Music for Yoga

[muck_a_luck]

Do you have any favorite yoga music?

I have a bunch of the Shiva Rea compliations: Nataraja, Jala, Shakti Rhythms, Yoga Rhythms. Plus, I have a couple of good Sheila Chandra albums: Weaving My Ancestor's Voices, Roots and Wings, and Nada Brahama. Also, a couple of collections: Namaste, and Yoga Zone's Music for Yoga Practice. On top of that, of course, there are random things, like a song called Falling Down Slow, from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's awesome album Dirt Silver and Gold. I haven't really explored very far for yoga music. Weird as it may seem, I'm just starting to seriously think about developing my own practice beyond just putting in a DVD.

What music should we all know about? What's critical to your collection?

Comments

[beachlass]

I hear you on the just moving beyond the dvd. And I kind of miss the instructions and music. Sometimes practicing in silence is wonderful for me, because yay! silence! - and sometimes I find it hard to focus/let go, and my mind keeps straying and circling around worries or to-do lists.

My satellite feed has a "spa" radio channel, which I've used sometimes, but it's a little bland for my tastes.

And I admit I succumbed to an impulse purchase of a "yoga" compilation at the Chapters yesterday. Haven't unwrapped it yet, though.

[recessional]

>.>

I, um, practice to whatever music is making my brain happy that day, which can range from Vivaldi to Niyaz to the BSG soundtracks (actually surprisingly amenable to practice) to, well, NIN's Year Zero or my playlist called "Screaming Rage".

But I was a dancer before I started practicing yoga, so some days I'm looking for the trance-out of the dance studio, and that means music that's loud, driving, and has a beat.

[libitina]

Yeah, I often put on Massive Attack