Teacher, designer, artist, and co-author of Art of Attention Erica Jago describes beauty as a curiosity.
« When you see a beautiful woman or a beautiful painting, there’s a moment of pause, » she said. « Things start to slow down and there’s a sense of expansion. You want to create intimacy with that thing. »
Jago describes her creative process as one whereby sexuality and spirituality weave together. This fusion enables the use of her body as a vessel to produce something original. In this speakeasy from Wanderlust O’ahu 2014, Jago dives deeply into a journey that resulted in the acceptance her worth and her ownership of the title, « Teacher, designer and artist. »
Watch the video to learn more about Erica and:
- the methods gifted teachers may use to see their yoga classes as blank canvases for beauty and expression
- how Katonah Yoga serves as a frame of reference for Jago in her physical and her design work, by dividing the body into three transformational « floors »
- how Jago designs her yoga classes in a way that infuses her themes into her students on a cellular level
- the design decisions in Art of Attention and how they were meant to inspire growth in each reader
As Julia Cameron says, « Sight leads to insight, » and Erica’s Speakeasy sheds light on how the design of her artwork and yoga classes are meant to help visualize the unseen.
photo by Michael Chichi