Words Beats Postures by Derek Beres

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be on the faculty for the Yogis Anonymous and Strala Yoga Teacher Training programs this year. I will be teaching Yoga Philosophy: Historical Origins to Contemporary Applications at both, as well as modules on music and neuroscience and hands-on adjustments at Yogis Anonymous.

This fall I’ll be launching an entire new program based on yoga, music and neuroscience, taking off on my Yoga Soundtrack work. Stay tuned for information on that. I’ll be traveling to New York, Denver, Chicago, Miami and Grand Prairie Alberta to spread the word.

Also very excited to be finishing up work on the new EarthRise SoundSystem album, Rock Beats Paper. It features vocals by Srikala, C.C. White, Lucy Woodward, Vishal Vaid, MC Yogi, Davi Vieria, Sheela Bringi, Kevin Mambo, Renata Youngblood, and Metsa Meni & Chonon Quena. We are planning on an early September release date.

My newest column, 21st Century Spirituality, has been running at Big Think since December. Every week I look at various issues affecting religion and spirituality in the context of modern society. There are quite lively debates in the comments every single week, so check out the topics—I often find new stories from the interactions I have with people on that site.