MC Yogi - Friday Sept. 23rd - 4.30-6.00pm

UNITY STAGE

MC YOGI grew up painting graffiti & listening to hip hop music. At age fourteen, inspired by artists like the Beastie Boys & Run DMC he began writing his own raps and free styling for friends at house parties. MC YOGI spent most of his high school years at a group home for at-risk youth. During those turbulent years, Hip Hop culture provided both a soundtrack and a creative outlet. Then at age eighteen, he discovered yoga. On a whim, he joined his father for a meditation intensive with a famous spiritual teacher from India. Deeply moved by this powerful experience, he devoted himself to learning everything he could about the ancient discipline. He continues to study the physical forms of yoga, as well as meditation, philosophy, and devotional chanting. At age 20, he enrolled in a yoga teacher training program in San Francisco. It was there that he met and fell in love with his wife Amanda. Together they traveled to India, and upon their return opened Yoga Toes Studio in Point Reyes, California, where they currently reside. Combing Kirtan style chanting and Indian mythology with infectious hip hop beats, MC Yogi creates an exciting new sound for a whole new generation of modern mystics and urban yogi's.

“The world needs more artists like MC Yogi.”
- Russell Simmons

“MC Yogi channels the ancient devotional spirit of India in a completely original way with love, respect, humor and joy.”
- Krishna Das

“MC Yogi brings the yoga tradition into the modern world with wisdom, devotion, joy and humor. Dance, pray and enjoy!”
- Jai Uttal

“MC Yogi’s words instill in me a renewed optimism for the future…the future of music, poetry, spoken word, and yoga.”
- Sharon Gannon

“MC Yogi is igniting the yoga world and beyond with the fire of his consciousness-raising rap music.”
- Shiva Rea

“MC Yogi is changing the face of devotional music in America.”
- N.P.R. (National Public Radio)

Website: www.mcyogi.com