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.