Natalie, Fire, Lotus

I met Natalie last summer at the Cortlandt Street subway station. I noticed she had these cool little tattoos on the backs of her legs:

The fire on the left leg is credited to artist Sarah Gaugler (@sarahgaugler) from Snow Tattoo in Manhattan and the lotus on the right is by Hugo Andres (@xallitic_tattoos) from  Xallitic Tattoos in Bushwick.

Natalie explained that her tattoos are grounded in yogic philosophies:

"[The lotus] is all about the attachment to negativity and staying grounded ... the lotus flower is at the bottom of the water and when they come up every morning out of the water, they break free of all the dirt and often live in very swampy areas ... [The fire represents] a light that's burning inside ... in the yogic philosophy ... you pay attention to your light and do things and move in a way that brightens your light ... it's a reminder to focus on my light and meditate more ... also, passion, the fire inside, heat, essentially."

Thanks to Natalie for sharing these awesome tattoos with us here on ralphnolannoble!

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