From at risk youth to Rapper of Love with MC Yogi
May 2, 2011 by Possibility 101 with Shasta Townsend
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Join host Shasta Townsend as she chats with Yogi superstar MC Yogi about his journey from at risk youth to rapper of love!
MC Yogi grew up painting graffiti & listening to hip hop. Inspired by artists like The Beastie Boys & Run DMC, he began writing raps & freestyling for friends at house parties. Spending most of high school in a group home for at-risk youth, hip hop culture provided both a soundtrack & a creative outlet. Then at age eighteen, he discovered yoga.
A full time yoga teacher & performing artist MC Yogi combines his knowledge of yoga with his love for hip hop music creating an exciting new sound that brings the wisdom of yoga to a whole new generation of modern mystics, truth seekers, and urban yogis.
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Show Description: Join host Shasta Townsend as she unveils some of the most profound tools, teachings and truths on how to live the life of your dreams. Possibility 101 will showcase some of the world’s most inspiring yogis, teachers, coaches and just generally fabulous people. Shasta will show you HOW to connect to possibility and answer your questions on creating a magical life. Tune into Vivid Life’s Blog Talk Radio every Wednesday at 4pm EST beginning April 6, 2011. BIO: A celebrated transformational leader and a leading pioneer in embodied spirituality and Yoga, Shasta has inspired hundreds of people through her breakthrough methods for awakening and empowering your inner voice and divine power. Director, founder and senior teacher with Balanced Life Yoga, she delivers public talks, seminars and trainings on evolution and empowerment. She draws on a wide variety of techniques including Yoga, Shamanism, meditation, energy healing, coaching and the Law of Attraction. She is especially appreciated for her passionate way of allowing individuals to make sense of their world and embodied, holistic means to become the change they wish to see. As early as in her teenage years, Shasta embarked on her journey as a spiritual explorer which led her to India, where she studied yoga, meditation and energy healing. She has studied with many remarkable mentors and she has undergone thousands of hour’s intense practice of meditation and spiritual studies. Shasta has taken every opportunity to become adept in her field through her own practice as well as through extensive training in yoga, group dynamics, meditation and spiritual counselling. www.balancedlifeyoga.ca |
Yoga can be a tool to help at risk youth stay away from crime and gangs. It helps youth find calm in the midst of stress, and peace in the midst of violence. Some of the frequently cited benefits of yoga practice are reduction of stress, improved concentration, emotional stability and increased joy.