Josie Mae is a contemporary circus artist and social circus educator specializing in club juggling and manipulation. They are coordinator and coach with The Voice Project - a youth training company that uses circus as an inquiry for social justice and systemic oppression - an extension of The Circus Project’s Pathways programming. Her passion for this work utilizes community organization, trauma-informed practices, and a holistic and intersectional educational lens. They have served on the International Jugglers Association (IJA) board and is the current World Juggling Day program director. They’ve also gone on tour with Clowns Without Borders - USA. Don’t miss out on the upcoming Feminist Juggling Panel, on Sunday, July 19th which was mentioned and by Josie in this interview (she is moderating it)! Feminist Juggling Panel –  part of the IJA E-festival (https://www.juggle.org/festival/) on Sunday July 19th @ 10:00 am PST In collaboration with and broadcast on Circus Talk (FB: @CircusTalk) Hear the experiences of women (cis and trans) and those under the non-binary umbrella in the juggling community, and discussion of queer and trans issues, intersectionality, gender inclusion, allyship, and the future of diversity-focused discussions & initiatives Register for the panel here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xk4gqnb5QjO-3IhVtQl85A Panelists include: Sonal Aggarwal, West Desert Rose, Mellionare, Love Michalla Lynn, Dallys Newton, and Lucy Juggles Connect with Josie even more and stay up to date with her creations: Website - www.josiejuggles.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/josiejuggles Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/josiejuggles https://www.facebook.com/jugglearoundtheworld   The Art of Flow (artofflowpodcast.com) is a free public resource for creators, teachers, and supporters of the arts who are interested in flow arts and fire-dancing. It is creativity, flow arts, and fire dancing podcast that is available for mainstream distribution and provides inspiration for artists and conversations on the creative process. The podcast is available for download and listening via the following Platforms: iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud, Google Play, and www.artofflowpodast.com Explore how to connect to your body, mind, and soul using movement arts and creative exploration by talking with movement artists, flow artists, and fire dancers. Support the podcast to earn early access full-length interviews, submit questions for interviewees, win freebies, and more by becoming a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=15511651