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Urban Embodiment
Yoga as psychological architecture
Psycho Cities: Moscow, Russia
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 Moscow photos below, see smaller images , or see photos or see photos of London and Paris.

No
Red Square, Saint Basil's Cathedral

Transcendence
White Square Office Center

Taking up space
Mayakovskaya metro station

Privacy
Nikolskaya street

Authority
State Duma (Council of the Federation)

Warrior
White Square Office Center

Warrior
Unknown soldiers grave, Alexandrov's Gardens

Warrior
Supported
Ploschad` Revolutcii metro station




Yes
Red Square, Saint Basil's Cathedral

No
Red Square, Saint Basil's Cathedral

Taking a stand
Metro Tatrainaya

Corpse
Lenin`s Mavzoleum. Red Square

Earth
Belorusskaya, Metro station,

Vulnerability
Belorusskaya, Metro station,

Rest
Nikolskaya street

Enthusiasm
Nikolskaya street

Taking up space
Bolshoy Theatre
Bolshoy Theatre
Taking up space

Letting go
Saint Basil's Cathedral

Prayer
Shopping mall - Okhotniy Ryad
With thanks to Antonya Osipova, Ekaterina Zhivlyuk and photographer Aleksandr Shmanay.
Embodied Yoga Principles project
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