Chelsey Crafts: YOGI

YOGI tank tee - https://www.etsy.com/shop/chelseycrafts

YOGI | A practitioner of yoga

The definition of a Yogi is someone who practices yoga, though being a Yogi means so much more than just practicing poses.

Whether you practice Hatha, Vinyasa, Iyengar, Bikram or even beach or bedroom yoga, being a yogi means increasing your fitness, mindfulness, compassion and self awareness. It is self realisation, a journey through the mind, body and soul, a way of life.

View from The Oaks Aurora, Brisbane

"Bikram Yoga is the first time you start loving yourself, because it is the first time you start seeing yourself" - Rajashree Choudhury

If you follow my Instagram account you might have seen that I dreamt that I made these YOGI t-shirts so I woke up and made them.

Sometime last year I travelled to Brisbane for work. I stayed in the city, not far from work, at The Oaks Aurora. The city apartment's floor to ceiling windows gave the feeling of falling asleep amongst the stars and how could you not dream vividly when you're sleeping amongst the stars?

One of the dreams featured making these YOGI t-shirts. I was wide awake at 4.30 in the morning then and I had to make these t-shirts. There was no way I was getting back to sleep so I spent the next few hours researching t-shirts and printing companies.

YOGI tank tee - https://www.etsy.com/shop/chelseycrafts

The t-shirts are Barnard Tees from AS Colour and are made of 150 GSM 100% cotton. They're breathable, light and they dry ridiculously quickly(the Bikram studio made a good test environment for that).