R&B Yoga + Mini Soundbath with Tara Aura

Name: R&B Yoga + Mini Soundbath with Tara Aura
Start: 2025-07-19T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-02-28T12:15:00-04:00
Location: Arlo Washington DC

Schedule

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025 at 11:00 am to Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 12:15 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Arlo Washington DC | Washington, DC

A mindful movement series providing accessible mental health support and wellness community to music lovers
About this Event

Breathe. Stretch. Vibe.

Join ritual artist and sound healer Tara Aura this winter at Arlo DC for a soulful yoga experience that’s all about flow, freedom, and feeling good. Set to a smooth, instantly vintage R&B soundtrack from the African diaspora, this all-levels class blends breathwork, mindful movement, and meditative moments with a music history lesson and nostalgic listening party to help you melt tension and align with ease. Expect intentional vibes, optional pose modifications for every body, and post-yoga sound meditation during our final relaxation pose. Mats provided—just bring your whole self.

December celebrates our favorite R&B classics from the 90's

December 6 – Waiting To Exhale Yoga

December 13 – Love Jones Yoga

December 20 – Yoga for A Different World (Youth Travel Fundraiser supporting Kaiya's Study in Ghana)

About Tara Aura:

Tara Purnell aka Tara Aura is an interdisciplinary ritual artist and meditation guide, yoga teacher and wellness consultant dedicated to collective care and liberation. As a producer, sound healer and ritual artist, she combines her family’s rich legacy in jazz, arts education and community building with over 10,000 hours of mindfulness, musicianship and wellness practices. She was selected to be a 2025 artist-in-residence at The Kennedy Center; and she was awarded with a 2024–2025 fellowship from the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities after a trailblazing tenure as Wellness Director at Eaton Workshop, the progressive hotel, co-working space and cultural institution where she produced over 700 community wellness events. Now in addition to teaching and performing meditation rituals, she produces transformative private experiences and public programs for prominent cultural institutions and universities, mission-driven brands, and faith-based organizations through her agency BLIND SEED, integrating culturally-relevant mental health resources with spiritual tools to inspire collective healing.