Kimberly Richardson holds a sixth-degree black belt in aikido and a master’s degree in psychology. She is the founder of Two Cranes Aikido School and Two Cranes Institute, which provides leadership programs to increase compassion and decrease violent action in our communities. As an adjunct faculty member at Antioch University for 10 years, she taught "Aikido as Martial Art and Spiritual Practice." Richardson is the author of the children’s book "Gus Learns to Fly" and a contributor to "Secret Histories: Stories of Courage, Risk, and Revelation". Salish Sea Writers.