Yourtrueself Project

Yourtrueself Project Explore a deeper connection with your{ }self though an in-person or virtual, facilitated photo exper

“I started dancing when I was three years old and I did my first solo performance on stage at four years old. And we wer...
07/11/2021

“I started dancing when I was three years old and I did my first solo performance on stage at four years old. And we were always told, you know, put on lots of jazzy makeup, make yourself look pretty. You know, we had these pink pretty princess dresses, and you had to always look sparkly and amazing, and they would take photos of you and videos.

I think I became scared of looking bad in photos because they would get shared to the website.

I was scared of taking photos, but I would never complain.

I'd never say no to a photo because I just grew up being used to it.”

{Bella}

“I remember this amazing scene where one of us was telling a story and and her fingers were digging gently in the ground...
07/11/2021

“I remember this amazing scene where one of us was telling a story and and her fingers were digging gently in the ground, like grating the earth, putting her fingers in the earth. And that was actually stuck as a photo in my head. And then you showed that photo just now.

And you had captured that moment that had been captured in my brain as well. It wasn't about a face at all. It was about the feeling in that gesture that was in my memory.”

{Sandra} quote
{Manon} photo

“Growing up, I used to be like, it's so unfair that I was born a girl or a woman. It’s not because I want to be a man, i...
07/11/2021

“Growing up, I used to be like, it's so unfair that I was born a girl or a woman. It’s not because I want to be a man, it is because the world is just not designed for me to just be me.”

{Nanz}

“That was my feeling as well—us being us. I actually didn't care about the lines this time, I had the sense of... ‘That'...
03/11/2021

“That was my feeling as well—us being us. I actually didn't care about the lines this time, I had the sense of...

‘That's who I am. Look at that, 50 years old, that's me!’

And I was happy with that. Actually. That was my feeling.

I was actually seeing my soul. I was not seeing my face. So it was really who I am, my essence. It was a different feeling for me, very different.

And I could see all of you, it's the uniqueness, the essence of each one.

So it didn't matter the lines or sometimes that it was funny faces of course, but it was much more of who we are, us being us.

That's exactly what I felt.”

{Sandra}
🌙

“Since the first picture, it looks like you captured the soul, the uniqueness, I think, of each one of us. I could reall...
03/11/2021

“Since the first picture, it looks like you captured the soul, the uniqueness, I think, of each one of us. I could really be transported to that moment and to remember vividly what they were saying and sharing, but also it's reallly like you're capturing our souls. That's the essence of each one of us.”

{Sandra}
thank you for your beautiful words 💕🌈🌱

“I like how safe I can speak in the circles like the one we're in. We can just be free and say whatever we want and not ...
01/11/2021

“I like how safe I can speak in the circles like the one we're in. We can just be free and say whatever we want and not be judged for what happens to us.”

{Manon}

“And that’s what I want to unpack a little bit, you know, why do we feel uncomfortable? What are we afraid that others w...
30/10/2021

“And that’s what I want to unpack a little bit, you know, why do we feel uncomfortable?

What are we afraid that others will see?

What is behind that theme?

Are we, am I taking it personally?

Am I afraid that they see who I really am with the tears or with frown on my face?

I think what I'm really afraid of is what they will think of me when they see a picture and what interpretation they will make of me, and then what judgment they will make with that. I think that's what I'm really afraid of is of the judgment.

And then another part of me is very liberated and says, ‘I don't care about the judgment. Really. I should just be me. I should just be my goddess. I should just be who I am with my frown and because I came to live a life and to live it, including the frowns and the tears and the smiles and the grumpy faces, and they're all part of my spectrum of life.’

And if they're being captured, I don't mind. So I, I'm very glad to hear how people actually do mind because, it's funny, in one way, I don't mind if they go all over the internet and then the other way I do mind that the camera, looks at me and captures me.

And I have basically this paradox inside of me that I mind it and I don't mind it. So I haven't actually really thought about that paradox inside of me. And I have certainly not made sense of it, but maybe I can just accepted that. I like it. Oh that I mind it and I don't mind it. Maybe both is really true for me.”

{Sandra}

“So I think I’m going to talk about the idea of having a body and how I’ve kind of always not wanted a body. I just want...
30/10/2021

“So I think I’m going to talk about the idea of having a body and how I’ve kind of always not wanted a body. I just wanted to be a mind. And I’ve always had thoughts like, ohh if I could upload myself into a computer, I totally would.

I don’t want this body.

And I’ve been thinking about that a little bit and I think it’s been, you know, growing up as an Indian woman, everybody in my family, all the women, they’ve experienced some sort of societal issues or ways of interacting with society that has just not been good for their bodies. Right? Everyone. All of them.

So I’ve always grown up with this fear—which I didn’t have inside me, but that society put on me.”

{Nanz}

“I’m used to having cameras in my face all the time. I just never accepted the fact that I might not be okay with it. I ...
30/10/2021

“I’m used to having cameras in my face all the time. I just never accepted the fact that I might not be okay with it. I just figured that that was life and that I had to be okay with it and that I was okay with it.

I’m still dancing because I have to finish my exams and that’s not really something I can change. And my parents always are putting photos of me up on Facebook and stuff, so I’m kind of used to it.

But I’ve never, until now, stopped to think, am I really ok with it?”

{Bella}

{Part 3 of 3}“And in the vast ocean, I call my soul, I discover drop by drop the essence of my being. I am the light, at...
24/08/2020

{Part 3 of 3}

“And in the vast ocean, I call my soul, I discover drop by drop the essence of my being. I am the light, at the same time as I am the darkness. I am learning to accept and love the polarity, the complexity, the divinity of being human. And to look at myself and others not through the eyes of fear, judgement, doubt or insecurity, but through the eyes of truth — love.

Thanks to this wonderful project, many souls have the possibility to start seeing all facets of themselves — their real beauty — raw and honest."

Words by
Photos by
Space holding with love by

{Part 2 of 3}"How do others see me? More importantly, how do I see myself?I am a being of different angles. I cannot put...
24/08/2020

{Part 2 of 3}

"How do others see me? More importantly, how do I see myself?

I am a being of different angles. I cannot put my essence into words.

All my life I tried to identify myself with adjectives, skills, a career, things I like and don’t like my family & friends, knowledge, opinions. My experiences make me who I am now, a soul in constant transformation.

In the past, I was running away from my true self. Covering it up with false makeup, wrong clothes, stolen stories and fake smiles. I travelled the world thinking I would find myself on the way. And yes I did discover hidden parts of me in the eyes of a stranger, the sight of an ancient temple, the taste of an exotic fruit or the sound of a million foreign tongues. But in the end, I was out of breath, without root or a place to call home — because I pretended to call the whole world that. But to be honest, I looked everywhere for me, but within myself. Destiny brought me to the country I am living in now, Colombia. Here I am discovering step by step what it means to be me. Disidentifying my whole being. Taking off the masks of my past. Because the only place I exist is now.”

{continued in next photo}

{Part 1 of 3}This is Laura. We recently did a virtual photo experience together a few weeks back and I asked her to shar...
24/08/2020

{Part 1 of 3}

This is Laura. We recently did a virtual photo experience together a few weeks back and I asked her to share her story with me. This woman has a way with words, as you are about to experience. And these are also her photographs, as our session together was done virtually, not to mention she is an incredible photographer. I am grateful to share her beauty, poetry, amazing artistic ability and essence with you all. Her story will be featured in the next two photos.

Address

Wellington
6023

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Yourtrueself Project posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Yourtrueself Project:

Shortcuts

Featured

Share

Category