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. A multi-faceted journalist, DJ and yoga instructor, he is the Creative Director of the Tadasana International Festival of Yoga & Music. Derek is 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 the NY Times, Fitness, Yoga Journal, Yoga International, Boston Globe, AOL’s Spinner, MTV and NPR.