The elegant tension of vulnerable yet empowered nudity, in snow: Nude Yoga Girl.
Why snow? Connecting with Nature, directly, can take all of us beyond our sense of self, to a greater and more immediate connect with this precious, powerful present moment. (Brrr!).
Sensuality, nudity, sexuality—it’s all a confusing mix. But, too, when our intent is simple, it’s simple stuff: it’s simply elegant. ~ Waylon H. Lewis, Editor-in-Chief.
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10 facts: Arctic nude yoga photos. ~ Nude Yoga Girl
1. I was surprised that even if the temperature was -10 ° (and it was windy) the air on my skin still felt okay. The snow was more problematic—it was freezing!
2. I was actually more comfortable with the arctic photos than our previous underwater photoshoot, which took place in a pool that wasn’t heated. It’s another type of feeling getting into cold water.
3. Actually taking arctic nude yoga photos was fun. I’m not a very ”extreme person”—so this was the most extreme thing I’ve done in a while. This was a great adrenaline activity too. I felt alive!
4. There was a warm place nearby so it was outside, and inside, and repeat. Usually enough time to capture a few different poses.
5. I slipped once and totally fell on my back…but I wasn’t hurt that bad, and I didn’t want to turn back inside even if I was covered in snow. I had walked nude 40 meters already.
6. Beforehand I was nervous, but the first step out of your comfort zone is the hardest one…this was a good exercise to push my own limits! Besides that positive effect, now I know an easy way to empty my mind. Not much room for thinking when you are nude in the snow.
7. During the poses, I’m always calm. But there comes a point when I sort of realize how freezing it really is…then I’m running inside!
8. I’m used to snow. In particularly I have many memories from my childhood. Snowboarding is my favorite winter sport!
9. To take pictures in the snow is a more ecological location for me—the photos are taken in my home country.
10. I like arctic photos artwise…it’s something different, a new challenge for me. So I will continue and can’t wait to create more.
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11 photos or videos of nudity, in snow. PS: inspired by an image? You can fan Nude Yoga Girl on Instagram here, and if so inspired purchase a print.
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“How does this photo make you feel? I felt like time stood so still… I just felt my body, my mind was surprisingly calm. Like it became empty, no thoughts.”
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“Temperature -10°C / 14 ℉. I grew up with a lot of snow around me every year. But I never had done nude yoga in the snow before! Was it cold? Of course. But I felt like I want to try and I noticed it’s totally within my limits. I wanted to create something new for you to see and also show that our body and mind are stronger than we think!”
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“-10°C / 14 ℉. First arctic heart.”
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“I wish I could meet Winha (my reindeer friend) again next year!”
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