He finally let me up.Īnd I asked why? Why are you here? Why do you keep loving me? Why do you keep giving me these opportunities that make no sense for a bad man like me? I'm a cheater, I'm a womanizer, a narcissist, just the epitome of a nasty athlete. And He felt like He had his foot on the back of my head. I woke up at like 2AM, and I can’t explain it. I was addicted to opioids for seven years, and it ended that next morning. I had a very radical encounter with God one night. Living like that, you don’t want to serve another. I worshipped how many more "females" I could get, how many more drugs I could take, how many more likes I could get on Instagram. could care less, but that was because I was my own god - I worshipped myself. I wanted nothing to do with him for a long time I was disinterested. Would you mind sharing your journey with your Have you always had an intimate relationship with God? How would you describe your relationship with God? Being in the studio and being on the training floor, I have the opportunity to be just as free in both places. When I'm creating a piece in the studio, not one piece is the same. Every single one of my is different and so therefore, I get to formulate and create a program that best is tailored to their development. While I'm on the training floor, I get to create. With art, there are these principles, the relationship between colors, human performance and wellness. Principles.they have never changed since the earth was founded. And it's because I'm not shining alone.ĭo you see a connection between your art practice and your wellness practice? There's something about being around Black people. If I'm being very honest, the first thing I thought of was Black spaces.Īctually, I just told my wife, which was a hard thing to tell her. I think we all want peace and to be confident in who we are. Because what are we doing this for, if we’re not gonna enjoy it? I don't need four pieces of pizza, I need two. I don't believe in taking things out of the diet. That's eating good food, chicken wings, the best pizza. And my hope for every client is that they have a good life. When thinking about wellness, what is the first thing that comes to mind? I think we're all doing a lot of what we're not called to do, but when it comes to your calling, it’s simple. The biggest revelation of 2021 is I only want to be where I’m called. Since going through that very dark span of time, now I don’t associate who I am with anything that I do. Nobody ever asked me what I like, what I wanted, or if I wanted to create something or build something. So when the game was taken away, I had an identity crisis. It was identifying something I did, and when that ended, I almost died. What changed? What prompted that switch for you? For a long time, when I would get that question, I immediately think of all of the things that I did. Or when you asked Who are you? I immediately identified with the Creator, not that I am Him but I am His. Honestly, it was blank at first, because I wasn’t sure if I was going to go into my identity in Christ. When I asked, what was the first thing to come to mind? I like to say that I’m a simple man - a man loved by God, a man who loves God, and a husband to Christina Hughes. I’m Kofi Hughes, born and raised in Indianapolis. Take a moment, find a comfortable spot, and be still with us. I am blessed I listened to Allah’s message and found a moment to be still in it all. And many of those things were great, but some had no real intention. Weeks prior to the Boxville event, running into Kofi on the street, I had been nestling with the idea of "wellness as stillness." Before the pandemic, I did things - a lot of things. Me as a person whose intentions around movement and stillness were just as powerful as his training sessions.Īt times, I feel strange bringing up Allah (God) in casual conversations, because I never want to feel like "that guy." But, God compelled me that day outside of Soho House to approach Kofi and introduce myself. After greeting my friend, I introduced myself, and I told him that I wanted to chat with him about wellness, but outside of movement. And here, he carried the same stillness that he had when I first encountered him at the launch event. There was a stillness that surrounded him - it was comforting.Ī week later, I randomly ran into him outside with a dear friend of mine. I was assigned to photograph the celebration, and, not knowing Kofi prior to the event, he stood out. The event celebrated the launch of lululemon’s shipping container at Chicago’s Boxville output (Boxville is an experiential shopping experience using shipping containers). I met Kofi Hughes at an event back in August of 2021.
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