{"id":34400,"date":"2017-10-11T09:37:56","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T13:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=34400"},"modified":"2017-10-11T17:02:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T21:02:52","slug":"an-international-yoga-journey-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/pt-pt\/journal\/an-international-yoga-journey-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"An International Yoga Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>October 11 is International Day of the Girl. From\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dayofthegirl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day of the Girl.org<\/a>: <\/em>In 2011, as the result of youth advocacy around the world, the United Nations declared October 11 as the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/events\/girlchild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Day of the Girl Child<\/a>.\u00a0Its mission is\u00a0<strong>\u201cto help galvanize worldwide enthusiasm for goals to better girls\u2019 lives, providing an opportunity for them to show leadership and reach their full potential.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>It\u2019s a day when activist groups come together under the same goal to highlight, discuss, and take action to advance rights and opportunities for girls everywhere.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For me, a work of art that evokes the feeling that there is something right in this world, is a successful work of art.\u00a0And, when that occurs, I will sit back for a few minutes and appreciate it, and then begin pursuit of the next one. Here are 21 yoga images from around the world that inspire artistic wonder, but also commemorate the importance of equality for women and girls, everywhere. \u2013 Robert Sturman<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34401\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1_AYP_Mama_RS-768x553.jpg\" alt=\"1_AYP_Mama_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1_AYP_Mama_RS-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1_AYP_Mama_RS.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In any given moment, there is the presence of pain and joy. Here, a yoga class at Mama Fatuma Goodwill Children\u2019s Home in Nairobi, Kenya<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34402\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2_AYP_ArtClass_RS-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"2_AYP_ArtClass_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2_AYP_ArtClass_RS-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2_AYP_ArtClass_RS.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This woman&#8217;s drawing brought tears to my eyes.\u00a0There weren&#8217;t enough mats or space for all 70 of the HIV positive women prisoners to practice in the yoga class provided by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.africayogaproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Africa Yoga Project<\/a> in Nairobi, that day. So instead, paper and paints were distributed by an organization called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harambeearts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harambee Arts<\/a>, to the women who were not able to participate in the class.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34404\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/3_AYP_RS-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"3_AYP_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/3_AYP_RS-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/3_AYP_RS.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another children&#8217;s yoga class in Nairobi led by the Africa Yoga Project.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34405\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/4_Irene_AYP_RS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"4_Irene_AYP_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/4_Irene_AYP_RS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/4_Irene_AYP_RS-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/4_Irene_AYP_RS.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yoga in the village near Nairobi. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baptisteyoga.com\/blogs\/certified-teachers\/18723716-irene-auma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irene Auma<\/a> of the AYP in Dancer\u2019s Pose (Natarajasana).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34406\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5_Ninie_Malaysia_RS-768x730.jpg\" alt=\"5_Ninie_Malaysia_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5_Ninie_Malaysia_RS-768x730.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5_Ninie_Malaysia_RS-992x943.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5_Ninie_Malaysia_RS.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Kuala Lumpur, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ninie.yoga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ninie Ahmad<\/a>, a Malaysian yoga teacher, demonstrated Scale Pose (Tolasana.<br \/>\n&#8220;Malaysia banned yoga for Muslims, [who constitute] 60 percent of its population, in 2008. The ban [was] lifted shortly [after] but yoga studio operators are warned not to include chanting and meditation in its classes,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I am Malaysian and I am Muslim. And I do yoga. And I pray. I see God in all of his creation\u2014with my head covered or not, in my clothes revealing or not. My religion teaches love, respect and kindness hence yoga is in every religion, at least in mine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34407\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/6_Yulady_RS-768x560.jpg\" alt=\"6_Yulady_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/6_Yulady_RS-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/6_Yulady_RS.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cancer survivor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YuladySalutiYoga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yulady Saluti<\/a> is a true warrior. I have watched her go through chemo, raise six children, and cultivate a beautiful partnership with her husband, Gerald. In the 26 surgeries she\u2019s had over the years to treat breast cancer and a colon rectal condition, I\u2019ve watched her deal with physical pain that most of us cannot even comprehend. In Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II), this was one of the first images we ever created together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34419\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/7_ThreeGenerations_RS1-768x539.jpg\" alt=\"7_ThreeGenerations_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/7_ThreeGenerations_RS1-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/7_ThreeGenerations_RS1-992x696.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/7_ThreeGenerations_RS1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Three generations of yogis. In the middle, Briohny Kate-Smyth in a Handstand, pictured with her daughter, Taylor in Dancer\u2019s Pose and her mom, Pam in Peaceful Warrior (Viparita Virabhadrasana), somewhere off the coast of Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34420\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/8_Brihony_Thailand_RS-768x999.jpg\" alt=\"8_Brihony_Thailand_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/8_Brihony_Thailand_RS-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/8_Brihony_Thailand_RS-992x1291.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/8_Brihony_Thailand_RS.jpg 1574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Yoga-with-Briohny-196697957366\/timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Briohny Kate-Smyth<\/a> in a full expression of Dancer\u2019s Pose in Kho Samui, Thailand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34421\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9_SgtCassandra_RS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"9_SgtCassandra_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9_SgtCassandra_RS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9_SgtCassandra_RS-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9_SgtCassandra_RS.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A warrior of peace\u2014United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Cassandra\u2014photographed on the Gulf Coast of Florida in Peaceful Warrior pose.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34423\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10_AFP_Irene_RS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"10_AFP_Irene_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10_AFP_Irene_RS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10_AFP_Irene_RS-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10_AFP_Irene_RS.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Nairobi, Irene Auma in a Side Plank (Vasisthasana).