Yoga photography shoot in Crescent Head, Mid North Coast NSW.
Yoga Photography marries two of my greatest passions. We did this styled photo shoot on our property in Crescent Head. Bringing our own lives into the shoot made it simple and a lot of fun.
I have been practicing yoga for 17 years…exactly half of my life. It has been on and off over the years but these days I find yoga such an important part of my life, physically, mentally and spiritually. I can’t imagine ever going without it again. It has also lead me to great friends, beautiful destinations and amazing experiences.
Thanks to James for shooting these two images of me. This is on our recycled pallet deck.
I am so grateful for my weekly yoga meet up with my good friends. We practice an hour of yoga each Sunday morning, followed by half an hour of meditation. Afterwards we share a pot (I mean a five litre pot) of chai, with plates fruit and nuts. It is a sacred part of every week for me. I’m also doing two classes a week at The Yoga Shala in Port Macquarie.
These photos are from a recent shoot I did for I am That Yoga, a yoga brand based in Melbourne. These beautifully designed mats are all natural, eco friendly, recyclable, naturally antimicrobial and bio-degradable. They have excellent grip when wet and have alignment guides. What an amazing product!
As you may know, sustainable living is extremely important to me. I am very selective with the products I bring into my life, taking into account the environmental impact of their entire lifecycle – what it took to get it to me and what I can do with the product at the end of it’s life with me. You can read more about my eco philosophy HERE. These I Am That Yoga mats are fantastic all round.
The beautiful I Am That Yoga mat, styled with some Tibetan mala beads that I got in the Himalayas last year. A Buddhist Monk taught me how to use them properly.
I shot this image in our loft – the first part of our straw bale home to be completed. I can’t tell you how many years I’ve been looking forward to carving out these alcoves.
Everywhere on our property is peaceful, but sometimes James will go further into the forest for stillness and grounding. This photo was captured a week after the bushfires finally finished burning a ring around us (a ten hectare fire, the worst I’ve ever seen). You can see the burnt bush in the background. We were so grateful to have escaped damage, thanks to the hardworking firefighters. During this walk we came across National Parks workers, looking for koalas that were migrating from the burnt bush into the island of green.
I’ll be honest – James didn’t want me to share this photo. He is a perfectionist when it comes to his yoga poses and he thought his alignment was way out on this one. I know it’s not perfect, but I still love this shot.
To see more of my lifestyle photos visit my other blog posts or see my Eco Lifestyle Folio HERE
