Bodies of Creation: Initial Intentions | Thoughts in Transit (Bonus Episode)

Bonus drop. A major milestone.If you watched "Something's Changed" and / or saw any of the related IG or TikTok posts related to the “Becoming” showcase, you already saw some of what Bodies of Creation is. Those photos Yani shot for the showcase promotion are some of the work she is talking about in this episode.We recorded this conversation in the car because it’s our current favorite spot to share thoughts and updates. Yani laid out her initial intentions for Bodies of Creation. What it is. What she wants it to be.Why it pulls at her the way it does. And what she actually wants to build from here.Today she submits her two weeks notice at work so she can pour into her passion and focus on family businesses. Cooperative economics in action.Bodies of Creation is about honoring and celebrating the bodies that create life, and those who feel, as Yani does, that their body is art itself. It starts with photography. It starts with the aerial and movement arts community she has fallen deeply in love with over the last eight months. And it starts with a truth she kept coming back to in this conversation: the work that fills her cup most is helping people see themselves in a way they do not always get to.She talks about where the project came from, including Artists Touch, the series she and Shaah built years ago where they photographed and interviewed artists at no cost, traveling from NY to SC to FL to DC to make it happen. She talks about shooting the Flying Buddha “Spring Has Sprung Showcase” at On St. Elmo in Bethesda just for fun, and how much magic came out of it when there was no pressure. She talks about what she wants next: conversations with movement artists, behind the scenes with an instructor friend and herself as a student, Faith joining as co-host, and HFR’s Patreon as the home for all of it.Some of the work is already at houseoffluidreflections.com/bodies-of-creation. If you are a movement artist and want to collaborate, reach out. Tips are welcome and genuinely appreciated. She is taking a leap and believing in herself, and some reciprocal energy goes a long way right now.Come find out what Bodies of Creation is.Love.Bodies of Creation: houseoffluidreflections.com/bodies-of-creation Bodies of Creation on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2171748 Patreon: patreon.com/houseoffluidreflectionsThoughts in Transit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW5x4SwGtMZbjCF3axu1E2NyIQ9rVOs8KThoughts in Transit on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TSLB0M1bkITSbBQc7JeYU Thoughts in Transit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thoughts-in-transit/id1895013301Chapters0:00 - Intro0:22 - Falling back in love with photography1:31 - The shoots that started it: Elise, Miranda2:02 - How Artists Touch was born from this same impulse3:06 - What Bodies of Creation actually is3:45 - The plan: trusting the flow4:19 - Shout out to Faith, the co-host4:55 - Movement arts conversations, behind the scenes, instructor and student POV5:21 - Eight months of aerial and why it is the most committed she has ever been5:56 - Shaah: "this is your passion place"6:31 - Approaching photography without the pressure7:53 - What fills her cup: community and connection8:33 - The moment people see themselves differently in her photos9:21 - The self-love photo shoots thread9:59 - Exploring, experimenting, wherever the wind blows10:36 - The On St. Elmo showcase: proof of concept11:03 - Open call: movement artists, come collaborate11:14 - Tips are welcome, this costs something11:44 - What Artists Touch really cost (NY, SC, FL, MD/DC)12:41 - The vlog component: Patreon as the behind the scenes home13:17 - The dream: stepping back from social, connecting with humans