Posting to show signs of life!
I'm alive & well... just been in the baby bubble.
Loving, learning, resting when possible and just doing my best to support Em during this time.
It's wild, no words to describe the magnitude of emotions and what this experience is truly like.
Off to El Salvador for the weekend to teach and judge for my friends at @dancexpert.sv Looking forward to it!
As for my girls back home... I miss you already! Dad will be home real soon 💙
#Bagalove #dad #travel #dance
And life is just beginning...
Heart expanding. Grateful beyond measure.
No words can truly describe, just love.
So proud to witness @emcrouchie as a mama 🥹
Love our little family with all my being.
Do you meditate?
It's Monday so I figured I'd kick the week off speaking about meditation...
For anyone who has known me a long time they'd tell you that seeing me share about meditating is far from the crazy Baga they used to know. The same guy with the same heart but way less of the baggage. I've always been an over thinker, a perfectionist, a Virgo with what some may call OCD tendencies 🙄
But somehow someway meditation has found it's way into my life and for that I am grateful.
You know it's not a specific outcome more so the practice of taking time to sit with myself that has proved to be the most beneficial. As each day my meditation looks and feels different, but in the taking the time to check in with myself I find more clarity, patience, understanding and compassion.
How do we show up for anyone or anything else if we don't first show up for ourselves?
And there is no doing it wrong... just different paths toward the same destination. Awareness. Some days I pray or repeat mantras in my mind. Others I think about all I'm grateful for. Or even just allow every thought on my brain to rise up then pass away until I can sit in attention to my sensations.
I hope this post inspires you to take some time this morning to sit in meditation, with no expectations... focus on your breath and pay attention to how you feel, what comes up for you and the environment around you. And when your mind creeps in to say you're not doing it right or you start thiking about the past or stressing about the future just smile, take a breath and start again.
Drop a 🧘🏻♂️if you like this message!
@lykos.life@lykos.life@lykos.life
#Bagalove #lykos #thelykosway #meditation
Welcome to the world...
Indigo Ray Baga
Born April 23rd at 8:18pm here in our beautiful home.
It's hard to put into words how we feel, we are so grateful she chose us and cannot believe she is finally here.
Our lives have changed forever and for the better.
We love you sweet Indie 💙
Thank you so much to our badass birth team @laboroflovela@birthingrhythm@sarahlovesbirth
Some new shots x @justinmacala 🤌🏼
It's been a while since I've been in front of the camera for a proper photoshoot. I think it's important to capture our essence as we shift and grow through stages. I'm digging this stage I'm in now... more mature, with more responsibility and living more authenticity.
Shout out @outlawartistmanagement & my team @lovetalentagency for working hard for me. I have a good feeling about the future, let's keep pushing.
#Actor #model #artist #bagalove
Less thinking... more grooving...
Out of the head and into the body.
When we find a sweet spot, sit in that pocket,
let it feel good. There's no rush. Enjoy it.
On the dance floor & in life.
#bagalove #lykos #dance #movement #groove
Lykos in the motherland 🇬🇷
Our name Lykos is the Greek word for wolf. I chose this name, a greek word for a few reasons. First being that I am partially Greek. Being of Greek decent I've always been inspired by and felt connected to Ancient Greek History and Mythology. The rich teachings and philosophy from this time in humanity that is woven into the fabric of culture today.
With our materials being organic hemp & cotton we are using similar textiles to what were once used by our ancestors. Strong and durable, withstanding the test of time, along with their teachings.
It was humbling to stand in Acropolis with the Parthenon towering over me. To touch the marble and feel the palpable energy that created myths and legends I've learned about my whole life. To wear Lykos while being here felt the best way for me to feel connected almost as an homage to the ancient Greeks. Showing them that their legacy lives on through me, through Lykos.
#Lykos #hemp #greece #ancientgreece #parthenon
The Lykos Way...
As a lifelong student of movement I am now working to create my own system to share what I know. Funneling all of the wisdom I've tried to gather over the years through my own lens. Not attempting to re-invent the wheel more so give insight to my holistic approach to movement, mindset and overall wellness.
I feel very fortunate for the amazing teachers I've learned from, experiences I've had and great projects I have been lucky enough to be a part of. Now I feel it is time to take all of this as fuel to create something of my own. To share and express in a way that feels aligned to me. This is what I call "The Lykos Way".
If you are interested in training, moving and learning with me shoot me a DM and/or join the Lykos Movement Club via link in bio!
Stay tuned as more In person events, retreats and happenings to be announced soon.
@lykos.life@lykos.life@lykos.life
#lykos #lykosmovementclub #thelykosway #movement #mixedmovementartist
Week in review 🌊
Checking in on this Sunday evening...
How's everyone doing out there?
For me taking class and getting in the studio always brings me back to my roots and reminds me who I am & how I got here. Felt great to share space with some friends, move my body, deepen my practice and just continue learning this week. A new objective for me is navigating how I can bring together all these aspects of myself into what I feel called to offer and share.
Life has been moving fast lately and honestly I'm just trying to soak it all up.
"We seek the fire of the spark that is already in us." Kamand Kojouri via @scriptedwit@lykos.life@lykos.life@lykos.life
#BagaLove #dance #lykos #movement
Come on a journey with me...
as I find my way back home to self.
Navigating who I am now. And how my body wants to move. To flow. To feel. No expectations. No performing. The emphasis is on connection rather than perfection.
Movement is for everyone and it's easy for us to think it should only be done when mastered. We too often focus on the need to impress as opposed to allowing time to work through and finesse.
As a professional, there is a time and place to meet standards. But as a human the goal is to find harmony with my mind, body and how I feel in my life at this very moment.
I've been meaning to get in the studio more but I always seem to have reasons to put it off... I need to workout first or stretch, or finish another task. But honestly nothing feels more natural to me than being in a studio letting movement guide me as I release and restore back to my true nature.
If nothing else let this post inspire you to move your body today free of judgement... movement is medicine.
@lykos.life@lykos.life@lykos.life
#Bagalove #lykos #lykosmovementclub #movement #dance
Life on film 🎞️
Shifting, growing, letting go and leaning in.
I've been questioning a lot about myself lately... as a new chapter begins it can be difficult to know what needs to be left behind. Are some of the things I've been chasing truly my goals or just my ego in disguise? Many of the lessons I thought I've mastered are resurfacing, challenging the work I've done to release expectations and control. With new priorities comes new perspective. And while this all isn't quite clear for me just yet I'm embracing this moment to recalibrate how I show up in the world with purpose.
As I look through these photos I cannot help but think of how lucky I am and that everything is happening exactly as it should.
I believe with my whole heart that life is just beginning and the best is yet to come.
Keep going my friends.
#BagaLove
"Results are just the outcome not your worth." -Dr. Pippa Grange
Easy to forget... important to remember.
In a world full of stimulation and extraordinary at our fingertips it can be very hard not to compare. But as they say, comparison is the thief of joy. And I believe this wholeheartedly.
When we can show up in life with full effort, knowing we give it our all. Present and proud. The comparison melts away and we can walk with our chin up accepting whatever the outcome will be.
This takes practice and revisiting constantly as we are bombarded every day.
When we can step away from the comparison and celebrate others and their greatness it helps us to actualize the greatness in ourselves.
This is my thought as I woke up this morning... hope it helps :)
Have a beautiful day. You are enough and right on time my friends. Keep heart and keep going.
@lykos.life@lykos.life@lykos.life
#BagaLove #lykos #thelykosway
