Good morning y'all!

I love making meditations that help people connect with their hearts. I believe our hearts are a tremendous power source and also a gateway to ENDLESS creativity.

My intention with this 15-minute guided meditation is to help you activate your heart and set you up for deeper connection and more presence throughout your day and week.

Hope you enjoy the meditation.

BIG LOVE,

Darius 🙏🏽

PS: If you’re looking for a FREE collection of Guided Morning Meditations, I’ve got you covered → https://www.artistmorning.com/free-meditation-for-creativity / link in bio @dariusbashar

PPS: Come meditate with me live. We meet as a group on Zoom every Wednesday and Friday at 9am EST. Sign up here for free → Free Group Meditation / @artistmorning

#meditations #meditationpractice #meditationtime #meditationteacher #meditationclass #meditation🙏

If I was going to make you your own personal YouTube video, what topic would the video be about? 

Is there anything you always wanted to ask me? Or maybe something you’d love me to demonstrate or teach in a YouTube video?

The sky’s the limit. Nothing is off the table. You can ask me ANYTHING about any part of my life. 

DISCLAIMER: I might actually make a YouTube video about your question. If I do, I promise I’ll give you a fun shout-out. 😎

If you’d prefer asking the question privately, send me a DM. 

Let’s play! 

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Photo by: the amazing @MichChiu

#artistmorning #torontophotography #torontophotographers #createmore #artistsway #creativityeveryday

It’s okay to have lighter days. 

It’s okay to rest. 

It’s okay to ask for support. 

It’s okay to have a lot of feelings. 

It’s okay to be giddy AF. 

It’s okay to be scared. 

It’s okay to feel invincible. 

It’s okay to be exactly who you are. 

I love you… all the way. 

I got you always. 

You don’t need to do anything or create anything to be loved. 

You are always loved. 

You are always loved.

You are always loved. 

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Andy gets it.

Most people I know want to create and express themselves more.

And there are many ways to feel more self-expressed and seen in the world. There are tons of books, courses, coaches, and YouTube videos that will give you tools to feel better about expressing yourself.

I think feeling excited and hopeful about self-expression is a great first step; it can build momentum and remind us that PLAY is so important to self-expression. 

While play and fun are crucial for the foundation, neither builds perseverance—which you will need, because eventually you will run into emotionally challenging situations.

So there is a really important next step:

DO THINGS THAT SUCK. 

There are countless everyday things that suck. And each is an opportunity to build your perseverance muscle.

So a smart approach is starting with simple sucky tasks and then building up to more challenging ones. You want to slowly expose yourself to more and more challenging situations and build a deep library of memories of you making it to the end. 

Normally, the end is a few steps past where you thought you’d be able to take it. For example: one thing that sucks is a cold shower. The end would be 10 seconds past where you thought was possible. If you thought you could do 60 seconds, try 70 seconds.

Remember that the most important thing is to get to completion and persevere. 

And lastly, make sure to celebrate each completion. Full-body celebrations. Dance, jump up and down, move your body. Get big, get loud, and let your whole system know you are a badass creator who was born for this!

#artistmorning #behindthephoto #torontophotography #torontophotographers #createmore #artistsway #creativityeveryday

Happy Monday y’all! ☀️

If you’re looking to feel more connected to your body and access more gratitude in your heart, this simple guided meditation is a powerful way to start your day.

This 15-minute meditation will help you feel more grounded and clear about your day. It can also help you access more joy.

If you’re looking for a deeper dive, this meditation also pairs well with some post-meditation journaling. Throw an extra 10 to 15 minutes on your timer after you finish the meditation and see what comes up through pen and paper.

Hope you enjoy it.

BIG LOVE,

D

PS: If you’re looking for a FREE collection of Guided Morning Meditations, I’ve got you covered → https://www.artistmorning.com/free-meditation-for-creativity / link in bio @dariusbashar

PPS: Come meditate with me live. We meet as a group on Zoom every Wednesday and Friday at 9am EST. Sign up here for free → Free Group Meditation / @artistmorning

“Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can. The revelation, if it comes at all, will come in a small fraction of a second with an unconscious gesture, a gleam of the eye, a brief lifting of the mask that all humans wear to conceal their innermost selves from the world.”

- Iconic Armenian/Canadian Photography Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002)

Photo credit to the amazingly talented @Michchiu

I wrote the following on November 4th, 2016. That’s exactly 12 days before my first black and white portrait session. You can see exactly when my obsession with black and white portraiture began.

Even then, it was about more than just photos...

I was about to attend a masterclass in humanity. Each person I photographed would teach me something deep and profound about my own existence and help me slowly come out of hiding.

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November 4th, 2016

Black and white has been calling to me lately. Not sure what it is or why but I've been so fascinated by this aesthetic. I feel as if there is something important for me to learn — about my work or maybe about myself. 

Something interesting happens when you remove things from the frame.

I am curious to see how far I can take this minimalistic approach. What will be left once I remove colour, background, texture, clothing, etc?

Model: @Jhar.Munch

This 15-minute guided morning meditation will help you start your day feeling grounded and calm. Sit back and enjoy as Darius guides you through a deeply relaxing meditation journey.

BIG LOVE,

Darius 🙏🏽

PS: If you’re looking for a FREE collection of Guided Morning Meditations, I’ve got you covered → https://www.artistmorning.com/free-meditation-for-creativity / link in bio @dariusbashar

PPS: Come meditate with me live. We meet as a group on Zoom every Wednesday and Friday at 9am EST. Sign up here for free → Free Group Meditation / @artistmorning

“My photoshoot with Darius was totally different. Not only did he produce the best pictures I have ever taken, but the experience was amazing.”

- NICHOLAS KUSMICH
COACH, AUTHOR, SPEAKER

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PS: If you don’t know Nicholas, he’s one of THE TOP facebook marketers on the planet. He’s the dude behind some of the highest ROI-producing campaigns EVER. If you are looking to scale your biz, I’d check him out: www.nicholaskusmich.com / @nicholaskusmich

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