About

I'm Anabel Dianne, "Bella," founder of Ancient Leisure. I've always wanted a quiet corner of the internet that slows me down, a place to write about how I see the world, beautiful things, notes from traveling, and observations on motherhood.

I photograph and film because beautiful moments are how I experience the world. I also think a lot about what happens when humans have more time than they know what to do with, and why the answer keeps returning to the body, movement, and nature.

Born in California and raised between California and Jalisco, Mexico, I'm rooted in the land I walked barefoot in the most. A mother of four, building slowly and on purpose, a home, a practice, a small company, and the kind of life that doesn't require explanation at the end of it.