My original concept for Big Sky Yoga Retreats became our tagline: Yoga and Outdoor Fitness in Montana Big Sky Country. However, an exception to this rule is our new Fall 2012 retreat, Yogatography, where we'll blend yoga and - you guessed it - photography. This retreat was born from the outstanding collaboration between myself and the man who always makes me look good, Larry Stanley. Besides being a fantastic photog, Larry has a tremendous gift with people and bringing out their best side. He says: If you are like me, you are never satisfied with your current level of seeing and photographing. We can always learn and in order to grow, we need to pursue creative thought, train our bodies and our minds to stay in shape. The photo side of this retreat will explore and revisit sound basics in camera technique and lighting, as well as teach methods for exercising your creative nature. Join us for a merged exploration of yoga and photography. Yogatography!
I'm excited to extend our offering in a creative direction. Because my motto that yoga helps you do anything better extends beyond the physical. What a treat it will be to explore how our yoga practice enhances our creative vision. One of the exercises on this retreat will be to take photos of each other doing yoga - could there be a better souvenir for a yoga and photography retreat?
Mention you saw it on the CY blog and get 10% off if you reserve by April 15.
Hope you'll join us in October! Namaste.
1:14Why do we sketch and scribble rather than write notes. Lines, light and shadow are from the creative side of the brain, the spontaneous visual and intuitive. Words, numbers, logic, typing on your computer or your phone…. all these are activities of the analytical side of the brain.
ReplyDeleteSo what does that tell us?
Our modern trend toward ipads, ipods, laptops is great for one side of us…. but how do we exercise the creative source within us?
What good is a bunch of technology if you don’t apply it with creativity?
My answer is: not only is it a source of useless diversion, it is counter creative. Unless… , you infuse technology with something that we have innately.
“Create like your life depends upon it, because IT DOES!” Larry Stanley
bring your camera, laptop, phone or whatever, and I will provide the paper, the pencil and inspiration to see more and become a more creative person.
Yoga and photography make a perfect combination because it's just like painting on a canvass with the graceful and slim model as the subject. Yoga is practically a living artwork, and seen from the lens of a camera, it truly becomes a masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteReginald Daugherty