Alex Delfont – music, filmmaking, photography, writing and other creations

@priancashharma doing a little photoshoot at @new

@priancashharma doing a little photoshoot at @newlifefoundationthailand last year
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#newlifefoundationthailand
#yogaphotographer
#yogaart
#yogalife
#yogateachers
#portraitinspiration
#moodygrams
#contrastingcolors
#colorcontrast

What can I say about two of my favourite women, Li

What can I say about two of my favourite women, Lisa and Marianna at @newvoicestudiobrillapaglin! .
I developed a chronic voice/pain disorder 4 years ago this month. I went from singing and speaking like everyone else to immense pain and tension trying to use my voice. .
I spent the next couple of years in almost complete silence and despair, getting operations, trying drugs, voice therapy, diets, alternative therapies, the list is endless etc. I was miserable and lonely as I could barely function let alone live an enjoyable life, being able to sing and speak to friends. I'd hit rock bottom and was seriously considering ending my life. That may sound extreme to someone who has no voice issues, but losing your voice is like losing your soul, and constant pain grinds you down.
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I spent months in Italy with Lisa and Marianna. I'd spend all day completely silent and alone and then an hour or two with them practising. When I arrived all that came out was a whisper. We worked on the absolute fundamentals, and as always the simpler it is the more difficult it can be to master. It wasn't long before I was making a tone with more ease and balance, and I'd leave lessons feeling euphoric with hope.
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Despite all their incredible help I still couldn't seem to talk without pain, and went on further missions, more operations, Ayahuasca ceremonies, therapy and whatever else I thought might help. .
I had hoped to be with them now. I feel with their help I can recover, and nobody else in the world has been able to help at all, and I've seen all the specialists in the country. Due to the current pandemic my next visit will have to wait, but I know that they have secrets to the voice that aren't being taught anywhere else, and I'm incredibly grateful to have found them. I may not be healed but I have hope where before there was none. I've touched on a balanced, effortless tone, and it's given me something to aspire to. I've got a way to go, but I'll get there.
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I can't thank you both enough. I miss you, and I miss Osimo, we'll see each other soon.
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#muscletensiondysphonia
#vocalissues
#chronicpain
#chronicpainlife
#vocaldisorders
#johnsarno
#tms
#vocalteachers

A huge hotel in Chiang Mai with some futuristic lo

A huge hotel in Chiang Mai with some futuristic looking lifts!
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#chiangmai
#chiangmaihotel
#lifts
#elevator
#futuristic
#futuristicarchitecture

Just a couple of bosses keeping the streets safe i

Just a couple of bosses keeping the streets safe in Cusco. .
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#cusco
#police
#policeperu
#policeportraits
#portrait_shot
#portraits
#policeofficer
#policeacademy
#peru

A moody sky on top of a hotel in my favourite part

A moody sky on top of a hotel in my favourite part of Bangkok
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#bkk
#bangkokthailand
#bangkokrooftop
#bangkokskyline
#bangkokview
#bangkokcity
#thailand
#helicopterpad

Snow topped mountains on the train to Machu Picchu

Snow topped mountains on the train to Machu Picchu
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#snowmountain
#mountaintop
#machupicchu🇵🇪 #peru
#trainperu
#moodylandscape
#moodygrams
#moody_photograph

Beginning the long hike up to the mountain top lak

Beginning the long hike up to the mountain top lake for our San Pedro ceremony. @wanderingkamya @shankzakaneo @kellycordelia @indraanderssonsantiago .
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#pisacperu
#sanpedrocactus
#sanpedro
#pisac
#cusco
#sanpedrodeatacama

Beautiful views on the train to Machu Picchu . . .

Beautiful views on the train to Machu Picchu
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#machupicchutrain
#trainperu
#peruvianrail
#machupicchuperu
#machupicchu🇵🇪 #peruvianstyle
#perulandscape
#cusco

@kellycordelia walking back after a long and inten

@kellycordelia walking back after a long and intense day in the mountains above Pisac. Everyone said San Pedro was a lighter experience than Ayahuasca, but I beg to differ!
@wanderingkamya
@shankzakaneo
@indraanderssonsantiago .
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#sanpedro
#sanpedrocactus
#sanpedrodeatacama
#sanpedroceremony
#pisac
#pisacperu

An old lady selling vegetables in Cusco, Peru. . .

An old lady selling vegetables in Cusco, Peru. .
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#cusco
#streetseller
#oldlady
#oldperuvianlady
#peruvianwoman
#cuscostreet
#cuscomarket

Cusco is full of these amazing little streets with

Cusco is full of these amazing little streets with views over the city
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#cuscostreet
#cusco
#cuscoperu
#cuscoperú
#peruvianstyle
#oldcity
#orangeroof
#tiledrooftops
#peru

The streets of Cusco, Peru . . . . . #cusco #cusco

The streets of Cusco, Peru
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#cusco
#cuscoperu
#colourfulcusco
#cuscostreet
#peruviangirl

A distant ship on an empty sea . . . . . #limaperu

A distant ship on an empty sea
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#limaperu
#lima
#oceanview
#emptyocean
#birds_4you
#boatperu

The master surveying his estate at Machu Picchu .

