Jasper Johal

Revolved Chair pose (Parivrtta Utkatasana)

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” – Rumi

Mermaid pose

Before death takes away what you are given
give away what there is to give
Raise your words, not voice
It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder

– Rumi

P...

Sea of Love

Thou wast that all to me love
For which my soul did pine
A green isle in the sea love
A fountain and a shrine
All wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers
And all the flowers were mine...

Love arrives

Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.

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Vitiglio

PHOTO: Vitiglio is an auto immune condition that causes depigmentation of the skin. It can be the cause of much anxiety and depression in those suffering from it. In an effort to educate the genera...

Mingle

THE fountains mingle with the river
And the rivers with the ocean
The winds of heaven mix for ever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single
All things by a law divine
...

Wild Rose-briar

Love is like the wild rose-briar,
Friendship like the holly-tree—
The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms
But which will bloom most constantly?

– Emily Bronte

Phantom of Delight

She was a Phantom of delight
When first she gleamed upon my sight;
A lovely apparition, sent
To be a moment's torment

– from a poem by William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

I would be true

I would be true, for there are those who trust me;
I would be pure, for there are those who care;
I would be strong, for there is much to suffer;
I would be brave, for there is much to dar...

Like a little prayer

Life is a mystery
Everyone must stand alone
I hear you call my name
And it feels like home
When you call my name it's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you ther...

Join the dance

“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”

― Alan W. Watts (1915-1973)

Skin

As if you were on fire from within,

the moon lives in the lining of your skin

–– Pablo Neruda

Come, my love

Come when the nights are bright with stars

Or come when the moon is mellow;

Come when the sun his golden bars

Drops on the hay-field yellow.

Come in the twilight soft and gr...

Serenity

“Be willing to trade expectations for acceptance. That is the path to serenity.” – Buddha

A Play of Passion

What is our life? A play of passion;

Our mirth the music of division;

Our mothers’ wombs the tiring-houses be,

Where we are dressed for this short comedy.

Heaven the judic...

Wings to your feet

I remember I never could catch you,

For no one could match you,

You had wonderful, luminous, fleet,

Little wings to your feet.

You were always afraid of a shower,

Just...

Upside down eagle pose

Your task is not to seek love
but to seek all the barriers within yourself
that you have built against it

– Rumi

Affection's tale upon the cheek

There is a face whose blushes tell
Affection's tale upon the cheek,
But pallid at our fond farewell,
Proclaims more love than words can speak.

There is a bosom all my own,
Has pil...

Forward bend

From the wreck of the past, which hath perish’d,
Thus much I at least may recall,
It hath taught me that what I most cherish’d
Deserved to be dearest of all:

In the desert a ...

Lounging

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;

One shade the more, one ray the le...

Ink Mistress

For some artists, their own skin is the canvas for their art. Dorian has one of the most unique collections of ink all over her body. It serves to accentuate the perfection of her torso and limbs. ...

Freeform dancing

Betcee was always such a delight to hang out with! She would drop by my studio from time to time and her radiant spirit just lit up the place. My camera loved her too; I couldn’t take a bad pictu...

Walking on air

My Venice Beach studio had a high enough ceiling to hang a trapeze in there. Add some cool lighting, a skilled aerialist and viola! we were all set to create cool images.

Lazy afternoon

Sometimes doing nothing is the best thing to do. Liz reclining in her backyard pool’s shallow end.

Sweet serenity

Serenity and happiness
flow from a heart full of compassion
As sweet sap flows from a maple tree

– Pardesi Pyara

PHOTO: I am sometimes struck by how...

Living Yoga

And
For no reason
A thousand birds
Choose my head for a conference table,
Start passing their
Cups of wine
And their wild songbooks all around.

– from the poetry of Ha...