Memoirs and musings of Darius Bashar. Toronto portrait photographer and writer, in pursuit of all things real, raw and intimate.
Happy Monday Y'all!
I just listened to this Higher Self Meditation again myself this morning and it took me for such a powerful journey.
This short 15 minute guided meditation is a really loving way to start your day and your week.
It's from this past Friday's FREE group meditation.
This time last year, I was in Los Angeles setting up for a full week of magical photoshoots. Jenn came down with me and we had so much fun. We rented a few whimsical Airbnbs for the shoots.
One of the houses was in the Hollywood Hills; we could literally see the iconic Hollywood sign from the bathroom window. This particular house was where Charlie Chaplin would stay during his time in LA. And many years back, it belonged to a successful production designer—the guy who made Dorothy’s famous red shoes in The Wizard of Oz!
That magic most definitely extended into my time with Angela Lauria. I knew her from a previous photoshoot with Archangel a few months back. The day before our shoot I watched a really cool documentary film about her life. Needless to say, I knew she was an epic human being.
Angela’s success is not an accident; she has worked her ass off and blasted through so many limiting beliefs around self-worth and abundance. Her company, The Author Incubator, has helped over 1,000 people write over 1,500 books. Writing a book is on almost everyone’s bucket list, but most of us never get around to it. And these books have probably impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands.
I loved diving in with Angela and getting closer to her. I also love the photos we captured together. Thanks for being so awesome, Angela.
The best part is that we’ve got 5 more shoots booked together—once the US/Canada borders open up again. I can’t wait to see what we come up with next!
Big LOVE,
D
PS: If you’re ready to make something beautiful together this year, comment below or send me a DM. (I’d love to tell you about this month's HEARTshot photography promo.)
Sometimes before we have fun with creative expression, we need to carve out some stillness for us to experience what's going on in our inner world.
This is especially useful for creators, artists, and innovators who feel blocked.
Because ignoring anxiety or sadness within us is never a good long-term solution. We need space to catch up with our feelings.
This simple guided morning meditation will help you tap into your heart's truth, so that you can access and unleash your creative potential.
PS: If you enjoyed this video and want to see more like it, subscribe to the Artist Morning YouTube channel. I share 2 new guided meditations EVERY week. 🙏🏽
Soulwork is tough.
It requires you to shed your armour. You'll need to strip it all away.
Standing there alone, raw as fuck, you can feel energy everywhere. Every breeze sends chills up your naked body.
Soulwork is tough.
All the things that used to give you courage (booze, drugs, sex, Netflix, etc) no longer work.
The truth is, they never did. And you always knew that. The only difference now is that Soulwork lowers your tolerance for bullshit, especially self-made.
Soulwork is tough.
But don’t forget…
Soulwork makes you tough.
Photo by: Darius Bashar
Human by: instagram.com/iamdeedevan
For the past 3 years I’ve been waking up between 4 AM and 5 AM. In that same time, I’ve also been going to bed at around midnight if not later.
Yes, I realize that’s not much sleep. Yet somehow I have been really productive.
But after learning about the science of sleep, I finally decided that 4 to 5 hours of sleep is NOT a good long-term plan for me.
So for the past 3 months, I’ve been researching and experimenting ways to get my butt to sleep at a decent time. For the most part it’s been very successful. On average I am getting to bed at around 10 PM. This is huge for me.
Occasionally I still end up falling asleep at midnight, but I’m going for consistency—not perfection. And every week I am getting better at resting my mind, body and soul.
In this video I share some of my best tricks that have helped me get to bed at a decent time.
Do you guys have any good tips for getting to bed early? If so, DM me or leave a comment below. I’d love to hear them.
Big LOVE,
D
PS: If you enjoyed this video and want to see more like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel. There are 3 new videos every week.
“The Infinite” is more than a really big number scientists marvel about; it’s all things that could exist. It’s always and forever.
I don’t know about you, but this concept feels impossible for my human mind to comprehend. Yet many of us in the spiritual and creative communities refer to the The Infinite quite frequently…
The realm of absolute possibility and creation.
A place where all things that will one day be created already exist.
Infinite possibilities.
Infinite realities.
Infinite everything.
If you believe in The Infinite, you might be open to the belief that there are multiple versions of yourself out there, somewhere.
Which means that somewhere there is a version of you right now walking around embodying absolute confidence, clarity and conviction to their purpose.
What would happen if you took 2 minutes today, closed your eyes, and attempted to feel what that version of you is like?
What does their absolute confidence, clarity and conviction feel like in your body? Even if that version is 1 billion light years away, in a far off galaxy and you can only feel 0.0001% of them.
Try it out for 2 mins today if you’re curious. PLAY! Get silly. See what happens.
Remember, we are just messing around and having fun.
Dear Nikki,
It is so wonderful getting to know you. From when I first met you as the operations mastermind at Archangel, to working with you on our first HEARTshots photoshoot. Eventually I got to experience your magic firsthand as you guided me through a full-day coaching experience for my business. I’m still so grateful for HOW MUCH VALUE you squeezed into a single day.
But most of all, I’m enjoying our growing friendship. Your energy, your dedication, your wisdom and your hilarity are so wonderful to be around.
To me, you are 100% an artist. Yes, your art is different from mine; your magic is about understanding frameworks, logistics, operations and getting shit done right! But in a way your art is similar to mine, because we both love empowering epic humans to do and make cool shit.
Thank you for being awesome, for continuing to step into your light and your power, and for being such a stand up human.
I’m so excited to see where you go from here.
Big love,
D
PS: If you’re looking to up-level your business in 2021 and want to chat with a true magician of operations, check her out! → https://mcknightoc.com/about
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PPS: If you’re ready to make something beautiful together this year, send me a DM or comment below. I’d love to connect. More info on this month’s HEARTshot photography promo → https://www.dariusbashar.com/heartshots
Morning y'all,
I made this meditation because there's A LOT going on in the world this week.
My hope is that this might bring a little more peace, ease and comfort into your day.
Big LOVE,
D
PS: If you enjoyed this video and want 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
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” - Albert Camus
Photo by: Darius Bashar
Beautiful human by: Jordan Lindo
It’s been a while since sharing a video made me nervous. But I think it’s good to push my own edges and show you more of the real me. Some of you will vibe with my particular style of weird, and others might not. That’s okay.
In this video, I share 3 writing practices I use during my morning journaling (aka Morning Pages) that are very strange, but also SUPER POWERFUL.
Each has left a big impact on my life, my art, my business and MY SOUL.
Do you have any weird and powerful writing practices you’d be open to sharing? If so either DM me or jump in the comments below and share them.
Also, let me know which of the 3 practices I shared is most interesting to you.
Big love,
D
PS: If you enjoyed this video and want to see more like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel. There are 2 new videos EVERY week. Your support really does go a long way.
PPS: If you need a little accountability with your own journaling practice and want to hang out with kind, creative humans, come join us for a morning meditation and journaling Zoom session. It happens EVERY Wednesday and Friday at 9AM EST. Everyone is welcome and the cost is FREE.
Join here → www.ArtistMorning.com
