06/16/2025
As summer turns her beautiful face our way once again, let us take a moment to honor and appreciate a member of our community: Badger Compton. Badger’s main job is being a Wayshower. His mere presence softens the breath and relaxes the body. With a heart as big as the island of Oahu, he leads by example—showing how to navigate this thorny world by using the power of the breath, movement, and sound. Badger teaches Pickleball at the YMCA, Acroyoga, and how to be a kind-hearted human in Nature. Badger is a leader in the Lansing area men’s group, Galvanized, and was recently a featured guest for the June The Healing Feast. He also stewards two toddlers and is a partner to the effulgent KI Mary.
Badger was born and raised in North Carolina, has lived in Costa Rica, South Carolina, Washington, and Hawaii, and is a veteran of the US Navy. A Nature lover to the core, Badger has attended Wilderness Awareness School and loves foraging, tracking, and animals of all kinds. He and his family moved to Michigan in 2022 and have been a blessing to our community ever since.
If you have not experienced Badger’s presence and talent, a good place to start would be at one of the Soundscape Journeys that Luna occasionally hosts. He serenades participants with his voice and plays the didgeridoo, Buffalo Drum, Native American flute, crystal bowls, and gong.
Thank you, Badger, for showing that expressing one’s feelings, being vulnerable, and asking for what one wants does not diminish a man’s masculinity in the least. The world needs more of the kindness you embody. The world needs more men like you. We appreciate you, and we love you.