If you H E A R a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint’, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. ~ Van Gogh 🎨 Midwest Yogis, two more days before we Paint by Yoga ! Merging my passions for both art and yoga, I created Painted Yoga®️ to inspire creativity and encourage others to express and rediscover themselves through art and mindful movements. One of a kind canvas paintings are created using the body and the practice of yoga as art media. The idea of combining yoga and painting first came one summer couple of years ago, while I was watching my boys paint on huge watercolor papers. I was recovering from an injury and couldn’t move my right leg as much. I would give the kids things to do that doesn’t require going somewhere to keep them busy. As toddlers then, they had fun stepping all over the painted papers - a pure expression of their creativity. The idea at first seemed absurd to many and it took perseverance and a strong belief in it to make it happen. One of my mentors @catherineaashton was among the first to support it. It was at the same time we were brainstorming about her bringing Yoga to Transform Trauma to the world. @younique_yoga_indiana embraced it and opened its doors to my first ever Painted Yoga Workshop. I’ll be forever grateful to them. Fast forward to now, I have led thousands of yogis (from 5 to 82 y.o.) in their creative expression and journey across the states. One question I often get is if I do paint when I teach. I always do! I dive right in alongside each person to show them that for the next two hours, it’s okay to be messy. It’s okay to fully let go, to enjoy the process, be messy and create a beautiful ‘mess-terpiece’. We use a patent-pending canvas specifically made for Painted Yoga practice to ensure safety while we move with wet paints. If you’re ready to silence the voices that say ‘you can’t or you shouldn’t’, then join us in the next #PaintedYoga this Saturday, NOV 10, 2-4pm in @vibeyogaroom , Tinley Park, IL. Create one of a kind art with your yoga poses . Event registration: http://vibeyogaroom.com/paint-by-yoga-yoga-painting-workshop-saturday-nov-4-2-4-pm.htm (at Vibe Yoga Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp7FZ6NHucc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yhhr8ji3mxcq
