{"id":35072,"date":"2015-10-21T13:31:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T17:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=35072"},"modified":"2015-10-23T16:59:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T20:59:28","slug":"deep-house-yoga-tasha-blank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/ro\/journal\/deep-house-yoga-tasha-blank\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Some Flair to Your Flow With Deep House Yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t miss\u00a0Tasha Blank’s Deep House Yoga classes<\/a> at Wanderlust Hollywood<\/a>\u00a0October 21 and 28!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tasha Blank lives in the service of dance.\u00a0She’s the founder of The Get Down<\/a>, a raucous New York City dance party featuring a heart-pumping playlist, and a high-energy fixture at other dance parties, yoga events, and festivals around the world.<\/p>\n

Now she’s bringing her feel-good, dancey vibes to the West Coast, where she’ll lead two\u00a0Deep House Yoga<\/strong>\u00a0classes at Wanderlust Hollywood<\/a>\u00a0October 21 and 28.\u00a0<\/em>We chatted with the DJ ahead of the series to find out more about her inspirations, musical style, and what she can’t stop listening to.<\/p>\n

How did your love of music and dance start? Any early memories of being a little kid jamming to music, or wanting to be a DJ early on?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was raised on my parents\u2019 jazz and African drumming records. And then, of course, there was my Rockstar Barbie, who came with a neon pink boombox that I\u2019d play for my stuffed animals. And the \u201cradio show\u201d I created with my best friend<\/a> in elementary school that involved us taping songs off the radio and recording interludes of ourselves talking about the music. So I guess you could say the signs were there.<\/p>\n

How would you describe your musical style?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The core genre I always come back to is house. But house is an enormous genre in itself and you can find influences from all over the world in its countless sub-genres. What carries through everything I do (whether I\u2019m playing for a yoga class, beach sunset, or a raucous dance party) is that I work with the energy in the music to carve out a journey<\/a>. We begin in one place, and by the end we are transformed.<\/p>\n

Yogis traditionally have used instruments like drums and harmoniums. Is practicing with house\u00a0music the modern interpretation of this?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drums and harmoniums were the most culturally relevant instruments when yoga evolved in India, so it makes sense that those would have been the instruments of choice for all those years! But now we have so much music pouring our of our culture, and it resonates with us, so we can use it all to enrich our practice.<\/p>\n

Where do you get the inspiration for your playlists? Do you often have an overarching theme?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everywhere! It could be a new favorite track, bass line, or the harmony two songs create when they\u2019re mixed together. I\u2019m always influenced by what I\u2019m feeling and learning in life. And then you add the factor of a live audience, which changes everything. It\u2019s an intuitive, multi-sensory, empathetic process.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your creation process like?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I believe in intense periods of focus and concentration with plenty of dance breaks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What do you think is the relationship between yoga and dance?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think they\u2019re after the same thing: remembrance. We come to the yoga mat and the dance floor to remember that we are miracles. Our very existence is miraculous. Every inhale and exhale. And with the remembrance of that miracle we gain the opportunity to access our deepest creativity, heal our selves, and celebrate our existence with movement.<\/p>\n

Favorite song or artist right now?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

„Parra for Cuva” by Majour\u00e9 featuring Casey K.<\/a><\/p>\n

Can\u2019t stop listening to it.<\/p>\n

Do you have a mantra?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I try to remember to ask myself whether love or fear is driving my thought process in any given moment. And to feel my feet on the ground as often as possible.<\/p>\n

Tasha Blank will be leading two Deep House Yoga classes\u00a0at Wanderlust Hollywood on October 21 and 28. Find more information at wanderlusthollywood.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n