“SAMASTHITIH EVERYWHERE”

This series of photos taken in different parts of the world and in different circumstances. In some places is where I did do my practice and in the other settings were just for mere artistic expression. Samasthitih = ‘same stance”, a balanced, grounded and centered posture. The beginning and end of the asana sequences. A straight, determined, firm pose imposing stability on your own two feet. A root and a lock with the Earth. A symbol of humanitiy’s uniqueness has species - “standing on our own two feet”. I portrait the mat as a safe place, a home to check in to this harbor of our soul. The place I go back to to feel returned to the ‘same stance’. Even given different circumstances, environments, weather conditions, inner feelings, daily occupation, inner and outer influences, being in tune with our own truth is of the most important. Keeping centered in our core values is a practice to be done, though challenged by all attractions and repulsions, all motivations and turn offs. The practice of neutralization of the oscillations of the mind is yoga. Wether near the breaking of sea waves, in an untidy share house, in a temporary space, in the middle of old and unused stuff or in the strange space of the most familiar of your people, I still move towards that same stable stance. It is where I find the peace and the most insightful guidances, comfort and enduring happiness, to carry on throughout my days. It is from there that I lay the seeds to move towards my goals, objectives and move past distractions and obstructions on the path. “Samasthitih Everywhere”. My life has been blessed with a practice. And practice has been a home away from home everywhere, a gift I cherish and a door to my truth. May our ‘same stance’ be in truth, and may our truth be to what we will return to and guide us in our rightful path. “Samasthitih Everywhere - samasthitih; ekam; dve; trini; catvari; panca; shat; sapta; astau; nava; samasthitih.