{"id":110055,"date":"2018-11-11T18:47:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T23:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=110055\/"},"modified":"2018-11-13T23:31:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T04:31:17","slug":"druminyasa-live-drumming-yoga-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/it\/journal\/druminyasa-live-drumming-yoga-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Druminyasa: Live Drumming Meets Asana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Druminyasa is a past Wanderlust musician. For a full rundown of Wanderlust talent you can look forward to in O’ahu, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Drumming is one of the earliest forms of communication. Traditionally utilized at ceremonial gatherings, the rhythm of a drum\u2014perhaps more than any other instrument\u2014is intrinsically linked with the body and spirit. It reflects our breath, heartbeat, and movement. It has the ability to incite a meditative state, and also to get our energies flowing. This is the ethos of Richmond, Virginia-based musician, ashtanga yoga teacher, and founder of Druminyasa<\/a>, Brad Ellsworth. His mission? To ignite the practice of yoga with rhythm.<\/p>\n

Originally from Washington D.C., Brad began playing the drums in the concert band at his middle school. \u201cI grew up in a musical household,\u201d says Brad, \u201cmy parents played everything from jazz to funk to middle eastern drum music from Iran and Turkey, so it\u2019s always been a major passion of mine.\u201d With 25 years of drumming experience and a yoga instructor certification from Richmond City Yoga, the fusion of music and yoga<\/a>\u2014both centered around movement and the breath\u2014happened organically.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt began when I was invited to accompany a class in which the teacher was leading 108 sun salutations\u201d he says. \u201cThere were about 50 people in the class, and we got really amazing feedback from the practitioners.\u201d Seeing how people really responded to the rhythm of the drums, Brad began collaborating with a number of yoga teachers around the country, playing classes ranging from small, intimate studios to major festivals.<\/p>\n