Yoga JournalUSA-January-February_2017

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PHOTO COURTESY OF ROB-XERO

While most dance parties end in the wee

hours, a new trend of events starting at 6 a.m.

is inspiring yogis across the country to rise

and rave—minus the alcohol and drugs.

Daybreaker is a morning movement aimed at

bringing people together to do yoga, dance,

and, well, “break the day” as a community.

“My co-founder and I were commiserating

over how nightlife was overrun by drugs,

alcohol, mean bouncers, and digital divides—

where everyone was on their cell phones—

and we wanted to get back to the basics of

dancing and community,” says Brooklyn-

based entrepreneur Radha Agrawal. Inspired

by their experiences at Burning Man, Agrawal

and her partner, Matthew Brimer, set out to

infuse some of the festival’s creativity and

union into the first Daybreaker event, in New

York City in 2013. Since then, they’ve expand-

ed to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago,

Boston, Denver, Toronto, Montreal, and other

major cities in North America. Want to wake

up and dance at a Daybreaker near you—or

learn more about teaching yoga at an event?

Check out daybreaker.com. MEGHAN RABBITT

rise and

RAVE

february

2017

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