Mystical Music and Art

 WHAT IS HIP HOP YOGA  ?    If you're like UNDAKOVA, you may have witnessed first hand the social and cultural toll the extremes of global-capitalism and the “American Dream” have taken on communities, particularly urban black families. Part of the inspiration of our work as Hip Hop Yogis is calling a hault to the madness of overconsumption, alienation and lack. While in his youth UNDAKOVA saw his teenage posse poised to rise to fame as the next “it” boys, for over a decade the artist went ghost as he indulged in self-realization work, eventually, emerging as a pioneering leader of the fusion of Hip Hop and Yoga with his now partner, Or Nah. Influenced personally by Vipassana meditation, the Bagua map of Daoist cosmology and Zen Baoding balls, today a major part of the UNDAKOVA Hip Hop yoga mission and his service as an artist involves “remedying a world in which many have lost touch with their true nature and ability to practice self-aut...

I was continuously in financial strain and dragging everyone I loved down with me fast. Although I would DJ my weekly events I still had to freelance, often designing flyers, websites, mobile apps, recording vocals, producing soundtracks, and djing behind artist performances. I was barely earning $100 for each project but too scattered, overwhelmed and spread thin to focus on one thing. Sometimes at the end of the month I would be busking by singing my own music on the New York City train risking arrest all because had very little money after focusing on too many menial jobs instead of focusing on my business. One evening my partner of 2 years just got back from traveling through Asia as a teacher and asked me if I wanted to come meet her mom and her mom’s financially successful and famous brother for dinner at their favorite chinese cuisine uptown in Manhattan. I was tired but really hungry and wanted to leave a good impression on her family so I decided to be a “People Pleaser...

For those of you that joined us for the New Moon in Aries this past week, you know the purifying Fire of this MARS-ruled Warrior sign are strong & furious.  By the time the Pink Full Moon rolls around, let's be ready to harvest the seeds we planted in the plentiful silence this first moon of the Zodiac calendar provided. Many thanks to Master Sound Healer Jan Sara for bringing down and in the angels and guides, including conjuring the energy of the Black Madonna. As the OG Earth Mother, Black like the earth,  Black like the soil, the cosmos and the ocean at night, the Black Madonna is a potent archetype for this moment of environmental crisis. Let's breath in and deliver a new dream to this great co-creation we call life. Join us for a special event this month where High Prieztezz Or Nah & UNDAKOVA will offer a Hip Hop Yoga Cipher. Scroll down for info about the Pink Moon Rooftop party in NYC April 18th.  DREAM BEAT: Aries Fire Starter cr...

 WHAT IS HIP HOP YOGA  ?    If you're like UNDAKOVA, you may have witnessed first hand the social and cultural toll the extremes of global-capitalism and the “American Dream” have taken on communities, particularly urban black families. Part of the inspiration of our work as Hip Hop Yogis is calling a hault to the madness of overconsumption, alienation and lack. While in his youth UNDAKOVA saw his teenage posse poised to rise to fame as the next “it” boys, for over a decade the artist went ghost as he indulged in self-realization work, eventually, emerging as a pioneering leader of the fusion of Hip Hop and Yoga with his now partner, Or Nah. Influenced personally by Vipassana meditation, the Bagua map of Daoist cosmology and Zen Baoding balls, today a major part of the UNDAKOVA Hip Hop yoga mission and his service as an artist involves “remedying a world in which many have lost touch with their true nature and ability to practice self-aut...

# W A K E U P I just woke up to a blessed reflection about our very own Hip Hop Yogi Suwana check out her Tai Rap video in the link below. "Hey fam, I know a lot of us are dreaming up our plans for the year and I thought I'd put this amazing opportunity on your radar.. Yo! Yogi is a 10 day hip hop/ yoga retreat in Why Nam (best Thai beach spot i've been to hehe) and it is an amazing and transformative experience! I went last year and it really did shift my existence. I am happy to share more if you want to hear my story! For me, it was so powerful to unplug from technology for 10 days and really pour into myself/ tap in. Get still, open up, get real with myself.. connect with the beautiful people and earth around me. We had a beautiful yoga session every day as well as connective, raw hip hop workshops in the afternoons. Plus, other cool lil things like labirynth meditations, tarot readings, ecstatic dance, body clay rituals, etc. David and Katie,...