and the systems they inhabit.
Contact Me
If my work resonates with you, please feel free to reach out to me via email jon at jonkedi.com.