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Toronto Portrait Photographer || HEARTshots || Black + White Photography

Memoirs and musings of Darius Bashar. Toronto portrait photographer and writer, in pursuit of all things real, raw and intimate. 

Inner Peace Guided Meditation (Wake-Up Feeling Whole)

Today is the last Monday of 2020, who else is excited?! ⁣

If you're looking for a little more calm and ease today, this meditation can help with that. ⁣⁣

This meditation is also great for helping you bring gratitude and compassion for younger versions of yourself. ⁣

BIG LOVE, ⁣⁣

D⁣⁣

PS: If you like this video and would like to see more like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel. There are 2 new guided meditations EVERY week. ⁣⁣

⁣⁣PPS: Come meditate with me LIVE!!! → https://www.artistmorning.com

Box Breathing Meditation (Fast Stress Relief)

This box breathing meditation is great for mornings where you feel your mind is overstimulated.

This simple and gentle guided meditation starts with a short breathing exercise (BOX BREATHING) that will allow you to bring compassion to your mind body and soul.

It pairs very well with 15 minutes of journaling, post-meditation.

PS: If you like this video and would like to see more like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel. There are 2 new guided meditations EVERY week.

PPS: Come meditate with me LIVE!!! → https://www.artistmorning.com

Meditation For The New Year (Guided Meditation For 2021)

It's the Winter Solstice. Also there are some BIG energetic things happening TODAY with the planets. Very very very rare time in history. ⁣

Today is the perfect day to let go of 2020 and begin to step POWERFULLY into 2021. ⁣

This is honestly one of my favourite meditations I have made in the past year. I highly recommend it to anyone that is ready to supercharge themselves on this rare and powerful energetic day. ⁣

Made with love, ⁣

D⁣

PS: If you like this video and would like to see more like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel. There are 2 new guided meditations EVERY week.⁣

Guided Meditation To Let Go of FEAR, GRIEF and SHAME (Guided Meditation)

I know many of us want to be finished with 2020. But sometimes if we have not given ourselves space to process fear or grief those emotions can get stuck inside of us. Sometimes they will stay there for a very long time and can impact our lives for years to come. ⁣⁣

This guided meditation will give you a little space to lovingly let go of any conscious or unconscious fears, grief or even shame from this past year. ⁣

It pairs really well with 10-15 minutes of private journaling (post-meditation). ⁣

Take her for a spin and let me know what you think. ⁣

Big love! ⁣⁣

D ⁣

PS: If you like this video and would like to see more like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel. There are 2 new guided meditations EVERY week. ⁣

PPS: Come meditate with me LIVE!!! → https://www.artistmorning.com

I Need Your Help… Got 83 Seconds?

Hey Facebook Fam! I need your help. 

Misha and I made this simple intro video to describe how Artist Morning works. 

It is exactly 83 seconds long. 

Do you think you could do me a solid and let me know what you think of the video? 

• Is there anything that is MISSING? 
• Do you walk away with questions or feeling confused?
• Also, if you have attended Artist Morning before… do you feel like this video is an accurate summary of what to expect? 

Any feedback would be appreciated. 

Big love, 

D

11 Rules for Art and Life

1. Take risks often. Push edges daily… even small ones.

2. Make mistakes. Get messy.

3. Create faster than your mind can think… not always, but definitely when you feel stuck. 

4. Accept full responsibility for your life. It’s the only way to access your full power.

5. Write love letters to yourself. 

6. Stay open, even if you’ve been hurt before.

7. Be kind and gentle. 

8. Be bold too…

9. But most of all, BE YOU. 

10. Make cool shit with cool people. 

And remember that those who love you will still love you… even if your posts get 0 likes. 

And don’t worry about those who don’t… they’re too busy worrying about themselves.

Because…

11. in the end, everyone gets a standing ovation. 

Everyone.

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1 FREE Photoshoot (Holiday Giveaway) 

2020 was in many ways the most challenging year of my life AND somehow also one of the best years of my life. 

The amount of growth, expansion, connection, friendship and gratitude that I felt this year was unparalleled. 

I have so much to be thankful for and I also have a deep desire to give back. 

As a token of my gratitude, I want to give away 1 FREE HEARTshot photography session. This is valued at $2497. 

There are no catches. You don’t need to buy anything or spend a single dollar. 

My intention is to pick one person in my community that is having a challenging 2020 and gift them this experience as a powerful way to launch into the new year. 

If you are interested visit the link below and throw your hat into the ring. What do you have to lose? 

The form takes 1 minute to fill out. 

On Thursday Dec 31st, I will do a LIVE on Facebook and pick one person from everyone who applied. 

The actual shoot will take place sometime in 2021 AND IT WILL BE EPIC. I promise. 😊

Thank you. 🙏🏽I love you and HAPPY holidays to you and yours.

D

Here’s the link —> www.dariusbashar.com/1-free-photoshoot

Newer Brilliance

It’s really cool working with world-class entrepreneurs, authors and thought leaders. They obviously have a lot of muscle memory when it comes to photoshoots. After many years of experience they know what it's like to authentically express themselves in the world.

I always learn a lot during those shoots. Not just about photography, but about life.

I also absolutely adore working with newer brilliance. Humans that are just getting started with their signature offering to the world.

These are very talented, kind and powerful people who have done a lot of awesome stuff already, but have recently decided to double down on their gifts. They are at a place where they are looking to express themselves and their businesses on a whole other level.

These photoshoots are very special to me because the shift at the end of a single session is ASTRONOMICAL. It’s like they got to taste the true power of their gifts and they walk out an entirely different person.

My HEARTshot session with Deirdre Abigail was just such an experience.

It was exhilarating for me to watch her grow through our session. By the end she was beaming with light and ready for 10 more photoshoots.

Thank you my friend for showing up like the powerhouse and rockstar you truly are.

Big love,

D

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PS: If you’re ready to make something beautiful together, send me a DM or comment below. I’d love to connect 🙂

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How To Navigate the Emotional Roller Coaster of Being an Artist

What's the highest emotional state an artist or creator can achieve? Is it the moment in which the project is finally complete? Or is it that point—somewhere in the middle—where the project is being birthed through them… that magical moment where the artist transcends themselves and is in total flow with the Universe?

This powerful question which was posed by Abraham Hicks rocked my world by reframing emotional intensity and creative doubt. More on this in the video below.

Big love!

D

PS: If you enjoyed this video and want to see more like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel. I share all sorts of FREE videos like this that will help you continue up-levelling your skills as a Creator. ⁣⁣ ⁣

PPS: Come meditate with me!!! → https://www.artistmorning.com