CONTENT WARNING: mentions of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Kink & BDSMIn this episode Candace & I unpacked how Kink and BDSM can be used as vehicles of pleasure for folks to reconnect with their bodies through fitness.Candace Liger is the founder of Felyne Fitness and Felyne Fetish, championing creative wellness practices, body activism, and PROACTIVE self care. With over 8 years experience as a NASM health and wellness practicioner. She is the creator of JahRation Nation Dance Fitness - a high- energy, DANCEHALL & AFROBEAT based class.Recognizing the need for communities to address holistic healing as a liberatory practice, her programming emphasizes accessing the erotic by uplifting consent beyond the binary. She is creator of Felyne Fetish aka. AfroDGak, an offering encouraging body autonomy, radical consent, kink education, and erotic consciousness within safe, artistically-inclined spaces. Acquiring 10 years of experience working in the erotic space, she has hosted Kink , BDSM, and Erotic events throughout the US, and was recently featured on the Triad City Beat for her unique Felyne Fetish Fitness classes blending BDSM and Fitness. In 2014, she ranked 8th in the nation through the Women of the World Poetry Competition and has performed in Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Washington D.C, and more. Additionally, she has used her dynamic voice as an active community leader extensively involved in initiatives including advocacy against sexual assault & domestic violence, education, and cultural art programs and performances. Through her activism work and community involvement, she has been awarded the 2017 Social Justice Award from the YWCA of Oklahoma, the Woman of Action Award from the National Organization of Women, and the 2017 ACLU Angie Debo Civil Libertarian award.www.CandaceLiger.comwww.FelyneFetish.comEmail: Ligerfitness@gmail.comFacebook: Candace Liger #FelyneFetishInstagram: @CandaceLiger & @CoachFelyneRate Us on Itunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decolonizing-fitness/id1458360965