10 - Kristin Condon - Spirit Choreography - The Chaos, Calm and Communion of Surrendering to Duende

Happy Thanksgiving, Duende Duders! But more specifically, Happy Thanksgiving dinner! 😋 Along with your fave mains and sides, what’s been on your duende plate this fall-flavored month of gratitude and reflection? I love my mashed apple cider sweet potatoes served with an even more delectable dish - fresh self revelations and a more bonded sense of community born from honest internal work; aka, a duende discussion with my dream guest for this cozy dark-dinner-of-the-soul, the mystical-minded mover and shaker of female-first art - actress, dancer/choreographer, educator, film producer and women’s health advocate Kristin Condon! I’ve been wanting to discuss all things duendy with Kristin FOREVER - she is a dear friend and most beloved partner in conjuring up the weird and wild - and I love that she’s finally on for a thoughtful duende of Thanksgiving episode as a prominent part of her impactful art and advocacy is centered on new ways to define what health and healing actually are, and how to navigate through them as a process, not just an end-goal. In this fun feast of both a deep and lighthearted conversation, Kristin, a longtime yoga instructor, gifts us with insights into how the chaos and calm of the spiritual practice’s lore is palpable with duende. She relays how she felt the vibration of communal duende while performing ballet - this idea of en masse duende blew my mind! - and opens up about how surrendering to the struggle with the duende (especially in the Hair and Makeup chair while prepping for a performance!) can reveal portals to new senses of self and other spiritual possibilities, including how her relationship with chronic pain has altered her creativity and how she moves through everyday life. We weave nostalgic over how 90’s women in music went Full Duendz, and in a Thanksgiving food round of “Duende or No Duende?”, I ask one of the most controversial food questions TO EVER BE ASKED 😧 (Weigh in in the comments after you’ve listened if you have a strong opinion 🍇) And in true Thanksgiving dinner form, we express why we are thankful for our duendes, and for each other. So much gratitude for this delicious and heart-nutritous convo with my curious and kind Capricorn queen! Hope you all have a tasty time giving thanks, and check out Kristin's info below on how to follow her and read her Substack. Happy Thanksgiving! 🤎Follow Kristin on Instagram at @kristincondonRead Kristin's Substack The Happiness Body Check out Kristin's websiteHave a great duend-ay! 🙂Follow @duendediscussions on IG for episode updates and fun, interactive duende discussing!