Photos: ‘Yoga and the City’ on Instagram shows how important it is to slow down every once in a while

People doing yoga and looking as calm as one can be will make you realize how there is a lot more to life than being at the top of the ladder.

By: Priyal Ray |
April 4, 2017 11:34 am

Most of our lives these days end on the same superfast note they start on. From waking up in the morning to making it to bed at night, we are all a part of the race to make it to the top of whichever mountain it is we have chosen to ace. Living standards have gone up and everyone’s got loads of money these days, ever wondered what we might have lost in the midst of all this though?

Peace of mind, harmony and happiness. Those are the things we’ve sacrificed at the altar of success and have in turn lost the ability to connect to ourselves. There are some who still do try to keep all this in place in the middle of all the hustle though. Ongoing photo project ‘Yoga and the City’ is a tribute to exactly this bunch of people struggling to stay sane and in harmony with their inner selves. After all, Kung-Fu Panda too banked on inner peace, remember?

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The series captures people trying to maintain harmony through the philosophy of yoga and each of the photos will have you gripped. In times of rat races, those trying to bring out their spiritual side deserve accolades. Here’s presenting to you a few photos from the series on ‘Yoga and the City‘.

_Put you heart, mind, intellect and soul even into your smallest acts. This is the secret of success_ #yogaandthecity__ . Photographer @alexeywind Models @acrowithjon @kaijafaerie . . . . . . . . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #meditation #____ #yogainspiration #yogagirl #asana #yogapants #yogi #yogalife #yogapose #yogalove #healthybody #yogaeveryday #yogagram #namaste #om #zen #flexibility #instayoga #yogajourney #fitfam #health #spirituality #acroyoga #healthylife #fitnesslifestyle #yogadaily #inspire

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_The meaning of our self is not to be found in its separateness from God and others, but in the ceaseless realization of yoga, of union_ #yogaandthecity__ . Photographer @alexeywind Model @yancyscotschwartz . . . . . . . . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #meditation #____ #yogainspiration #yogagirl #asana #yogapants #yogi #yogalife #yogapose #yogalove #healthybody #yogaeveryday #yogagram #namaste #om #zen #flexibility #instayoga #yogajourney #fitfam #health #spirituality #acroyoga #healthylife #fitnesslifestyle #yogadaily #inspire

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_The attitude of gratitude is the highest yoga_ #yogaandthecity__ . Photographer @alexeywind Model @supersonicnava . . . . . . . . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #meditation #____ #yogainspiration #yogagirl #asana #yogapants #yogi #yogalife #yogapose #yogalove #healthybody #yogaeveryday #yogagram #namaste #om #zen #flexibility #instayoga #yogajourney #fitfam #health #spirituality #acroyoga #healthylife #fitnesslifestyle #yogadaily #inspire

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_Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured_ #yogaandthecity__ . Photographer @alexeywind Model @zullmacan . . . . . . . . . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #meditation #____ #yogainspiration #yogagirl #asana #yogapants #yogi #yogalife #yogapose #yogalove #healthybody #yogaeveryday #yogagram #namaste #om #zen #flexibility #instayoga #yogajourney #fitfam #health #spirituality #acroyoga #healthylife #fitnesslifestyle #yogadaily #moscow

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_In the practice of Yoga one can emphasize the body, the mind or the self and hence the effort can never be fruitless_ #yogaandthecity__ . Photographer @alexeywind Models @yancyscotschwartz @daniilindz . . . . . . . . . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #meditation #____ #yogainspiration #yogagirl #asana #yogapants #yogi #yogalife #yogapose #yogalove #healthybody #yogaeveryday #yogagram #namaste #om #zen #flexibility #instayoga #yogajourney #fitfam #health #spirituality #acroyoga #healthylife #fitnesslifestyle #yogadaily #workout

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_Breathe through it, and release anything that does not serve you_ #yogaandthecity__ . Photographer @alexeywind Model @kimberly_yogini . . . . . . . . . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogin #meditation #____ #yogainspiration #yogagirl #asana #yogapants #yogi #yogalife #yogapose #yogalove #healthybody #yogaeveryday #yogagram #namaste #om #zen #flexibility #instayoga #yogajourney #fitfam #health #spirituality #acroyoga #healthylife #fitnesslifestyle #manhattan

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_There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path_ #yogaandthecity . Photographer @alexeywind Model @supersonicnava. . . . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogin #meditation #____ #yogainspiration #yogagirl #asana #yogapants #yogi #yogalife #yogapose #yogalove #igyogis #yogadaily #yogainspiration #yogaeveryday #yogagram #namaste #om #zen #flexibility #instayoga #yogajourney #yogafam #yogateacher #spirituality #nycart #__

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_Someday we will find what we are looking for. Or maybe we won’t. Maybe we will find something much greater than that_ #yogaandthecity__ . Photographer @alexeywind Model @kimberly_yogini . . . . #yogaeverywhere #yogachallenge #igyoga #yoganyc #vegan #yogafit #yogafun #yogaflow #yogapractice #ashtanga #vinyasa #crazysexyyoga #healthylifestyle #bendyyogis #yogaaddict #inspiredyogis #ashtangayoga #yogastrong #yogaart #yogalovers #yogapractice #yogaholic #wellness #igyogafamily #positivevibes #feeltheyogahigh #yogisofinstagram

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_Good things are coming to you. Just keep going_ #yogaandthecity__ . Photographer @alexeywind Model @mathieuboldronyoga . . . . #yogaeverywhere #yogachallenge #igyoga #yoganyc #coneyisland #vegan #yogafit #yogafun #yogaflow #yogapractice #ashtanga #vinyasa #crazysexyyoga #healthylifestyle #bendyyogis #yogaaddict #inspiredyogis #ashtangayoga #yogastrong #yogaart #yogalovers #yogamen #yogapractice #yogaholic #wellness #igyogafamily #positivevibes #feeltheyogahigh #newyork #yogisofinstagram

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_If you ever meet someone who makes your life flow easier and makes you laugh a lot keep them, that’s all you need_ #yogaandthecity__ Photographer @alexeywind Models @iffyroma @homelessyogi @sylvie.curci _ __ _

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_I have been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars. I started listening to the teaching of my Soul_ #yogaandthecity__ . Photographer @alexeywind Model @taytray15 . . . . . . . . . #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogin #meditation #____ #yogainspiration #yogagirl #asana #yogapants #yogi #yogalife #yogapose #yogalove #healthybody #yogaeveryday #yogagram #namaste #om #zen #flexibility #instayoga #yogajourney #fitfam #health #spirituality #acroyoga #healthylife #fitnesslifestyle #split

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_Don’t choose the one who is beautiful to the world. But rather, choose the one who makes your world beautiful._ #yogaandthecity__ Photographer @alexeywind Model @sunallure

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Inspiring enough to go big on inner peace, yet?