Have I lost my mind?
Possibly. But that would be a matter unrelated to this page.
It all started as an innocent challenge; a tease. Now, in retrospect, I wonder how many nutty traditions have their humble origin at a onetime jest.
I was scuba-diving in Curacao (that is in the Dutch Antilles, Caribbean,) quite a few years ago, and word got out that I am also a Yoga instructor. A local divemaster, a fellow named Tookee, challenged me to prove this is so. I decided to do a headstand; a posture I am quite comfortable doing even on hard surfaces. You can see Tookee in the background of that shot.
The local dive-store manager took a photo so they can add it to their website photo album. He graciously emailed me a copy. I thought it was cool and decided to do headstands on future dive trips. How that became a tradition of staging headstands in front of various travel locations around the world, I am not quite sure. But over the years I ended up with a nice collection and figured I can post it here.
Hope you will enjoy this growing slideshow.
Ben-Gurion Memorial, Negev Desert, Israel
Honoring the Israeli prime-minister who did headstands
Curacao, Dutch Antilles, Caribbean
The shot that started this collection. (that's Tookee in the background...)
By a waterfall, Rain Forest, Brazil (Ciranda)
Medicine magic in the Amazon…
Bryce Canyon, Utah
Headstand in nature’s amazing sculpture garden
Puerto Natales, Chile
Unmatched beauty at sunset
Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina
Climate change is happening, but upside-down its less scary
Disney World, Florida
Just Fillmore and me!
Curacao, Dutch Antilles, Caribbean
Another trip, another headstand…
Ein-Akev, Israel
Taken during a mountain bike ride with my brother in the Negev Desert
Disney World, Florida
Waiting for Mickey, or Snow-white, or Walt?
Key Largo, Florida
Getting ready to dive, head first!
Grand Canyon, Arizona
This was my wife’s chance to push me over the edge…
In front of the Knesset Menorah, Jerusalem, Israel
Taken during a magical night bike ride in the old city of Jerusalem
Newport, Rhode Island
Negev Desert, Israel
Taken during a mountain bike ride with my brother. Ben-Gurion memorial vantage point.
Diving a shipwreck, Florida Keys
Headstands while in dive gear are actually much harder than they look!
In front of the Israeli Parliament building (Knesset), Jerusalem, Israel
Taken during a magical night bike ride in the old city of Jerusalem
Sea of Galilee (Kineret), Israel
Just before going on a kayak
Sedona, Arizona
Vortex turning me upside down!
Nahal Tzin, Israel
Taken during a mountain bike ride with my brother in the Negev Desert
Round Lake, Monroe, NY
Yes, it was cold…
Round Lake, Monroe, NY
The dock of the house we used to have on the lake. Love that view.
Château-d'Œx, Switzerland
The beauty of the Swiss Alps. During a trip with Smadar Katz.
Mediterranean Shore, Haifa, Israel
Torres del Paine National Park, in Chile’s Patagonia region
Truly a majestic place
Monroe, NY
Sky walking at my backyard
Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras
Holding the sunset with my feet
Dead Sea, Israel
