The Trend Within: Yoga Revolution

As far as trends go I've seen everything this year, from Ke$ha's glittery pop songs, to Avatar inspired face painted hipsters at Coachella, to the unstoppable force that is Lady Gaga's Monster Ball. There's been tea parties, birthers, Wall Street scapegoats, a huge addition of oil to the Gulf of Mexico, European financial instability and an increase of young adults and teenagers who think texting whilst having sex is acceptable. On top of all this people of all ages are exposing the most intimate part of themselves on sites like Facebook and Twitter and now realizing their privacy is in jeopardy.

If you ask me, pop culture trends are as bifurcated as we've seen in a long while. The right is really right and the left is really left, kids are going crazy and when the wind in Greece blows we feel it in the American markets. Welcome to a connected world! If you don't "keep calm and carry on" you might just get carried away by it all!

The trend that I am most excited, enthusiastic and optimistic about is the upswing in awareness of yoga, meditation and well-being in the world. It's becoming trendy to be positive, to do down dog at least once or twice a week and to use words like "karma," "intention" and "projecting" in the same sentence. And all this is great!

One man who stands out in this trend is Frank Fitzpatrick. Frank is a music producer and prognosticator of positive change through pop culture movements. An avid yogi, Frank see's the great opportunity that is at hand, which is to tap into the wave of positive thinking and living and create content that resonates with a wide audience.

Yoga Revolution, the new CD he's created via his non-profit organization, EarthTones, is no exception. Boasting tracks from pop artists like Sting, Seal and Sheryl Crow, as well as well-known Kirtan and mantra artist's Snatam Kaur, Krishna Das and Guru Singh -- Fitzpatrick has created a compilation that bridges the gap between the mainstream and the yoga mat.

The best part is, Frank's is doing it for a real cause. As part of EarthTone's Music with A Heart series, proceeds from the CD help support the Yoga Health Foundation's yoga and fitness programs for underserved youth.

If you're looking for music that you can rock out to in your car, on the mat or chill out to after a meditation and that is for a great cause, I highly recommend you check out this wonderful CD!

For more info visit EarthTones website here: http://earthtones.org/projects/yoga-revolution/

 

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