
Cyndi Suarez is the author of The Power Manual: How to Master Complex Power Dynamics, in which she outlines the theory and practice of liberatory power. The working title of her latest book is The Consciousness Manual: How to Awaken Inner Power. She is a principal and founder of the firm Big Soul. She is a former president and editor-in-chief at NPQ (Nonprofit Quarterly), the leading media platform for the social sector. She led NPQ through its first major rebranding—creating its editorial framework to advance knowledge ecosystems and formats (including video, audio, short films, and social-first content); increasing reader and contributor engagement; and partnering with Wiley to publish Building A Pro-Black World: Moving Beyond DE&I Work and Creating Spaces for Black People to Thrive, which was named as Porchlight Book Company’s Best Business Books of 2023 in the category of Big Ideas and New Perspectives. Suarez has over 30 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, most notably as a strategy and innovation consultant with a focus on networks and platforms.
I don't just analyze power dynamics; I help leaders master and dismantle them. By replacing the exhaustive cycle of fighting dominant systems with the deliberate creation of liberatory realities, my work bridges the gap between systemic architecture and deep inner awakening. I replace conventional strategy with the rigorous, embodied intelligence needed for true systemic transformation.
-LIBERATORY POWER: Redirecting energy away from systemic resistance and toward constructing preferred, sovereign realities.
-EMBODIED MASTERY: Deploying play, somatic pattern recognition, and theater mechanics to rewire how power is felt and executed.
-UNITARY LEADERSHIP: Driving the internal shifts to turn structural friction into total alignment.
-SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE: Moving philanthropy, social movements, national networks, and enterprises past perpetual struggle into flow and infrastructure.

All social relations are laden with power. Getting out from under dominant power relationships and mastering power dynamics is perhaps the most essential skill for change agents across all sectors seeking to ignite positive change in the world.

Many changemakers are trapped in an adversarial loop. The Consciousness Manual breaks this cycle, translating spiritual physics into actionable frameworks and practical organizational metrics to help leaders build resilient, deeply aligned organizations.