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Cobra Pose
How, you may ask, do I dream up some of these posts? Well, this one I literally dreamt—as in, while I was asleep.
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In my dream, I saw posters on the wall of a building that were blowups of vintage yoga postage stamps from the 1960s or 70s. When I googled “yoga stamps” the next day, I learned that it’s not exactly a popular philatelic subject. There are stamps featuring Swamis and Maharishis, but on the subject of yoga itself, I found only this series issued in India in 1991. The stamps depict four asanas (poses) rendered in a straightforward, almost clinical style. They are nothing like the stamps of my dreams, but, quietly lovely in their own right. I think they’d be cool as posters!
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Bow Pose
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Camel Pose
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Extended Triangle Pose
Hahaa, great find, these are really cooooool
ReplyDeleteI would say your head is mental but yoga stamps really aren't as weird as some of the stuff I dream of
THAT REALLY WASN'T MEANT TO LOOK SO PERVY
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