Urban Embodiment
Yoga as psychological architecture
Psycho Cities: London, UK
Embodied Yoga Principles project
The Psycho Cities project contrasts yoga poses of psychological significance, with the architecture of major cities. The aim of the project is to explore psychology, yoga and the urban environment. The images below were created in Moscow, Russia, each photograph has the name of the Embodied Yoga Principle posture featured on it.
Read the project introduction, see London photos below or see photos of Moscow and Paris.

Earth
Picadilly Circus Underground Station
Partner

Warrior
10 Downing Street, Horse Guards Parade

Taking up space
London Underground

Warrior
Collaboration
St. James' Park

Enthusiasm
Trafalgar Square

Entering
Trafalgar Square

Containment
Trafalgar Square

Privacy
Trafalgar Square

Taking up space
Trafalgar Square

Hope
St. James' Park

Corpse
Cenotaph

Warrior
Collaboration
The London Eye

Inspiration
The London Eye

With thanks to Anouska Anderson, Luise Demant, Lucy Sabin, Daria Walsh, and photographer Matt Shearing, and photograph editor Niels Janssen.