Tattooing Equipment (A Guest Post for All You Inked Yogis)

Photos by T. Libertiny.

Yogis, you know I love tattoos and have several. I think tattoos are a badass way to wear your art on your sleeve, and I enjoy seeing what tattoos other yogis have.

Today I'm excited to bring you a guest post from The LA Shop, which sells an awesome tattoo equipment kit for artists. Here's what one tattooer had to say about their experience with the kit. I love how he talks about overcoming her initial fear about being a beginner (newbie yogis, you know you can relate!) and how a hobby eventually became a way of life.

Getting My First Tattoo Gun 

When I first became a tattoo hobbyist I thought I was going to get in and get out, meaning, I thought I was going to be intimidated by the art itself and those who are expert at it. It’s only natural to recognize your short comings when you’re first starting out. It’s what everyone does, no matter what you’re doing. I was not immune from that. I thought I was awful and was never going to get better. 

I had a realization that the equipment I was using, hand me downs from my brother in law, really, were old and not that good. That was the problem. Not the only problem, I mean, of course I had to get my skills up, that’s only normal. But it didn’t help that the actual physical things I was using were old. 

I realized I needed some tattoo kits, to get all the materials I needed, like a tattoo gun and new needles and inks. That really what was keeping me back. You get the new stuff and all of a sudden you feel like a new man, like a new artist. I loved it. 

I remember that first afternoon after getting my new equipment, going home to my wife and saying, "Honey, I got good news and bad news."  She asked for the good news first. And of course that was that I finally for the first time felt like I had a real talent. But the bad news was she was going to see a lot less of me! We had a good laugh. 

But the hobby has really become more than just a hobby, it’s a way of life now. Anyway, I got all my stuff at http://www.thelashop.com and I can’t recommend enough that if you’re looking to break in, get yourself good equipment on this site.

So, all you yogis with tattoos, now you know what equipment to recommend to your artists! Namaste.