Stoke Your Spirit: 26 Images to Inspire Authenticity
Embracing your individuality and truest identity frees the soul. Here, 26 beautiful examples of people doing just that from photographer Robert Sturman.
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Even when gift wrapping and pie bakingedge out asana and meditation on your to-do list, there is still always an opportunity to connect with your truest Self. Follow us all month on Facebook and Instagram for spiritual inspiration and share how you #stokeyourspirit.
On the spiritual path, we seek satya, or truthfulness, which comes with a fierce commitment to authenticity. By recognizing and staying true to your Self—no matter the people, place, or circumstance—you embrace your individuality and identity. You free your soul. Go ahead try it: You be you. Here are 26 beautiful examples of people doing just that from photographer Robert Sturman.
Yelitza Staley
San Francisco
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Uqualla of Havasupai Tribe
Sedona, AZ
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Christen Press, United States World Cup Soccer Champion
Palos Verdes, CA
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Katharine Cassandra, United States Air Force Staff Sergeant
Saint Petersburg, FL
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Beth Hedlund, U.S. Airways Flight Attendant
At approximately 30,000 feet
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Staff Sergeant Dan Nevins, U.S. Army Operation Iraqi Freedom II Veteran turned Yoga Teacher
Coronado, CA
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Rosalind Southward
Matador Beach, CA
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Rina Jakubowicz
Havana, Cuba
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Richard Pietromonaco
New York City
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Milo, an Officer of the Peace
Santa Monica, CA
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Marilyn Isaac
San Francisco
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Liz Arch
Times Square
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Lisette John
Chicago
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Laura Kasperzak, co-founder of Two Fit Moms
New York City
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Laura Kasperzak, co-founder of Two Fit Moms
New York City
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Laura Kasperzak, co-founder of Two Fit Moms
New York City
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Laura Eakin
Central Park, New York City
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Kelly Kamm and Missy Murrell
Grand Central Station, New York City
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Jerome Schlafer
Charlotte, NC
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Jeffrey Posner
New York City
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Izabel Olson
The Chicago Skydeck
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Holly Skodis
New York City
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Eduardo Pimentel, the “Godfather of the Cuban yoga community’
Havana, Cuba
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Bernardo Isacovici and his children, Sofia and Ethan
Chicago
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Amy Leonard
Asbury Park, NJ
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Aimee Tanon
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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ABOUT ROBERT STURMAN
A dedicated yoga practitioner, photographer Robert Sturman has increasingly focused on capturing the timeless grace and embodied mindfulness of asana in his work. See more on:
www.RobertSturmanStudio.com
Twitter: @robertsturman
Instagram: @robertsturman
Facebook: @Artist.Photografia
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