As my moods
have changed as well as my curiousness about Yoga! My attempt at yoga over the
years has been an experience. Lets just say, sometimes the mind can do more
then the body wishes... But it is my fascination with yoga, the purity of it,
the art of it, and the relationship of self that has brought me here. One of
the best feelings for me is when class has ended and I have the feeling and sensation of walking
on bubble wrap with out the popping sound.
My
appreciation for the art and love of yoga has grown into an addiction. Every session
teaches me a new lesson, which incorporates the art of achieving a higher level
of mind, body & soul.
Then I met
Dawn and Mark Oliver at Yogiiza on Miami Beach. My outlook on yoga did a 180 it
completely changed simply by them inviting me one night to there studio and
introducing me to Acro Yoga...
I was
hooked, I watched and I was pulled in, I saw balance, I saw the strength
which it took to control of the motion. I saw how the partners worked together
cohesively, breathing, hands in hands, legs twisting, torsos flexing and then
locating the exact body location for support that is needed to achieve some of
the most difficult posses to form the most brilliant statue like poses, Trust,
no fear, believing and repeating it over and over again until it is absolutely
perfect. It is a dance it is a graceful exchange of weight, of breaths of
air, it is the most perfect action of 2 souls coming together.
Which has
brought me to here and now.
With the
help of Renee Dillman my assistant, together we came up with an idea, we wanted
to create images that were not ""pure"" in the sense of how
we think about yoga, how we practice yoga in the perfect place, where we are
able to open and begin breathing and moving into a state of mediation * there
would be no amazing beach, there will be no studio over looking a great valley
in some remote jungle, there would be none of that.
And then my
mind went black and I wanted to take this beauty I wanted to take the most
perfect bodies, the most advanced acro yogi's I could find and then taint it.
What we did
was started seeking out locations that were the complete opposite of a typical
locations for us to shoot the beauty of one Yoga Master, One perfect yoga
person at the most desirable bluff, or studio with a view. Been there done that
more then a few times for clients.
Now we have
solo yogis, we have acro yoga partners, we have acro yoga couples, now we have
these amazing, gifted people contacting us to partake in our shoots.
We found old
cement factories, we found recycled tire plants, we found junk yards, we found
gun ranges, we used the walls of Wynnwood, we used a studio of a guy who
rebuilds old classic motorcycles, All the locations were found through friends,
through friends of friends and believe me this is the just the start.
(Thank you
guys)
These are
all great locations but my next group of images that I'm currently shooting are
very dark and very morbid. This is the trail that we are on, because we are
again focusing on that yoga is a mind set that no matter how old you are, no
matter what shape you are in, no matter of social class, no matter of your
level of experience or location anyone could achieve this higher level just by
attending a few classes. Finding inner peace during the most intense
situations, How your breathing relates to your energy, to the color of your hue
around you.
At first I
was hesitant on showing any of the images. I wanted to keep it hidden I
wanted to keep working on this project and the reflection it is having on me
personally. It is still a growing body of work that is evolving into
something more unique, something richer for me internally and that is the
driving force of why I am sharing some of the images now.
Special
thanks to my assistant Renee Dillman without her hard work and dedication this
series would not of had a starting point for a new beginning.
Without the
following we would not have had any shoots:
Craig at We
Love Colors www.welovecolors.com for
providing us with all the leggings, tops, socks and more.
On to the
people who found the time, drove the extra mile, took a chance, climbed a
tower, worked on the ropes over battered, broken cars, who bend over backwards
25 feet off the ground across two stones 4 feet apart, jumped over fences,
barbed wire, crawled under god knows what to get in and many other things we
needed to do to get what we got....:) AWESOME, AWESOME AWESOME!
If in Miami,
Fort Lauderdale you want to meet and get involved with Yoga or Acro Yoga:
Here’s your chance to work and meet some the toughest, kindest, warmest,
friendliest and above all amazing yoga teachers and students here in South
Florida:
A huge shout
out to:
Jessica Chin
Fong: Yoga Teacher at Yoga Connection
Rob Newmans
and Megan Johnson the Slacro-duo ACRO YOGA,
Victor
Nieves, Brice Lafosse, Bethany
Sheriden, Karen Arias, Aziza Lubaya~
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