Photo Shoot
Well, if you struggle with a negative body image, taking photos of yourself is a zero fun activity. But, I am not undertaking this whole yoga thing lightly. Everything in this life is there to help you awaken, if you let it. Ram Dass always called it “grist for the mill of awakening". Even a photo shoot. Especially a photo shoot, in my case. So. This past weekend, I wanted to take a few pictures to create some class descriptions and a personal bio for some teaching work I am so excited to have arranged. Originally, the intent was to teach the exact class at the beautiful location to some friends, and have the pictures be more candid and fun. More my style, since, honestly, I deplore posing for pictures. However, the weather was less than cooperative. At height, the wind was whipping and the temperature may have been below freezing. But I got myself together, and wanted to at least take a few shots, so we tried. And I have to admit, it was so cold I thought less about what I looked like and more about getting this done, which was probably a good thing. In any case, later on in the day, I saw the pictures. I cycled through all the [...]