I met forty-seven-year-old Danaan Parry in Reston, Virginia, at his three-day Warriors Of The Heart workshop, in which he teaches conflict resolution and leadership skills. Recognizing him from a photo I’d seen, I watched him hug people when he arrived. Hugging Parry, I decided, must be like hugging a declawed grizzly bear. On closer inspection, I found that he has eyes so soft and inviting, you want to crawl into them for a nap. He has freckles all over his face and on the top of his bald head. Parry carries his bear body like that of a feline, probably as a result of twelve years’ training in aikido. When he talks, his gestures are deliberate, and his hearty laugh seems to leap out of its own accord.