by DJ Taz Rashid
Before I was DJing at yoga festivals around the world, I was working in the corporate world — feeling disconnected from my deeper purpose. I wasn’t sure what that was, but I wasn’t feeling lit up in my world. So I took the leap. Through travel, sound, and spiritual practice, I slowly began to align with what truly made me shine: creating music that helps people awaken.
I’ve since produced dozens of albums and performed at major festivals like Wanderlust, Telluride Yoga Festival, Sedona Yoga Festival, and others — all with the mission of using music as medicine for the soul. I am absolutely psyched to be returning to SYF this May, offering not only my music for classes and a dance party, but two workshops that I’m honored to get to share with you.
Music has the ability to bypass the mind and go straight to the heart. In a yoga class, the right playlist can guide breath, movement, and emotional release. It creates a container—a rhythm—for transformation. Whether it’s a deep bass drop in a power flow or soft ambient tones in savasana, music invites us deeper into the present moment. As a DJ in wellness spaces, I see music as a co-teacher, helping guide people to their own inner wisdom. I know that a majority of people who participate in SYF are yoga instructors or facilitators in the wellness world. One workshop I’m offering is for YOU, that distills my decade of creating music for transformational events into “The Art of Yoga Music: Crafting Playlists That Inspire & Elevate.”
(Not coming to SYF? You can also access the entire “My Best Playlist” workshop collection with a membership to my Royalty-Free Music Library. The Royalty-Free Music Library provides teachers and brands access to high-quality, conscious music they can legally use in classes, online videos, and social media — without worry of copyright infringement or platform removal!)
I’m also facilitating my classic “Soul Groove: A Sound Journey for Inner Awakening” workshop, developed nearly a decade ago. This sound journey combines a mesmerizing blend of singing bowls, didgeridoos, overtone singing, Native American flutes, percussion, guitar, and atmospheric soundscapes — all curated to open the four directions and harmonize your energy. Because music, when used intentionally, really does give your soul a chance to find its groove.
That’s why over the past year, I launched the Soul Groove Wellness App — a unique wellness app where movement meets music, and where teachers can access curated playlists, guided journeys, and more. Each class or workshop has intentionally-curated soundscapes by me, so you can bring the experience of SYF right into your living room.
Whether you’re a student flowing on your mat or a teacher crafting a transformative space, I invite you to explore the power of music as part of your journey. Let’s co-create rhythm, presence, and purpose—one beat at a time.
Access three Playlists here and stay inspired in your wellness yoga flows: https://djtazrashid.com/giveawayplaylist
Learn more about my offerings, music, and upcoming events at djtazrashid.com — and be sure to join me at SYF this May 1–4! Passes on sale now.
Lead image by Ty Dobbs at SYF2024.