The master surveying his estate at Machu Picchu
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#machupicchu
#machupichu
#machupicchuperu
#machupicchutravel
#alpaca
#machupicchu🇵🇪 #perulandscape
#cuscoperu

Taking a break from the retreat for a weekend in I

Taking a break from the retreat for a weekend in Iquitos
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#ayahuasca
#ayahuascaceremony
#ayahuaska
#dreamglade
#peru
#iquitos

the start of an Ayahuasca ceremony at dreamglade i

the start of an Ayahuasca ceremony at dreamglade in Peru. The hour of waiting before drinking that nasty brown liquid, and then being plunged into darkness for the next 6 hours! .
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#ayahuasca
#ayahuascaceremony
#dreamglade
#ayahuascaretreat
#ayahuaska

Recovering between ceremonies at an Ayahuasca retr

Recovering between ceremonies at an Ayahuasca retreat with Dreamglade in Peru
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#ayahuasca
#iquitos
#peru
#dreamglade

In the rice fields in northern Thailand filming a

In the rice fields in northern Thailand filming a 1 minute film about recovery. You can watch them all on my YouTube or Vimeo channels
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#newlifefoundationthailand
#recovery
#addiction
#burnout
#ricefields
#moodygrams
#moody_photograph

Some more stills from some 1 minute micro document

Some more stills from some 1 minute micro documentaries about recovery I made last year, you can watch them in my YouTube channel
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#recovery
#nightmist
#mistynight
#mooryvibes
#moody_photograph
#moodygrams

A still from a 1 minute short I made for @newlifef

A still from a 1 minute short I made for @newlifefoundationthailand in Thailand. You can watch the whole video on my YouTube channel
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#minidocumentary
#greengrass
#ricefields
#anxietyanddepression
#recovery

Guardian of the block . . . . . #catposer #catsofi

Guardian of the block
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#catposer
#catsofinstagram
#catlooks
#funnycat
#catstare

A couple of photos from @newlifefoundationthailand

A couple of photos from @newlifefoundationthailand this year
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#thailand
#egretsofinstagram
#birds
#whitebirds
#birdsintrees
#whiteandgreen

A cat in a book and some other random photos. . .

A cat in a book and some other random photos.
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#catsofinstagram
#funnycat
#catbook
#catinbook
#funnyanimals

My little cell block in the jungle whilst doing a

My little cell block in the jungle whilst doing a meditation retreat at Doi Suthep
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#doisutheptemple
#meditationretreat
#chiangmaiview
#jungle
#inthejungle
#mountainview
#doisuthep

A monk at Doi Suthep in deep meditation . . . . .

A monk at Doi Suthep in deep meditation
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#buddhistmonk
#buddhistmonks
#buddhism
#doisutheptemple
#chiangmai
#hammocklife
#sleeping
#chillingout😎
#relaxingtime
#chiangmai

I'd been silent for many days on retreat and decid

I'd been silent for many days on retreat and decided to sit down by the busy road in front of Doi Suthep. These Thai kids came and just played in front of me for about an hour. They were throwing little twigs at people below and being incredibly cheeky.
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Like most children they had a spontaneity and playfulness that I'd mostly forgotten. I sometimes wonder how 30 years has passed since I was that age, it feels like nothing. I remember well the future being infinite and how liberating that was.
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Maybe I'm still too young to be worrying about it, but every year I can see more clearly how incredibly short life is. I know this thought makes a lot of people squeeze as much joy and activity out of it as they can, but for me I can't help but feel the bitter sweet melancholy of this little flash of existence!
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#doisutheptemple
#doisuthep
#thaikids
#thailandstory
#thailand

Loi Krathong festival near @newlifefoundationthail

Loi Krathong festival near @newlifefoundationthailand in northern Thailand. They stepped up their game this year 😊
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#loikrathong
#wiangchai
#northernthailand
#thailand
#nightlights

Looking out over Chiang Mai from Doi Suthep temple

Looking out over Chiang Mai from Doi Suthep temple during a week long silent retreat. .
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#doisuthep
#meditationretreat
#chiangmai
#chiangmaiview
#doisutheptemple

Behind the famous temple at Doi Suthep near Chiang

Behind the famous temple at Doi Suthep near Chiang Mai is a small retreat centre mostly for foreigners. You can stay for as long as you want for free, you get a very basic room, teachings each day, and meditate for 8 or more hours on your own schedule. It's a beautiful spot nestled in the jungles with great views of Chiang Mai.
When retreats often cost hundreds for a few days elsewhere, places like this are real gems, and there are many in Thailand. The foods terrible, the rooms are reminiscent of prison cells and you get no food after midday! But you can stay for a year and it's free 🙂 .
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#doisuthep
#meditationretreat
#buddhism
#northernthailand
#chiangmai

Another little dog duo from my retreat at Doi Suth

Another little dog duo from my retreat at Doi Suthep. I like how the little one sits on the big one's tail! 😊
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#funnydogs
#dogs
#sweetdogs
#sillyanimals
#thaidogs

What is this strange beast? . . . . . #weirddogs #

What is this strange beast?
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#weirddogs
#fluffyanimals
#thaidogs
#funnyanimals

A standoff between cat and dog, something to amuse

A standoff between cat and dog, something to amuse me when on a meditation retreat at Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai
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#thailand
#chiangmai
#doisuthep
#meditationretreat
#dogandcat
#catanddog
#funnyanimals

Film and music by Alex Delfont. Part of a series o

Film and music by Alex Delfont. Part of a series of 1 minute personal stories I made for @newlifefoundationthailand in Thailand. .
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#newlifefoundationthailand
#recovery
#recoveryispossible
#addiction
#personalgrowth
#bmpcc4k
#butteryluts
#healingjourney
#addictionrecovery

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