Australian Yoga Journal - April 2018

“I think our nude yoga

photos support my message:

‘You are beautiful exactly

the way you are’.”

started at all, I just brought together

all of my passions: yoga, photography

and writing (and later travelling too).

When I started, I tried this style of

photography and I realised I was able

to transmit nudity in a non-sexual way.

For me the photos are more artistic

and minimalistic. It’s also much more

challenging to create photos without

clothes and I like challenges. I think our

nude yoga photos support my message

“You are beautiful exactly the way you

are” as well.

Why is anonymity so important

to you?

When I started the account I was very

nervous about what people would

think of my photos and if they would

understand my art in the right way. I’m

so thankful that they did and afterwards

I also thought that anonymity is nice

from an artistic point of view, too. But

the most important thing is that it’s not

about who but it’s about what the

account stands for and its message.

What do you say to your critics

who think you are a representing

the unattainable body image–

the antithesis of traditional yoga

practice?

I have my own yoga journey.

I attempt to inspire people to try yoga

and encourage them to be who they

really are; to love themselves fully. I had

so many insecurities at a younger age

when I did modelling and I struggled

because it was all about how you look

on the outside. I started to see more and

more faults in my body all the time.

Yoga helped me to accept my body fully.

Yoga is all about how you feel on the

inside and not about how you look

on the outside. Everything starts from

our mind and how we see ourselves.

I want to say that you are enough,

unique and amazing.

Do you think yoga has lost its soul?

What’s your opinion on the topic?

I think yoga can be beneficial for

everyone. I’m so happy that it’s

getting more popular all the time.

What’s next for NYG?

I have started to think about possibly

doing a yoga teacher training course.

One of my dreams is also to do a book

one day.^21

april 2018

yogajournal.com.au