Model: Megan Windeler

Photography: Faern

Writing: Erica Rodefer

“I am kinda a no-frills yogi. I love the practice. I love the holding the basic shapes for a
long time, exploring the spaces until some deeper, more blingy variation grows.”

– Megan*

Yoga is deceptively simple. You unroll a mat and you stretch a little. What could be
simpler than that?! But once you get into the practice you can see there’s so much more
beneath the surface. The poses are just a very small part. The simplest of poses can be
extremely complex at the same time when you pay attention to the little nuances and the
energy that make it special.

Like Megan, many of us see ourselves as no-frills yogis—the human equivalent of the
simplest poses: Triangle, Warrior 2, Downward Dog. Through the practice of yoga, we
get to know ourselves better. We notice how just one little tweak—a stronger grounding
of the back foot or a more completely engaged thigh—can change everything. We feel
the subtle shifts of energy inside of us. Suddenly, we see how that basic pose is more
complex and amazing than we ever dreamed it could be. That’s how transformation
happens. In life, the yoga is in seeing that we are simple and complex at the same time—
that we are perfectly imperfect no matter how we present ourselves in this world.

*Read a complete interview with Megan here.

Erica Rodefer is a writer and yoga enthusiast in Charleston, SC. Visit her blog, Spoiledyogi.com, follow her on Twitter, or like her on Facebook.

Faern is a yoga practitioner and photographer in San Francisco. Visit her website,
follow her on Twitter, or like her on Facebook.

Would you like to take part in this project as a model? Please be in touch by emailing
this address sohum.selfexpression@gmail.com and we’ll send more information.
If you are not in the Bay Area or planning a visit, do not worry, there are travel
plans afoot, subscribe to the blogs http://www.faern-in-the-works.com and http://
spoiledyogi.blogspot.com to keep in touch and get updates on travel plans”

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