If you’re a regular listener to BBC Radio 6 Music then you will be aware of the feature Social Recall. This feature is when a listener submits a playlist that takes them back to a certain period of their life. I submitted a playlist myself about the time I spent travelling in 2017 and how that period inspired me to start Yogipod and was lucky enough to be featured on the show.
It was a formative time in my life as I left full time employment in the fashion industry and went travelling by myself for the first time. Music became a real companion on bus journeys, in airports and in my yoga practice. The playlist I put together reflected the influences that have woven through my life. Often reminders of people or events from before but also some tracks that became particularly important on that journey.
I chatted to Lauren Laverne about the trip and how the yoga props business came into being. I know a lot of you heard it live, but if you didn’t it’s available here for a limited amount of time.
Obviously on the radio they couldn’t play all the tracks suggested, although I am particularly glad Nick Drake was played, so I’ve pulled them all together into a playlist. Happy listening!