For the body and mind to reach a point within which they can hold themselves in a position of great distress, with full awareness and acceptance falls from an intense practice of years, a path that does not need to be walked and lined with lessons, that are lined with dangers as consequence.
To push the body, to push the mind, creates a depth that is both rich and dark.
And beautiful - for touching the depth of what we as humans only typically face emotionally in only the most horrifying nightmares has a sick beauty to it. A certain taste of rawness that can be seen as truth. And it has given me an empathy that I cherish. For myself and for all those I see who also feel somewhere in the depths of despair.
Ropework: Gestalta, Photography: Paul Henschel