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Derek Beres has devoted his life to exposing people to international music, yoga and mythology as a means of creating better individuals and a more understanding global culture. Based in Santa Monica, he is the Creative Director of the Tadasana International Festival of Yoga and Music. As a journalist, he has published five books and contributed to Women’s Health, Yoga Journal, National Geographic, Rolling Stone Middle East, Departures, AOL, MTV, Huffington Post, the Village Voice and Relix. He is also one half of global music producers EarthRise SoundSystem, as well as the creator of EarthRise Yoga, which he has taught at Equinox Fitness since 2004. Derek’s yoga classes and music have been featured by NBC Weekend Today, ABC Eyewitness News, Fox Business, BBC, and NY1, as well as in print and online by Fitness, Yoga Journal, Boston Globe, AOL’s Spinner, Newsday, MTV, NPR, and PRI.
Websites: DerekBeres.com, EarthRiseSoundSystem.com
Twitter: @derekberes
Facebook: derek.beres
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