Mick Rock is a self-proclaimed “alternative junkie.”
Indeed, the British photographer—famous for rawly capturing rockstars from David Bowie to The Sex Pistols to, more recently, The Strokes—has a unique perspective on wellness: He first became aware of the link between food and health in the late 1960s, around the time he also discovered LSD and first picked up a camera. Since then, even during hard partying times, he has maintained a steady practice of meditation and yoga and an openness that’s kept him feeling balanced and free.
Here, Rock explains how his ten-minute morning headstand helps him see the world in clearer focus:
