YOGA N DUB
YOGA N DUB
Yoga n Dub brings together yoga and live Jamaican reggae dub in a culturally affirming space for movement, expression and connection. We draw on sound-system culture and ancestral traditions of gathering through music, rhythm and movement, nurturing belonging and community.
Many mainstream yoga spaces can feel culturally disconnected for Black and Brown people, with limited representation and unequal access. An emphasis on stillness and individual practice can also leave little room for other natural ways of grounding and connecting.
Our approach speaks to African and Caribbean communities, recognising that grounding and connection can also come through expression — moving, shaking, making sound and feeling rhythm together.
Through donation-based community sessions, festival experiences and tailored workshops for retreats, universities and workplaces, we respond to these cultural and systemic barriers. We aim to widen access to wellbeing and create sustained opportunities for Black and Brown people to practise, connect and build community.
Community sessions
Regular free or donation-based sessions, bringing people together through accessible yoga, somatic movement and live dub. A space to move, ground and connect through music and shared practice.
Festivals & events
We bring guided yoga, somatic movement and live dub to festival and event programmes. This year, we shared Yoga n Dub at Medizen Festival in Birmingham and Medicine Festival in Reading.
Bring Yoga n Dub to your space
We partner with community groups, universities and workplaces to offer culturally relevant wellbeing sessions. Book a one-off workshop, wellbeing event or series shaped around your group, with access and participation for Black and Brown communities at its heart.
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DUB
Ripton Lindsay is the Jamaican Maroon artist and producer behind Souls Liberation, whose live dub is central to Yoga n Dub. Bringing his own productions alongside selected tracks, he shapes the rhythm, atmosphere and energy of each session. A teacher of African dance and Kumina, Ripton brings a rich understanding of music, movement and spiritual practice rooted in his Maroon heritage and cultural traditions.
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YOGA
Yoga is led by Groundation’s Macole Lannaman, a qualified Hatha yoga teacher and somatic practitioner. His embodied approach draws on ancestral knowledge and natural rhythms, encouraging people to find their own flow, listen to their bodies and make space for movement and rest.
RECENT EVENTS
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COMMUNITY OFFERING - Sheffield
Our donation-based community sessions usually run every two weeks at SADACCA or Nomad Maison in Sheffield, making yoga and somatic movement more accessible to Black and Brown people, including those who haven’t felt yoga is for them. With live dub from Souls Liberation, we offer a culturally affirming space to move, rest and connect through music and shared practice.
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MEDICINE FESTIVAL - Reading
A weekend of Yoga n Dub and cultural conversation in the Azania Tent and The Circle. We shared movement and live dub, a dub set with 1Relation, and dialogue exploring the transatlantic slave trade and our connections to our ancestors.
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MEDIZEN FESTIVAL - Birmingham
We shared Yoga n Dub at Medizen’s family-friendly Spring Equinox gathering, raising funds for hurricane relief in Jamaica. Our session formed part of a day of movement, music and community, alongside qigong, sound baths and children’s activities.
SUPPORT
Help us make wellbeing more accessible to Black and Brown communities by sustaining culturally rooted spaces where people can connect with their bodies, feel a sense of belonging and build community.
You can support us by:
Funding or donating to help keep community sessions free or donation-based.
Partnering with us to bring culturally relevant sessions to your community or organisation.
Booking Yoga n Dub for a festival, event, retreat or workplace.
Collaborating on research and learning to better understand barriers to participation and what culturally rooted practice means to communities.