The Feather Junkie: Crystal Yoga Visions

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The idea for this project came to me in a dream. I woke up the next morning and contacted Missy of Sparkle ૐm Yoga and Forrest of Healing Vortex Crystal Wraps and the magic started to fall into place.

I've known of these cosmic lovers from seeing them running in the same music scenes and believe it or not Missy was one of the very first feather junkies to get hair feathers from us at our first set up in Dallas....small world eh..?? One day Missy posted a IG photo of her doing some crazy yoga move with a crystal grid around her with one of her notorious inspirational sayings. Right then. Boom. Inspired! Incorporating crystals and yoga. Ingenious.

Many have asked about my yoga journey so now is the perfect time to tell my story. I could go on and on for hours but Ill try and make it short and sweet. For those of you looking into yoga, I didn't go to my first class and automatically feel rejuvenated or moved. I attended my first class by accident and during the whole thing could not stop thinking what the * ..... my leg doesn't bend that way. I left and never went back.... months later I was hit with what is currently one of the hardest times of my life... something that I am still dealing with to this day... Because of the stress the situation caused I was recommended to get more exercise to help naturally ease the mind and body....based on the amount of stress I was incurring they said I should be working out an hour if not more everyday day instead of the just 3-4xs a week. I tried to go to the gym an hour everyday but honestly that put more stress on me if thats even possible.... and plus im more an outdoors person anyways or like to find my workouts hiking or doing something other than being a robot....then I thought back to the yoga class I went to and remembered the next morning I woke up feeling like I had a Gillian Micheals workout.... i was barefoot annddd there was no treadmill. Best workout eva. Done. And haven't looked back since.

Yoga is something that has opened me not only physically but mentally, spiritually and emotionally. I started yoga to help calm the stress but now I keep doing it for the peace and serenity it gives my mind, body and soul.... my body craves it. its crazy how moments of silence and meditation can speak to you and open up the doorway... It has helped my life fall into place and has mellowed me out in so many positive ways. I think is has to do with that within the hour you learn to listen to your body in the posses and your soul in the silence and appreciate your mind. In that reflection you see things differently....you see the light...not just in you but in others.

Many of you know the story and connection we have with feathers...if you missed that post you can read it here...but in the dream the silence opened and the spiritual connections between yoga, feathers and crystals were all interconnected into one being to create one light. When I woke I felt I had to share what I had experienced the best way I knew how. After taking with Missy and Forrest about my idea and her telling me about her future goals of wanting to incorporate crystals with yoga practice and me seeing first hand the delicate wire wrapping details Forrest uses to create the amazing crystal pieces he does... the feeling came over me of your at the right place at the right time. There was no better team to help bring this project to life. When we arrived, Forrest held out his hand and told Brittnee and I to pick a quartz. Really I can have it... he replied yeah we do it all the time...we even sometimes leave crystals around trees in town and hope people find them. Through their hazy eyes their souls smiled at me. There needs to be more people like Forrest and Missy in the world. Beautiful souls doing beautiful things.

The light in me acknowledges the light in you. Nameste.

Missy currently conducts private/small group + crystal yoga sessions. To find out more info and to read her journey check out her website. Ps- her home studio is located in Austin, TX and is pretty bad ass + Follow her IG @sparkleomyoga for inspirational posts. Each crystal piece Forrest creates is one of a kind. Follow him on IG @forrest44 + FB as he posts photos of available pieces regularly. Contact him directly for custom requests.

Blessings to all // especially to those who are lucky enough to find one of their crystals around town or even the lucky one who found the one we left somewhere at one of the shoot locations ;)

Creds:

Photography/Direction: Ashley Featherston

Videographer/Assistant: Brittnee Lingo

Model: Missy Shaw // Sparkle ૐm Yoga

Crystal Jewelry/Grids/ + other pieces: Forrest Lee // Healing Vortex Crystal Wraps

photo of Forrest + Missy via Matty Vee