A man of many names, David Giles (aka Psusennes Nurisha Bey) (aka bboy Vybe)
brings his street style cool hip-hop brand of yoga therapy to New York’s famous
Union Square. OM caught up with him recently to hear all about it.
Words and photos: Francesca Magnani
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riginally from the deep south
but inspired by New York in
its 90’s hip-hop era, David
Giles (aka Psusennes Nurisha
Bey) (aka bboy Vybe) decided
six years ago that the Big Apple was his
new home.
Overcoming asthma 15 years ago, then
arthritis and dance injuries more recently
in 2012, he realised that there is something
more to the body than just movement. And
so he pursued a greater understanding of
the body through his close friend, healer and
guide...yoga.
Now with two Atmananda yoga
certifications, countless hours of passionate
self-study and nine years of experience
behind him, his own practice, Pain Solutions,
has taken full shape into a healing practice
for the benefit of all.STREET TEACHER
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But he’s still doing what he loves best,
preaching to all on New York’s busy city
streets to offer yoga life hacks, spiritual
wisdom and insight for passers by. This
street teacher, this yoga preacher, wants to
stay as close as he can to those who stand
to benefit, or heal, from his long experience.
Here, he tells OM his unique story in his
own words.Learning curve
I started Pain Solutions as a company in
late 2015, to give back what I discovered in
myself to others. Many people don’t have
the patience or the taste for a yoga class,
so I like to bring it down to earth for them
through specialising in one-on-one healing
sessions. I come to these parks to reach
people with my yoga therapy and give
them the opportunity to experience wherethey have blockages, tension. I consider
it effective marketing and giving back all
in one! I come across the most inspiring
cases. Truly this is my calling because I
can’t imagine doing anything else for a
living. I never stop studying, because one
can never know everything and can always
learn from anything. I have studied yoga in
the West and since then went back to the
source and started to listen to the gurus of
yoga in India now. I come to Union Square
because it’s like a small garden where I can
commune with the rest of humanity and
throw away the titles through just observing.
Learning so much every time about who we
are as humans: from the spontaneous youth,
to the variety of blue collar workers, to
curious tourists and impromptu street show
performances. We are all simultaneously
spectating, observing, expressing and so