Gina Turner and the unlikely harmony of motherhood on the dance floor

I give Gina Turner a ring at 11AM Eastern Time.

It hasn't been easy to catch her for a phone interview. There's no doubt that as a traveling, in-demand DJ, respected yoga instructor, the mind behind the event series and music yoga collective The Divine Movement... and a mother, Gina Turner is a busy woman.

And yet, she's infectiously and genuinely bright, even over the phone. "I'm here, and EvaLina is on my lap!" she says. "She was sick yesterday, but she's feeling better."

Motherhood and a career in the nightlife industry - it's a rare combination that strikes most people as unnatural. Late hours, loud music and exposure to the more hedonistic side of life might make Gina Turner's precarious balance between raising a young daughter and fulfilling the responsibilities of her demanding job(s) seem like an impossible one, but she begs to differ.

"Actually, I always praised the nightclub industry for being the best job for a mom," she says as EvaLina coos in the background. "When DJing in New York, I could put her to bed, go work and then come back and she’s still asleep. Then I get to have breakfast with her. That aspect is really amazing."

If there was ever a woman to make it work, it would be Gina. Her can-do attitude radiates even over the phone, but like any parent would know, it's not always sunshine and butterflies.

No one would ever say that raising a child is a fully glamorous life: think spills, tears and sometimes a little slobber. But with a lifestyle as unique as Gina's, the hardships are almost never about the wipe ups and the spills - in fact, those are the moments that she clings to, trying to navigate a job that often calls her away from her home base of New York to cities and venues around the world.

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