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34424\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/11_GraceWheel_RS-768x500.jpg\" alt=\"11_GraceWheel_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/11_GraceWheel_RS-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/11_GraceWheel_RS-992x646.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/11_GraceWheel_RS.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eleven-year-old, Grace, in Upward Bow (Urdhva Dhanurasana) at Swamis Reef in Encinitas, Calif.<br \/>\nGrace and her yogi-mom Kira founded <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiragrace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KiraGrace clothing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34425\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12_MomDaughter_RS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"12_MomDaughter_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12_MomDaughter_RS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12_MomDaughter_RS-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12_MomDaughter_RS.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeashore home-schooling\u201d in the North Atlantic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mary.vernal.9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary Vernal<\/a> in a Dancer\u2019s Pose, supporting her daughter\u2019s handstand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34426\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/13_WheelPose_AYP_RS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"13_WheelPose_AYP_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/13_WheelPose_AYP_RS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/13_WheelPose_AYP_RS-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/13_WheelPose_AYP_RS.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Irene Auma in an Upward Bow variation in Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34427\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/14_AmyArmstrong_Venice_RS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"14_AmyArmstrong_Venice_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/14_AmyArmstrong_Venice_RS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/14_AmyArmstrong_Venice_RS.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amy.armstrong.1614?hc_location=ufi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amy Armstrong<\/a> in Upward Bow with her daughter, Sophie, in Bow Pose, on Venice Beach.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34428\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/15_JodyGreene-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"15_JodyGreene\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/15_JodyGreene-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/15_JodyGreene-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/15_JodyGreene.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The secret ingredient beyond all the technical things one can learn in a book, is that two people trust and like each other\u2014that is the nectar of collaborative creation and it is when the magic happens. Then there is the miracle of the photograph\u2014the connection is here to stay.<br \/>\nPictured on the San Francisco Bay in Lotus (Padmasana), Jody Greene.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34429\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/16_SophieSaratoga_RS-768x631.jpg\" alt=\"16_SophieSaratoga_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/16_SophieSaratoga_RS-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/16_SophieSaratoga_RS-992x815.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/16_SophieSaratoga_RS.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sophie Wolfer joyfully expressed Tree Pose (Vrksasana) in Saratoga Springs, NY.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34430\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/17_Isa_Manhattan_RS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"17_Isa_Manhattan_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/17_Isa_Manhattan_RS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/17_Isa_Manhattan_RS-992x662.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/17_Isa_Manhattan_RS.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Little Isa on her way to school in Manhattan, in a confident Tree Pose.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34431\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/18_Victoria_London_RS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"18_Victoria_London_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/18_Victoria_London_RS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/18_Victoria_London_RS-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/18_Victoria_London_RS.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iheartmyyogi.com\/yoga-teacher\/429837\/victoria-akerstrom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victoria Akerstrom<\/a> in an Upward Bow variation in London.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34433\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19_EricaGarcia-768x511.jpg\" alt=\"19_EricaGarcia\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19_EricaGarcia-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19_EricaGarcia.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ericagarciayoga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erica Garcia<\/a> with her daughter, Kara, side-by-side in Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) in New Smyrna Beach on the Central Florida Coast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34434\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20_TheTwins_RS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"20_TheTwins_RS\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20_TheTwins_RS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20_TheTwins_RS-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/20_TheTwins_RS.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nine-year-old twins, Jolie and Holly Bently in Saint Petersburg, FL.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34435\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/21_yogisOntheBeach-768x513.jpg\" alt=\"21_yogisOntheBeach\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/21_yogisOntheBeach-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/21_yogisOntheBeach-992x662.jpg 992w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/21_yogisOntheBeach.jpg 1213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Swamis Beach in Encinitas in Standing Backbends (Anahatasana), from left: <a href=\"http:\/\/amandamanfredi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amanda Manfredi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Lauren-Duke-Yoga-194061357297912\/timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lauren Duke<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kenna.crouch.9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenna Crouch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MichelleMayModeling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle May<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/summahhlovee\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer Athena Fah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This post was co-written by <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/journal\/author\/practicesectioneditor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrea Rice<\/a>, former Wanderlust Media senior writer<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos courtesy of <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/robertsturmanstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Robert Sturman Studio<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34440 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Robert_Sturman_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Robert_Sturman_headshot\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>A dedicated yoga practitioner himself, <a href=\"http:\/\/robertsturmanstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sturman<\/a>&#8216;s work has increasingly focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Artist.Photografia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">capturing<\/a> the timeless grace and embodied mindfulness of asana. His <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/robertsturman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">portraits<\/a>, whether set in the lively streets of Manhattan, the expansiveness of Malibu&#8217;s beaches and canyons, the timeless elegance of Walden&#8217;s New England, or the bleakness of San Quentin Prison, remind us that there is beauty everywhere. In Sturman&#8217;s own words &#8220;I often think of Rumi: &#8216;I can&#8217;t stop pointing to the beauty.&#8217; That feels right to me.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you&#8217;d like to explore how to make strong yoga photos, <a href=\"http:\/\/robertsturman.studiolivetv.com\/robertsturman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of International Day of the Girl, here&#8217;s how 21 yoginis around the world celebrate their bodies and 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